Vocabulary
Setting
Characters
Plot
Conflict
100
Define Sinister
Evil
100
Where does the book take place?
Norvelt
100
Who is the main character and narrator of the story?
Jack
100
What does Jack get in trouble for at the beginning of the book?
Shooting his father's sniper rifle
100
What is the conflict or problem in the story?
All the old ladies, original Norvelters, keep dying
200
Define delusional
Seeing or hearing things; crazy
200
What state is Norvelt in?
Pennsylvania
200
Name Jack's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gantos
200
What is Jack's punishment for shooting his father's gun and mowing down the corn?
Grounded for the summer
200
Who becomes suspicious of all of the deaths?
Mr. Greene
300
Define abscond
Escape
300
What other main character lives on Jack's street?
Miss Volker
300
Name two other main characters besides Jack and his parents.
Miss Volker, Mr Spizz
300
What does Jack trade with his mother to be allowed to go play baseball?
One flight in the J-3 ticket
300
What is Miss Volker waiting for all the original Norvelter's to die for?
So her responsibility to Mrs. Roosevelt can be over.
400
Define feral
Wild
400
Who founded Jack's town?
Elanor Roosevelt
400
Who is Jack's best friend?
Bunny Huffer
400
How did Mrs. Harnsby decorate the walls of her home?
With stamps
400
How did Mr. and Mrs. Linga meet?
She carved a wooden leg for him.
500
Define carnage
Bloody mess
500
Why is Jack's dad making him dig the yard up?
So he can build a runway.
500
Who is in charge of the funeral home?
Mr. Huffer
500
Why does Jack sneak out of the house late at night?
To do fire patrol with Bunny
500
Who told Jack his summer was wasting away?
Bunny Huffer
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