64 pages • 2 hours read
Marieke NijkampThis Is Where It Ends
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A 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.
During Reading
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 1-3
Reading Check
1. How does Sylv feel about Tyler returning?
2. What does dancing represent for Autumn?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What connection do Claire and Chris share?
2. How does Tomás characterize Tyler?
CHAPTERS 4-6
Reading Check
1. What prepares Claire to respond to the crisis as it unfolds?
2. What is Claire’s attitude toward Tyler?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is Tyler’s role in the lives of the main characters and in the unfolding crisis?
2. How do the conflicting attitudes of the characters toward Tyler add to the suspense of the story?
Paired Resource
“Pumped Up Kicks Music Video” and “Mark Foster on ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ Eight Years Later & Why it’s Time to Retire the Song”
- This song by Foster the People satirizes the mass shooting phenomenon. It has been accused of glorifying atrocity and making perpetrators appear sympathetic.
- The song touches on themes of Personal Relationships and Family Trauma.
