Choose a major event from the novel in chapters 1-4. Then pick two characters that were directly involved in that event or who were told about it later and reacted to it. In choosing your two characters, make sure the author provides information about how those characters reacted to the event. Fill in the chart below. Then write a paragraph in response to the prompt that follows.

Which situation from a novel best reflects the following theme? prejudice can be found in unexpected places and is always hurtful to those exposed to it. a. community members admire a public figure until a child exposes him as a fraud b. witnesses to a violent attack remain quiet for fear of endangering their families o c. a talented doctor cannot get work in a neytown because he is an "outsider." d. a couple tries to keep their romance alive across a great distance but fails.