In Chapter 3 Slake vaguely recalls his childhood. He remembers growing up on a _______, with lots of other children.
FARM
100
In this chapter two of Slake's regular newspaper customers are introduced. They are the ________ man and the ______-________ lady. Both answers are required if you want the points!
TURBAN, PINK-FACED
100
In Chapter 8 Slake gets a job mopping floors at the coffee shop. His lunches begin to get tastier. Slake eats fries, ice cream, and pie for lunch. What was his main course?
HAMBURGER
100
What happens near the end of the book that drastically impacts Slake's state of mind?
THE TUNNELS COLLAPSE AND SLAKE CAN'T GET TO HIS HOUSE.
Slake eventually gets to his room and hides away, not eating for days.
200
Slake finds an opening in the foundation of a ________ when running down the subway tracks, away from a bunch of bullies.
HOTEL
200
In Chapter 4 Slake gets a coffee from a coffee shop. He puts some "________" in his coffee, but takes extra "________ ", which he later uses as a topping on his breakfast saltines!
SUGAR
200
In Chapter 7 Slake is given a valuable article of clothing by the pink-faced lady. What is it? You must include the COLOUR if you want the points.
Hint: Mr. DeGroot once misspelled the answer.
BROWN JACKET
200
In Chapter 9 Slake watches a "doctor" attempt to "heal" a man from Rheumatism. This man was skeptical, and thought that the "doctor" was trying to do what?
STEAL HIS WALLET
200
Slake stumbles out onto the tracks holding a sign. The trainman, Willis Joe, sees him and recognizes that he is sick. He gets Slake to the hospital and eventually leaves him flowers. What did the sign that Slake held say?
STOP
300
Slake was not well suited for life in a street gang, because he reacted allergically to ____________ .
Cigarettes and drugs
300
Slake begins collecting things on the trains in this chapter. People start to think he is selling papers, and Slake decides to start what he thinks of as his very own _______ .
BUSINESS
300
In Chapter 5 Slake begins to settle into a new eating routine. His regular lunch consists of hot soup and half a sandwich. What does this lunch cost?
$1.05
300
In Chapter 10 Slake meets a friend who, surprisingly, reminds him of someone (himself?). Who is this friend?
A RAT
300
Something inside of Slake could be said to symbolize Slake's anxiety, or his personal struggles and fears. Slake leaves the hospital (deciding he does not want to go to the juvenile facility that the social worker said he should). When he leaves, the _______ inside of Slake symbolically "escapes."
BIRD
400
In Chapter 3, Slake tries to remember his childhood. He vaguely recalls growing up on a _______, with lots of other children.