Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Afterlife - This is the setting for the stories in the book; it is described differently in each story.

Quark - This is the thing that is believed to have created everything in the universe.

Book of Truth - This item is given to all new arrivals by God, who is a woman, to help answer any questions they may have about creation.

Center of the Earth - This is where the afterlife is located and where Cartographers are the creators of life.

Asteroids - This is where the Collectors live, the large...
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