Chapter Thirteen: The Land of the Living

Pre-Reading Activity:

• What questions do you still have about Mercer's story?
• How would you like them to be resolved?
• Write your own version of the ending to Cary's novel.

Vocabulary:

• abundant (p.296)
• admonition (p.300)
• primitive (p.303)
• jubilant (p.307)
• anticipating (p.318)

Read:

Chapter Thirteen

Post-Reading Discussion:

• How do you feel about the end of the novel?
• How does it compare to the version that you wrote?
• Would you have preferred a different ending? Why?
• How do you feel about the resolution of the relationship between Tyree and Mercer?