| Name:_____________ The Chrysalids
CHAPTERS 12-14
CONFLICT
The story finally hits the central crux of the conflict with the Group versus the Waknuk society.
· Get into groups of three and assign one of the three chapters to each member of the group.
· Read your assigned chapter in class (Period 1) and report to your group (Period 2) on your findings.
· Complete the CHAPTER SUMMARIES chart by getting the information from all members of the group so that you know what has occurred in each chapter.
· Answer the questions assigned to each chapter.
Students will be marked on their ability to gain summarized information and communicate the needed ideas to other members of their group.
VOCABULARY
CHAPTER TWELVE:
| spoor | hobble | latch | reprovingly | trot |
| tinder-box | imminent | halter | stamina | fortissimo |
| pannier baskets | to divert | desolation | obliterating | a posse |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN:
| to cringe | sententiously | unwontedly | to converge | judicially |
| deflatingly | prattle on | complacently | vagrant | obliquely |
CHAPTER FOURTEEN:
| symbiosis | aberrateously | miscegenate | homogeneal | consensus |
Chapter Summaries
Story Element | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 |
| Changes in David’s Life |
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| Changes in the Life of the Group |
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| Step By Step Plot Points in the Chapter |
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| Changes in Other Literary Elements (Mood, Setting, Theme, Satire) |
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The Chrysalids
CHAPTERS 12-14 Questions
Answer ALL questions on a SEPARATE piece of paper and in FULL sentences.
Chapter 12
1. Why does Michael say that the group is at war with Waknuk? Defend your answer.
2. Mrs. Morton has assisted in the escape of her daughter. What does that tell about Waknuk society? Explain.
3. Petra receives a message from far off. What is the message? How does she explain it? What is the connection with David's childhood dream? Answer all questions in detail.
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Chapter 13
1. Petra takes on a special importance in this chapter. Explain why using one (1) reference from the text to support your answer.
2. What is David's opinion about Sealand's intention to rescue them? Why? Explain.
3. In what ways does the author not only comment on Waknuk society, but also on our own world? Use details to defend your answer.
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Chapter 14
1. This a chapter of crisis. What predicament are David, Rosalind, and Petra in? Explain using one (1) reference from the text.
2. In your own words retell the Sealand woman's explanation of her country. In what ways is the novel made more believable as a result? Defend your answer.
3. David's conversation with the Spider-Man serves two purposes. Describe the two (2) purposes using details.
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