A Night Divided | Novel Study | Reader Response Questions

Item description

Print and go reader response questions for the novel, A Night Divided, are divided by chapters and are designed to encourage students to use higher-level thinking skills. The questions included in this resource lend themselves to more in-depth class/peer discussions. All the questions are either open-ended or short answer. Most questions require that students provide text evidence to support their thinking and challenge them to provide their opinions and/or perspective.

This resource includes:

Focus Questions (11 pages)

• Pre-Reading Focus Questions (7 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 1 – 5 (8 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 6 – 10 (8 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 11 – 15 (6 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 16 – 20 (7 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 21 – 25 (5 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 26 – 30 (6 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 31 – 36 (6 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 37 – 41 (5 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 42 – 44 (6 questions)
• Focus Questions: Chapters 45 – 47 (6 questions)
• Answer Keys

Character Graphic Organizer (1 page) – Students will choose a character from the story. Fill in the graphic organizer with their internal (thoughts, feelings) and external (actions, dialogue, appearance) character traits.

Finding Figurative Language (1 page) – Students will use record examples of figurative langue the author used in the book, determine the type, meaning, and the author’s purpose.

Chain of Events (1 page) – Students will show how one event led to another in the novel.

Problem & Solution (1 page) – Students will fill in the graphic organizer with problems that characters face and their solutions to those problems.

Visualization / Imagery (1 page) – Students will describe an event from the story using all 5 of their senses.