Chapter 1
What is the setting of the story? Remember this includes both time and place.
Why does the Buckminster family move to Phippsburg?
How long has Turner been in Phippsburg before he decides he doesn’t like it?
How does the family arrive in Phippsburg?
What does it mean when Turner thinks that being a minister’s son was starting to pick at
his soul?
How does Turner’s reception differ from that of his parents?
Turner refers to “the Territories”. Where is that?
Why can’t Turner hit the baseball?
Turner doesn’t always say what is on his mind. Give some examples of this.
Turner, being a minister’s son, sees things that he shouldn’t. Give some examples of this.
Name the 3 failures that Turner experiences.
How do you know that Turner wishes he were back in Boston?
What is your first impression of Lizzie?
Using the Venn Diagram on the next page, compare and contrast Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Hurd. Then using this information, write a 4-paragraph essay.
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