This Instructor's Manual is designed to serve as a companion to the novel, Secret of Lost Mountain, a gripping adventure story that will appeal to young readers, particularly in Catholic settings. The manul is intended to help high shool teachers and home schooling parents guide young readers to appreciate fiction from a literary perspective, both as a general matter and with respect to this particular novel. The study guide contains questions and expansive answers on the elements of plot (background, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). Questions also lead the young reader to...