Paradise 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.

Ruby Abstract

* A group of armed men arrive at the Convent to confront women.
* The men believe that the women at the Convent are responsible for a series of catastrophes that have occurred in the town of Ruby, Oklahoma.
* Among the group of men that arrive at the Convent are twin brothers, Steward and...
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