Alabama Moon

Chapters 1-10

Reading Check

1. The government (Chapter 1)

2. He dies (Chapter 1)

3. Mr. Abroscotto (Chapter 2)

4. Mr. Wellington (Chapter 2)

5. Alaska (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. It is a remote, heavily wooded area in Alabama. (Chapter 1)

2. Moon Blake’s home has no modern amenities, but it has slit windows to allow for rifles, is half underground, and has a “box” for protection with food, water, and an air pipe. (Chapter 1)

3. Moon says jail is the best place he’s ever been. Moon likes the comforts of modern amenities such as a hot shower and a good meal. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 11-20

Reading Check

1. TV (Chapter 11)

2. Hal Mitchell (Chapter 11)

3. Medicine (Chapter 12)

4. Talladega National Forest (Chapter 12)

Short Answer

1. Hal is the only one who knows how to drive. (Chapter 16)

2. Moon detaches a piece of the metal roof from the rec room to create a bridge for Kit to cross. After Kit crosses the bridge, he lets Moon and Hal out the kitchen doors. (Chapter 16)

3. Moon is surprised that the boys are eager to depend on the government because his father told him not to depend on it. (Chapter 17)

Chapters 21-30

Reading Check

1. To his father’s house (Chapter 24)

2. Sanders (Chapter 26)

3. His gun (Chapter 27)

4. He becomes ill. (Chapter 29)

Short Answer

1. Hal was sent to Pinson because his mother could not control his unruly behavior after she divorced his dad. (Chapter 21)

2. Moon is concerned about Kit because he is very ill. He would rather Kit live than go to Alaska. Moon doesn’t want to be alone anymore. (Chapter 29)

Chapters 31-40

Reading Check

1. Mr. Abroscotto (Chapter 34)

2. To the hospital (Chapter 36)

3. Mr. Wellington (Chapter 39)

Short Answer

1. Moon realizes that Pap was wrong about a lot of things. He suspects it was wrong that his father did not seek medical attention. Moon also begins to wonder why his father wanted to live alone in the forest without friends. (Various Chapters)

2. Mr. Mitchell is a Vietnam veteran and can relate to Pap’s experience with wartime violence. Mr. Mitchell tells Moon that many soldiers in Vietnam did not want to fight in the war and therefore did not trust the government. (Chapter 35)

3. They plan to live in a trailer in the woods together, where they will catch their food and make deerskin clothing. (Chapter 37)

Chapters 41-51

Reading Check

1. Sanders (Chapter 41)

2. Reporters (Chapter 43)

3. Sanders lied under oath. (Chapter 44)

4. In Mobile with his uncle. (Chapter 50)

Short Answer

1. Davy Sanders’s father is the judge at the Sumter County Courthouse. (Chapter 41)

2. Sanders tells the judge that Moon killed his dogs and strung them on the tree. He also says Moon attempted to kill him while they were in the woods. (Chapter 43)