43 pages • 1 hour read
Kelly Yang, Illustr. Maike PlenzkeThree Keys
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2020A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
Explain how the title Three Keys relates to the book’s setting and its central characters.
The Tangs and the Yaos are both Chinese immigrant families. Compare and contrast their lifestyles and attitudes.
Mia often finds herself facing obstacles and overcoming them through persistence. Describe three instances when she uses this technique.
What is Proposition 187? How is it used thematically to examine the immigrant experience in America?
Mia and Lupe are similar in many ways, but one is an immigrant who is undocumented while the other isn’t. How does this difference shape their life experiences?
Groups figure prominently in the book to achieve specific outcomes. Discuss a few of these and their positive and negative effects on others.
Mia wants to be a writer when she grows up. How does the quality of her writing change over the course of the novel?
Jason is often alienated from Mia and Lupe. Why is this so? How does his behavior change?
Mrs. Welch undergoes the most radical transformation over the course of the novel. Describe who she is at the beginning of the story and who she becomes by the end.
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