Flight: A Novel

Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Where does Zits wake up in the opening scene of the novel?

2. What is the name of the police officer that Zits knows?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What was Zits’s mother’s favorite band, and why does Zits also like them?

2. What is the Ghost Dance, and how does Justice respond to Zits’s explanation?

Paired Resource

“What Really Happened at Wounded Knee, the Site of a Historic Massacre”

• This article from National Geographic explains the origins of the Ghost Dance and how it led to the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.
• This resource connects to the themes of Violence, Revenge, and Justice and Ancestry and Identity.
• The Ghost Dance is referenced several times in Flight. Why was the Ghost Dance seen as a threat to America’s policies concerning Native Americans? Why did Alexie choose to include the Ghost Dance in his novel?

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Who does Zits embody during his first time travel experience in Chapter 4?

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