Thursday, June 30, 2016

A Song for Cecilia Fantini by Cynthia Astor

Book: A Song for Cecilia Fantini
Author: Cynthia Astor
ISBN: 0-915811-75-8
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214

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Comments: Emmaline's music teacher dies and she tries to cope with her conflicting feelings of Mrs. Fantini's death.

Questions

1. Where does the story take place?
2. Who holds music lessons?
3. For how long did Mrs. Fantini teach music at the elementary school?
4. How long has Emmaline been studying piano and voice?
5. Who was Mrs. Fantini's star pupil?
6. What was their favorite song?
7. How old was Mrs. Fantini?
8. How did Mrs. Fantini die?
9. What day of the week did Mrs. Fantini die?
10. What day was the funeral?
11. Were there many people at the funeral?
12. What did Emmaline say to the casket?
13. What happened to Emmaline after 3 months?
14. What made Emmaline feed disloyal?
15. Who did Emmaline refuse to take lessons from?
16. What did Emmaline do when she felt said?
17. What did Emmaline ask for help to her find a way for everyone to remember Mrs. Fantini?
18. What type fo stone dd Emmaline get for Mrs. Fantini's grave?
19. What type of stone did Mr. Morris get for Mrs. Fantini's grave?
20. Who owned the village bookstore?
21. What name did the children know the village bookstore owner as?
22. What day is storytelling hour?
23. What does Star do to remember Mrd. Fainting?
24. Alkaline flew her kite at Ten Mile Point.  True or False
25. Star flew her kite at South Bluff.  True or False
26. Star flew her kite at Ten Mile Point.  True or False
27. Emmaline flew her kite at South Bluff.  True or False
28. Why do you think Mrs. Fantini encouraged Emmaline to continue talking music lessons?
29. Did you like the ending?

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