82 pages • 2 hours read
Kristin LevineThe Lions Of Little Rock
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Questions & Paired Texts
Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Chapters 1-12
Reading Check
1. What has the Supreme Court ruled that the governor of Arkansas refuses to comply with?
2. Who is Marlee’s only school friend before Liz arrives?
3. What is Marlee’s favorite subject in school?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How does Judy advise Marlee after she freezes on the high dive?
2. Why does Marlee refer to people as drinks? What do the different types of drinks say about the people she refers to?
3. When Marlee first meets Elizabeth, she does not want to sit with her. What is most likely the reason she feels this way?
4. Why does Marlee want to be like the lions at the zoo?
5. What is Liz’s idea to help Marlee overcome her fear of public speaking?
Paired Resource
- This 8-minute video describes the court case of Brown v. Board of Education.
- What did Plessy v. Ferguson do? Why was Linda Brown required to travel so far to school? What was Brown v. Board of Education about? How is this video related to the novel’s theme of Entrenched Racism?
