Plot Structure
What is the setting of this novel?
Florida Keys
What are the names of the four people in the Underwood family? (Mom and Dad do not count!)
Paine, Donna, Noah, and Abbey
"He looked like a sick iguana....." is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
Why did Noah's dad sink Dusty Muleman's boat?
Dusty was polluting the water with sewage.
Who is the narrator the novel?
Noah Underwood
What does Noah try to convince Lice to do when he goes to visit him?
Sign a statement that he was asked to dump sewage in the water when he worked on the Coral Queen.
What is the connotation of Lice's name?
NEGATIVE!
Why was Lice fired by Dusty Muleman?
Lice stole Shelley from him!
This is part of the Rising Action because it creates SUSPENSE: How do Noah and Abbey escape from the men who grabbed them?
Abbey bit the man and Noah hit him and they rode away on bikes.
Who are Thom and Rado?
Noah's best friends
"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered. Who is Abbey talking about and WHY does she say this?
Dad! (She thinks her father is crazy for wanting to stay in jail!)
What is Paine Underwood's attitude toward pollution?
There is no excuse for polluting the environment.
At the end of chapter 6, Noah goes to see Lice, but only Shelly is there. She has something in her hands which creates a mood of tension throughout the scene, what is in her hands?
A baseball bat
Why was there never a funeral for Grandpa Bobby?
The South American government cannot find his body.
Provide a positive, neutral, and negative word for any of the characters in the story.
Answers will vary.
What does Abbey an Noah worry about EVEN MORE than their father being in jail?
Their parents getting a divorce.