11,12
How did they travel to pick Natalie up?
By Train
T or F: Theresa leaves Alcatraz for Kindergarten.
False: She stays on the island and goes to the Caconis' apartment for Kindergarten
What does Carrie Kelly suggest they do to help "fix" Natalie.
Throw away her buttons, no more counting, no more obsessions
What does Mom do that seems very unfair to Moose after his friend rescheduled baseball?
She moved her piano lessons again so he couldn't play on Tuesdays after requesting his friends switch it
Who is giving out money for the laundry at the beginning of Chapter 19?
Piper
Why does Mr Purdy tell Mrs. Flanagan that Natalie cannot stay at the Esther P. Marinoff school?
Early riser, too vocal, not yet ready for their program.
Why is Theresa staying with Bea Trixle?
Because her mother is in the hospital having a baby.
Why does Scout become upset with Moose?
Moose can't play baseball on Tuesdays
Whose mother sends a letter to the Warden about Jimmy, Annie, Moose and Piper's business?
Del's.
What program forced Natalie to cut her hair?
UCLA
Weasel is called a ...... lawyer because he "knows as much about the law as lawyers do".
Jailhouse
He will have to miss Baseball on Mondays. She suggests he moves it to Tuesdays.
Who does Scout ask to watch Moose's sister sho that he can play baseball?
Piper
Why are the students disappointed when the receive clean clothes from Piper?
They wanted there to be blood, bullet holes or anything that would prove they were washed by convicts.
What did Moose's Mom teach for free to get Natalie into a particular school?
Music classes
How does Piper get Moose to agree to participate in the Laundry Service?
She promises to always be nice to Natalie.
According to Moose in Chapter 15, Al Capone is recognizable by:
Big scar down the side of his face, prison number 85
"I thump my chest like an ape..." is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
What does the Warden threaten to do if he ever catches the kids breaking the rules again?
Fire the parents and leave them without a severance.
Why was it different for boys that acted out at the Ether P. Marinoff School?
Because their cottages were in the back and farther away from the neighbors so they did not cause disturbances
What is the ratio to inmate to guard at Alcatraz, compared to San Quentin which is 10:1.
3:1
"Yeah right," Dell mutters, "I'll tell them about a brown-haired girl who took our whole 7th grade class to the cleaners." What does the idiom "takes us to the cleaners" mean?
Took advantage or cheat someone out of money.
How does Piper try and prove to Del that the laundry was cleaned by the convicts?
He shows him the Alcatraz Laundry Ticket
"I began to see the idea was simply too preposterous.." Preposterous means...
absurd or completely foolish