75 pages • 2 hours read
William BellForbidden City
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1990A 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 points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Chapters 1-6
Reading Check
1. Where are Alex and his father going?
2. What does Alex develop a fascination with after his parents’ separation?
3. Who is Alex and Ted’s guide when they arrive in Beijing?
4. What historical structure does Alex visit with the guide?
5. What does Eddie claim the guide is?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Why does Alex wish his father would realize there are other things in the world than lenses and video cassettes?
2. What is one cultural difference between dining habits in the “West” and those in the “East”?
Paired Resource
- This 4-minute video describes a Betacam, what it is used for, and how technology has changed.
- What is a Betacam used for? What is the cost of a Betacam? How has technology changed since the time when this piece of equipment was commonly used? How is this video’s content connected to the novel’s theme of Journalistic Integrity as a Means of Democracy?
