79 pages • 2 hours read
Neil GaimanNeverwhere
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1996A 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.
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Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
PROLOGUE-CHAPTER 4
Reading Check
1. To what mundane item does Richard’s impromptu fortune relate?
2. Where did Richard meet Jessica?
3. For whom does Richard mistake Croup and Vandemar?
4. What does Lord Ratspeaker’s domain remind Richard of?
5. Why is the market assumed to be a safe place?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. How would you describe Richard’s character?
2. Are Jessica and Richard compatible?
3. In what way does Door’s character subvert expectations?
4. What is the first sign that something has gone horribly wrong in Richard’s life?
5. How does Gaiman use setting to help characterize Croup and Vandemar?
Paired Resource
- In this essay written a few years before the publication of the novel, Lars Eighner examines his own experiences of being unhoused, his role in the urban landscape, and the lessons, practical and ethical, he has learned from dumpster diving.
- This essay connects loosely to the theme of Sacrifice; in letting go of social norms, Eighner gains valuable insight.
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