Kolyma Tales 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.

A Pushover Job, In the Night Abstract

* "A Pushover Job" - The Siberian dwarf tree is able to bend down when snow and cold come.
* The narrator is fascinated by the Siberian dwarf cedar tree.
* The narrator also likes the job because he and his companion go alone...
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