VOCABULARY
Smirking
What is grin, smile, or sneer?
“Boop. Boop. Boop.”
What is onomatopoeia?
The narrator of the novel
Who is Alex Gregory?
Alex's mom grounds him. He is made fun of at school by Bryan Gilson until his best friend Laurie intervenes.
What is Chapter 3, "Day of the Dork-Wit"?
“Nurse Claudelle came around the corner as we were emerging from the elevator, overheard the end of my speech, and clucked her tongue at me”
What is commas in a series?
Competent
What is having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully?
I will have to work something out, because I am going to be on you like a bad rash for the next thirty days.”
What is simile?
The point of view used to narrate this novel
What is first person point of view?
Alex underage drunk drives and crashes into his neighbor's lawn gnome. He is then arrested and taken to the hospital.
What is Chapter 1, "Gnome Run"?
“Just before she shut the door, she stuck out her tongue at me.”
What is a complex sentence?
Manipulate
What is to make someone think and behave as you want?
Just because you’re a hulking water buffalo doesn’t mean I can’t waste you with one hand tied behind my back like I did in third grade.
What is a metaphor?
The physical setting of the novel
What is New Jersey, United States, the hospital, the courthouse and Alex's neighborhood, home and school?
Alex goes to court and pleads guilty. He is sentenced to community service hours and has his drivers' license suspended.
What is Chapter 4, "My Day In Court"?
"When I got my eyes sort of focused, I could see the car was up on a lawn."
What is a complex sentence?
Contemplative
What is to thinking seriously and quietly; pensive, thoughtful?
By the way, genius, your right hand is the one that ain’t chained to the desk.”
What is irony?
The main conflict in chapters 1-5
What is Alex underage drunk drives and crashes onto his neighbor's lawn, breaking her lawn gnome.
Alex wakes up in the hospital and learns how he's injured himself. His parents come to visit him and they begin arguing.
What is Chapter 2, "The Wake-Up"?
"I don't remember Dad leaving, so I must have fallen asleep for real at some point."
What is a compound sentence?
Mandate
What is to tell someone they must do something?
“Whoa, look, it’s Harry Potter! That scar is a great look for you, Gregory."
What is allusion?
The conversation between characters in a novel
What is dialogue?
Alex describes the nursing home, the nurses, and first seeing and meeting Solomon. After this, he writes a letter to Judge Trent begging her to reassign him.
What is Chapter 5, "Solomon"?
"You wait in line, go through the metal detectors, meet your lawyer at the door of the courtroom, and walk in."
What is commas in a series?