42 pages • 1 hour read
Lois DuncanKilling Mr. Griffin
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1978A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How does Duncan introduce tension at the start of his novel? What affect does this have on the reader?
What makes Mark so convincing to his peers? What qualities about Mark, and what qualities about the other teenage characters, create a dependent relationship?
In your opinion, should Mr. Griffin be gentler with his students? Explain your reasoning using passages from the text.
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