Out of Africa | 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 - 4 Abstract

* Karen Blixen's land is located at the base of Ngong Hills.
* 600 acres of coffee plantation, 1000 acres for squatters, the rest native forest.
* Squatters eke out a living from subsistence farming and live stock in exchange for working a number of days a year...
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