88 pages • 2 hours read
Elizabeth WeinCode Name Verity
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2012A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Reading Questions & Paired Texts
Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key plot points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.
Part 1, Chapters 1-4
Reading Check
1. To whom is Part 1 of the novel written as a “confession” by Verity?
2. What type of building did the prison in which Verity is being held at the start of the novel used to be?
3. When did Maddie receive her pilot’s license? Name the month and year.
4. In Chapter 3, Julie and Maddie discover they are both the same age. How old are they?
5. What nationality does Julie say she is, correcting Captain von Linden and Anna Engel?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. Each chapter in this section (Chapters 1-4) has a subheading that is written in a specific format—for example, the first is “Ormaie 8.XI.43 JB-S.” What is the meaning behind the subheading? Explain using Chapter 1 as an example.
Paired Resource
“Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) 1939-1949”
- In this section, Maddie joins the WAAF as a switchboard operator. The WAAF was a real organization, the history of which can be found at the link above, courtesy of the British Royal Air Force Museum.
