Vocabulary
What is revenge?
Revenge is getting back at someone for something they did to you.
Who is the giant in this chapter?
Janice Avery
What does the word "plant", as in "plant the note" mean in this chapter?
They secretly put the note in Janice's desk.
What did Janice do that caused May Belle to cry?
She stole her Twinkies.
What does May Belle mean: "You're just yeller, Jesse Aarons!"
She's telling him he's a coward.
What does "trio" mean?
A trio is three of something.
What did Janice hate most?
She hated being made a fool of.
Why did Leslie have Jess write the note instead of herself?
Her handwriting was too neat for Willard Hughes.
What did Janice Avery believe after she read the note?
She thought Willard Hughes was in love with her.
What does May Belle realize when she says:
"I know, said May Belle, her eyes shining, I know!"
She knows that Jess and Leslie wrote the note and got revenge on Janice Avery.
What does solemnly mean?
It means to do something seriously.
How does Jess find Janice's desk?
He fumbles around until he finds a notebook with her name on it.
What was Leslie's role in pulling off the plan when they went to school?
She was the lookout for the teacher and distracted the teacher.
Why didn't Janice Avery ride the bus home?
She was waiting for Willard to walk her home.
"Every girl in the grade slides to the ground when Willard walks by." What does this mean?
All the girls are overtaken by Willard's charm and oogle over him.
What is crimson?
A deep red color.
At recess, Jess and Leslie see Janice's face all "pink and prideful". Why was she like this?
She was so proud that Willard liked her.
What would happen if Jess picked a fight with Janice Avery.
He would get suspended from school.
How did Jess feel after the plan was over?
He felt bad and responsible for Janice's humiliation.
"There was a crack in the old hippo hide." What does this mean?
They are comparing Janice to a hippopotamus and they found a way, a crack, in how to get revenge.
"Killing the king".
How do Jess and Leslie know that the plan worked?
The next day, Janice stomps on the bus, daring anyone to even look at her.
Name the three things that Jess and Leslie considered doing to Leslie to get even with her.
They wanted to get her caught for smoking in the girls' room, or they would put honey on her bus seat or glue in her hand lotion.
Name three things that Janice and her friends did on the playground that point to the fact that she is a bully.
She would charge the little girls' to use the bathroom by taking their milk money, she ran through their jump ropes, and she grabbed the their hopscotch rocks.
What kind of figurative language is this:
"He'd have to fight the female gorilla now."
metaphor