The Characters
Reading Comprehension
Figurative Language
The Small Details
Vocabulary
100
This character has a chance encounter with a grizzly bear.
Roy Eberhardt
100
What is the point of view of the novel?
Third person
100
"He just wanted to blend in quietly and not be noticed, like a bug on a riverbank."
Simile
100
What is Mullet Fingers' real name? (Chapter 21)
Napoleon
100
Unpleasantly damp and sticky to touch
Clammy
200
This character is a police officer trying to advance his career.
David Delinko
200
Beatrice Leep protects Mullet Fingers because he is...
Her step-brother
200
"An hour later, he was half-dozing when he heard a tap-tap on the bedroom door."
Onomatopoeia
200
What animal did Beatrice's mom train for a living? (Chapter 10)
Birds
200
A heavy blow with the hand
Clout
300
This character is the Vice President of Corporate Relations for Mother Paula's.
Chuck E. Muckle
300
Why does Lonna Leep show an interest in Mullet Fingers at the end of the novel?
She is taking advantage of her son's new fame and any monetary benefit that he might get.
300
"He locked Roy in a fierce bear hug that emptied the air from Roy's lungs like an accordion."
Simile
300
What type of accent did Kalo have? (Chapter 8)
German
300
To look carefully and thoroughly at
Survey
400
This character is the king of farts at Trace Middle School.
Garrett
400
What does Roy promise Dana in return for calling a truce on the fighting?
He promises to tell him where he can find free cigarettes.
400
When Beatrice refers to Mullet Fingers, she states: "He's a tough little cockroach."
Metaphor
400
What time did Officer Delinko fall asleep on his night shift at the beginning of Chapter Nineteen? (Chapter 19)
He didn't fall asleep
400
Anger or annoyance provoked by unfair treatment
Indignation
500
This character is a reporter.
Kelly Colfax
500
How did Mullet Fingers get his name?
He is able to catch mullets with his bare hands.
500
"All he had to do was settle the argument between his heart and his brain."
Personification
500
What did Mullet Fingers call Roy, which Roy insisted he was not? (Chapter 14)
An outlaw
500
An uneasy feeling of doubt or fear
Qualm
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