Crossing to Safety | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Folsom Hill - A place on the Vermont property owned by the Ellis family. They often have picnics here.

Madison, Wisconsin - This is the place where the Langs and Morgans meet for the first time.

Battell Pond - A pond on the Ellis' property. The main characters canoe and swim there in the summers.

Dartmouth College - Larry gets Sid a teaching position here after he loses his job at the University of Wisconsin.

New Mexico - Larry grows up here, and Sally and Larry return here after retirement.

Berkeley library -...
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