2015 All School Summer Reading Assignment
All School Summer Reading Book
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder / Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
adapted for Young People by Michael French
*select one of books above
I verify that ___________________________________completed her summer reading.
Grade:______
Parent/Guardian Signature ________________________________________________
Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate paper and include your name and grade.
Attach the written or typed answers to this question sheet. This assignment will be graded and included
in the first term English grade.
1. Choose one person that touched you in some way and explain what drew you to him/her.
2.
Paul Farmer had an eccentric childhood and his accomplishments have been unique. Do you see a
correlation between the way Farmer was raised and how he's chosen to live his life? How has your own
background influenced your life and your decisions?
3. Paul Farmer finds ways of connecting with people whose backgrounds are vastly different from his own.
How does he do this? Are his methods something to which we can all aspire?
4. The title of the book comes from the Haitian proverb, “Beyond mountains there are mountains.” What
does the saying mean in the context of the culture it comes from, and what does it mean in relation to
Farmer’s work? Can you think of other situations–personal or societal–for which this proverb might be
apt?
5.
Kidder points out that Farmer is dissatisfied with the current distribution of money and medicine in the
world. What is your opinion of the distribution of these forms of wealth? What would you change, if you
could?
6. This year we will be focusing on the fourth Hallmark from the Sisters of Notre Dame: “ We Commit
Ourselves to Community Service.” There are many opportunities to volunteer in your local community.
Your assignment is to find a local organization and on a 4” by 6” notecard or paper design an
advertisement for the organization looking for volunteers. These cards will be used to create a poster for
your reading group.
( Questions 2 to 5 taken from Random House Readers Guide)