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Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
CHAPTERS 1-5
Reading Check
1. What is the name of the Baron von Thunder-ten-tronckh’s daughter?
2. Why is Candide court-martialed?
3. Where do Candide and Pangloss wind up after they are shipwrecked?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What does Pangloss teach Candide?
2. How did Pangloss become a beggar in Holland?
Paired Resource
The Hierarchy of European Nobility
CHAPTERS 6-10
Reading Check
1. To whom does the Old Woman bring Candide?
2. What is Don Issacar’s arrangement with the Grand Inquisitor?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.