MURDER IN MONTAUK

Check Your Understanding of Chapter 1

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1. The most important thing that happens in this chapter is
   1. Charlie learns he had a twin brother
   2. Charlie made the baseball team
   3. Charlie learns that his parents aren't his birth parents
   4. Charlie becomes upset that his parents lied to him
   
   
2. When Charlie says, "Why didn't they want me?" Who does they refer to?
   1. his parents
   2. his friends
   3. the baseball coaches
   4. his birth parents
   
   
3. What happened to Charlie's twin brother?
   1. he was put up for adoption
   2. he died at birth
   3. he lived with their birth parents
   4. he lived in Wisconsin
   
   
4. What kind of hair does Charlie have?
   1. straight, blond hair
   2. dark, curly hair
   3. straight, dark hair
   4. curly, blond hair
   
   
5. Why does Charlie's dad dry his eyes while he talks to Charlie on the phone?
   
   
6. Do you know anyone who has been adopted? If you found out that you had been adopted, do you think you would have reacted the way Charlie did?
   
   
7. Do you know anyone who is a twin? What do you think it would be like to have a twin brother or sister?
   
   
8. Does this remind you of other stories about children who were adopted? Which ones, and how?
   
   
9. Does this remind you of any stories about twins? Which ones, and how?
   
   
10. What do you think happens next?
    1. Charlie forgets he's adopted
    2. Charlie plays baseball and becomes a baseball star
    3. Charlie accepts the fact that he's adopted
    4. Charlie searches for his birth parents