Child of the Owl Chapter 2, Part 3, p. 83-102

1. What magical power do Peony and Jasmine have?

• They can read minds
• They can turn into humans.
• They can fly
• They can teleport

1. What does the young walker sell to get money for his family? 

• His pet
• His house
• Himself as a slave

• His belongings

1. How does his brother feed their parents? 

• He hires a chef to cook for his parents.

• He orders takeout for his parents.

• He feeds his parents owls.

• He cooks himself up as a meal for his parents.

1. What does Peony use a gourd for? 

• To trap souls.
• To make music.
• To grow plants.
• To store water.

1. How does the young walker get his brother’s souls out of the gourd?

• He convinces the owl family to release his brother's souls out of kindness.
• He uses a magic spell to release his brother's souls from the gourd but it doesn't work all the way and only half the soul escapes.

• He threatens to cut up the owl family's feather dresses while they are in human form, which would mean they'd have to remain humans forever.
• He offers to trade his own soul for his brother's souls.

2. CHOOSE ONE

3. 1. Why does Jasmine like motherhood as a human more than motherhood as an owl? What does she dislike about life as a human?

2. 2. Reread this passage. Discuss the point of view shift between paragraphs. In whose point of view does the story begin? Whose does it shift into here? Why do you think Paw-Paw decided to include this shift?

What's your number?

• 1

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2. CHOOSE ONE

3. 1. What does Jasmine leave behind at the end? What could it symbolize? Explain your thinking.

4. 2. Discuss how Casey might relate to Jasmine. Choose a trait they both share and mention textual evidence to support your thinking.

5. 3. Why do you think Paw-Paw decided to tell the story of Jasmine and Peony to Casey at this point in the novel?

What's your number?

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