The Dollmaker | 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.

Chapters 1 and 2 Abstract

* Gertie takes a mule and rides with her young dying son, hoping to get to the doctor before it is too late.
* She makes the mule go in front of a car so that someone will stop and help her.
* The car that stops contains a...
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