Mrs. Sexton's Language Arts



Collections Grade 6 Guiding QuestionsCollection 1“Fine?” by Margaret Peterson HaddixRead the short story “Fine?” by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Then, reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.Lines 4–15: What clues in the text help you identify the conflict that Bailey is facing? Which sentences create suspense?Lines 16–21: Is this story told using first-person or third-person point of view? How do you know?Lines 22–31: What background information do you learn about Bailey’s mother in these lines? How does Bailey feel about her mother?Lines 62–87: In this passage the author includes Bailey’s internal thoughts. How does this help you understand what Bailey is going through? Lines 76–88: Summarize the flashback in these lines and then tell how it helps explain why Bailey is having an MRI.Lines 94–110: What is Bailey imagining in these lines? What do you learn about her from these imaginings?Lines 125–149: What is going to happen as a result of Bailey’s MRI? How does this rising action add to the conflict?Lines 124–129: In these lines the narrator notes that Bailey’s mother “stops and starts over.” What questions does this raise in your mind?Lines 157–172: Why does the narrator include Bailey’s thoughts here? In lines 161–164, what clue does the third-person omniscient narrator give that suggests what Bailey’s mother might really be thinking?Lines 165–172: How does the narrator add tension by a raising a question?Lines 192–220: Identify clues in this passage that tell about the hospital room that Bailey has been moved to and about her reactions to the room and her situation.Lines 249–258: What event develops in these lines? How does this rising action intensify the story’s conflict?Lines 279–286: How does the flashback in this passage add to Bailey’s worries? Explain how the flashback also reinforces what you have learned about Bailey’s relationship with her mother.Lines 293–296: What are examples of sensory details in these lines that describe Bailey’s dinner? Why do you think the author includes these descriptions?Lines 320–332: What are Bailey’s inner thoughts here? Why does the narrator share Bailey’s thoughts with readers?Lines 345–357: Summarize what the narrator shares in this passage. What are possible reasons why the narrator shares Bailey’s imaginings? Lines 379–388: Which sentences in this passage show what Bailey and Allison realize? A prediction is a logical guess about what might happen next in a story. Predict what this rising action might lead to as the story reaches its climax.Lines 406–419: What words and phrases describe how Bailey responds to her mother’s news? Why do you think Bailey responds in this way?Lines 430–438: What evidence in the text shows how Bailey feels during the EKG? Summarize how Bailey has changed from the beginning of the story.Lines 449–486: How does the author build the suspense that leads to the climax of Bailey’s realization in line 483?Lines 491–493: What words and phrases help you imagine how Bailey responds to what the neurologist is about to tell her?Lines 500–507: Summarize the story’s falling action in this passage. How does Bailey respond?Lines 510–528: Explain why Bailey “barely listens” as the doctor explains the link between chocolate and migraines. Lines 526–528: Compare lines 526–528 with how Bailey thinks about her mother at the beginning of the story. How does the author tie the resolution of the story to what readers learn at its beginning? ................
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