The Last Night of Ballyhoo | 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.

Act 1, Scene 1 Abstract

* Lala Levy sings Christmas carols as she decorates a Christmas tree while her aunt Reba watches and knits; Lala's mother, Boo, comes in and orders Lala to take the star off the top of the Christmas tree, because the star symbolizes the birth of the Messiah, trees in Jewish homes...
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