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Pancakes: Short Story by Joan Bauer Her books include //Squashed, Thwonk, Sticks, Rules of the Road, Backwater, Hope was Here, Stand Tall, Best Foot Forward, Peeled,// and //Close to Famous.// 1. Why do you think Jill's mother left her a newspaper article entitled "Are You a Perfectionist?" 2, Why did Jill become a perfectionist? 3. How and why does Jill's attitude toward control change? 4, What do readers learn about Jill, besides that she is a perfectionist?

1. What kind of person was Shotgun Cheatham? 2. What story does Grandma Dowdel tell the reporter about Shotgun Cheatham's name? 3. What does the use of a first-person narrator add to the story? 4. Explain the last sentence of the story: "It was a story that grew in the telling in one of those towns where there's always time to ponder all the different kinds of truth."
 * Make-up Point:** Read story and answer questions.