Plot
A series of events/incidents that increase the tension in the story.
What is the rising action.
Alex Gregory
Who is the main character and narrator?
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"?
Alex Gregory
Who is the narrator of the novel?
"Notes from the Midnight Driver"
What is the title of this novel?
The most exciting part of the story where there is a major shift revealed.
What is the Climax of the story.
Mr. Solomon Lewis
Who is the elderly man Alex spends time with at the nursing home for his community service hours?
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"?
First person point of view
What is the point of view used to narrate this novel?
Jordan Sonnenblick
Who is the author of this novel?
The introduction to the characters and setting of the story.
What is the Exposition of the story.
Judge Trent
Who is the judge who sentenced Alex and responds to his letters?
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"?
New Jersey, United States The hospital, the courthouse and Alex's neighborhood, home and school
Where is the physical setting of the novel?
Fiction
What is the genre of this novel?
The moment where things move back toward reality. Example: The Wake Up - where Alex is hungover, injured and in pain.
What is the falling action.
Laurie Flynn
Who is Alex's best friend since they were both young?
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"?
Alex underage drunk drives and crashes onto his neighbor's lawn, breaking her lawn gnome.
What is the main conflict in chapters 1-5?
2006 New York, NY, United States of America
When and where was this novel published?
The plot point of Alex running over the lawn gnome while drunk driving and getting arrested.
What is the conflict of the story.
Mrs. Janet Gregory
Who is Alex's mother and the one who grounds him after his accident?
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"?
Contemporary/Present day times, the mid-2000s
What is the chronological setting of the novel?
His grandfather Solomon Feldman His father Dr. Henry Sonnenblick
Who is one person Jordan Sonnenblick dedicated this novel to?