Family Matters 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.

Chapter 1 Abstract

* Nariman Vakeel and his stepchildren Coomy and Jal are introduced.
* Nariman's daughter Roxana and her family come to celebrate Nariman's seventy-ninth birthday.

Chapter 2 Abstract

* A flashback shows that Nariman was forced to marry Yasmin and give up Lucy, the woman he truly loved.
* Nariman has...
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