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Restart Novel – Chapter Questions for Students

Comprehension questions for all 30 chapters of the novel Restart, organized by chapter and narrating character, with blank answer lines and no answer key.
Grades
Grades 4–8, Elementary, Middle School
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Updated Jul 17, 2021

Subject
ELA, Reading
Topic
Reading Comprehension , Book Companion
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What's inside this resource

RESTART is a novel about an eighth-grade boy named Chase Ambrose who wakes up in the hospital with amnesia after falling off the roof of his house. Before the accident, Chase is a bully, however the accident completely changes him.

A great way for students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the Novel, Restart!

After reading each chapter, independently or as a read aloud, students will have the opportunity to complete questions to ensure understanding of the text.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Recall and explain key plot events and character actions from each chapter of Restart in written form.

  • Track how the story is narrated from multiple characters' perspectives (Chase, Shoshanna, Brendan) across chapters.

  • Follow the development of a central character (Chase) across the novel, from early amnesia-related questions to his eventual juvenile court hearing.

Teaching tips

  • Assign one or two chapters' questions at a time alongside reading, rather than all 30 chapters at once, given the scope of the file.

  • Use the narrator labels (Chase Ambrose, Shoshanna Weber, Brendan Espinoza) to discuss how shifting narration affects what readers learn in each chapter.

  • Since no answer key is included, plan to review answers as a class discussion or collect responses for grading based on the text itself.

Skills covered

  • Reading comprehension and recall — students answer specific plot and detail questions for each of the novel's 30 chapters, such as identifying what a character remembers or explains.

  • Character analysis — questions ask students to explain character motivations and reactions, such as why Chase's mom didn't tell him about the firecracker incident.

  • Multi-perspective narrative tracking — students follow the story across three different narrating characters as the point of view shifts chapter to chapter.

  • Written response construction — every question requires a written answer on the provided lines rather than multiple choice, requiring students to compose full responses.

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How is the resource organized across the novel?

Questions are grouped by chapter (1 through 30) and labeled with that chapter's narrating character, such as Chase Ambrose, Shoshanna Weber, or Brendan Espinoza.

What kind of questions are asked about each chapter?

Short-answer recall and explanation questions tied directly to that chapter's events, such as 'What does he remember?' early on and 'What advice does Chase's lawyer give him?' near the end.

How should teachers check student responses?

Every question has blank lines for a student's own written response; responses are open-ended and are best checked against the novel text or discussed as a class.

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Core concepts

  • reading comprehension

  • character analysis

  • narrative perspective

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