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Gossamer

Gossamer . Ch. 5-9. Characters . Characters . Ch. 3. Bestow Give Grant Award Bequeath. Ch. 4. The author waits until Chapter 4 to explain the purpose of the dream-givers’ society. Why is this plot structural decision effective for the reader?

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Gossamer

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  1. Gossamer Ch. 5-9

  2. Characters

  3. Characters

  4. Ch. 3 • Bestow • Give • Grant • Award • Bequeath

  5. Ch. 4 • The author waits until Chapter 4 to explain the purpose of the dream-givers’ society. Why is this plot structural decision effective for the reader? • The last two paragraphs on page 13 explain the act of bestowal. What is it? • What new skill is Littlest attempting to master? Why would this skill be beneficial to her as a dream-giver?

  6. Ch. 6 • What is a heap? What do you envision based on the way the word is used in the paragraph? • Rotund turns menacing in this chapter. Define menacing. What is the connotation of menace? • Littlest knows that those who menace are no longer part of the community of dream-givers. What do you think happens to them? Do you think they leave voluntarily? Explain your answer. • Thin Elderly cautions Littlest about delving. Why would delving be dangerous? • Dream-givers collect fragments. Why? What are the fragments? • Thin Elderly compliments Littlest on her gossamer touch. What does he mean? • Rotund has become a Sinisteed. Look at the word – take it apart. What does it tell you about one who turns to menacing? • Sinisteeds inflict. How is this verb choice appropriate for the role of the Sinisteeds in the novel?

  7. Characters

  8. Characters

  9. Woman • What do we know about her? • What occurs in chapter 8?

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