SLAM
Setting: SLAM attends Latimer school, which is located where?
The South Bronx
What is the effect that Jesse has on Winnie when they first meet?
She loses her heart/ falls in love at first sight
What was Mawi able to accomplish by hard work?
He was able to excel academically and receive college scholarships
What is Phillip's original purpose for lying?
He wanted to get out of class.
Who are 'The Souls'?
members of the Academic Bowl team
When someone gets to do something they love, what does Mr. Goldstein say it is?
A gift from God
Why do the Tucks kidnap Winnie?
She knows about the secret spring in the woods
In the third chapter entitled "Coming to America," what is the family's biggest conflict?
Being forced to wait a year before moving
How does Phillip feel about the situation when it comes to the perspective of his friends?
Embarrassed
Why does Mrs. Olinski form the academic bowl team?
She worries students don't care about learning and wants to inspire them
What is Slam's biggest problem, according to Coach Nipper?
His attitude
Name three things happened to make the Tucks realize something strange was happening to them.
Jesse fell out of a tree and landed on his head. Pa got a snake bite. Jesse ate the poison toadstools. Mae cut herself. The horse got shot.
What is the difference between the Beetles and Angels?
The beetles are angels in disguise
Consider this event: Jake Barlow attacks Miss Narwin on his talk show. What is the resulting effect?
Miss Narwin receives hate mail.
What does the title 'The View From Saturday' mean?
The students came together on Saturdays for tea at the Shillington House. When they were together it gave them a different view of the world.
What does Grandma Ellie tell Slam is his and his alone to care about?
His life
The stranger in the yellow suit had a scheme- what was it?
To advertise the spring and sell the water
How was Mawi's father killed in "Father Haileab"?
He was hit by a drunk driver
What is the major theme in the novel?
One lie can become very destructive.
The book includes all points of view EXCEPT which one- first person, 2nd person, third-person limited, third-person omniscient?
2nd person POV
What is the major conflict in the book? Person vs. Person, Person vs. Self, Person vs. Society, Peron vs. Nature?
Person vs. self
Jesse gives Winnie the ultimate choice- what is it? What does she choose?
To drink the water and live forever, she chooses not to
Mawi's inspiration comes from Beetles & Angels which represent which two people in his life?
His father & his brother
Explain the irony at the very end of the story, during Phillip's first day at a new school.
He is asked to sing the national anthem and he doesn't know the words.
What is the major theme of the novel?
kindness and the courage it takes to be kind.