Decline and Fall Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Prelude Abstract

* Two deans of Scone College watch from their window as the elite Bollinger Club celebrates its semi-annual meeting.
* The aristocratic Bollingers destroy property and wreak havoc on campus.
* Paul Pennyfeather, an ecclesiastical student, is spotted with a tie similar to the Bollingers'
* Paul is accosted on...
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