Thank You, Ma'am
This is the name of the woman who stops the boy from stealing her purse.
Who is Mrs. Jones?
This planet, where the story takes place, experiences constant rain.
What is Venus?
This kindergarten troublemaker constantly gets into fights and sets a bad example in class.
Who is Charles?
This is the reason Roger gives for trying to steal from Mrs. Jones.
Who is Victor?
This character invents an imaginary troublemaker to explain his own bad behavior.
Who is Laurie?
The name of the boy in the story
Who is Roger?
This rare event occurs only once every seven years in the story.
What is the sun comes out?
This character tells his parents daily stories about Charles’s misbehavior.
Who is Laurie?
This is the name of the girl Victor hopes to impress.
Who is Teresa?
On Venus, the sun comes out only once every 7 years, and for this amount of time
What is one hour?
Roger attempts to steal this item from Mrs. Jones
What is a purse?
This character remembers the sun better than the other children.
Who is Margot?
At the PTA meeting, Laurie’s mother learns this surprising truth about Charles.
What is that Charles does not exist?
This is the class where Victor pretends to know something he doesn’t.
What is French class?
This item motivates a boy’s attempted theft at the beginning of one story.
What is "Thank You, Ma'am"
Instead of turning Roger in to the police, she takes him here
What is Mrs. Jones' Apartment
This is where the children lock Margot during the most important moment of the story.
What is a closet?
This personality shift happens to Laurie when he starts kindergarten.
What is that he becomes rude and disruptive?
This teacher calls on Victor to demonstrate his supposed skill.
Who is Mr. Bueller?
This sensory memory sets one girl apart, as she vividly recalls warmth and light the others cannot imagine.
What is the sun (or sunlight)
This is the reason Roger gives for trying to steal from Mrs. Jones.
What is that he wanted blue suede shoes?
This is the main reason the other children bully Margot.
What is that she is different and remembers the sun?
This item Charles throws during class, shows his disruptive behavior early in the story.
What is chalk?
This is the main reason Victor tries to act knowledgeable and impress others.
What is to impress Teresa?
This internal conflict drives a student to lie, forcing him to choose between honesty and impressing others.
What is Victor's desire to impress Teresa? (7th Grade)