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Alex
Who is the main character in NFTMD
100
a betwetter in Yiddish
What is a pisher?
100
Police Station
Where is Alex taken immediately after drunk driving and hitting the gnome?
100
the guitar
What instrument does Alex play?
100
Alex drinks alcohol, drives, and crashes into a lawn gnome. He is then arrested and taken to the hospital.
What is the first chapter, Gnome Run?
200
Sol
Who is Alex court appointed to spend time with?
200
a gnome
What is the small, lawn ornament that Alex hit when he was drunk?
200
Egbert P. Johnson Memorial Home
What is the name of the place where Solomon lives?
200
Egbert P. Johnson Memorial Home
What is the name of the home where Solomon lives?
200
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 a brief summary of the chapter, Solomon?
300
Judge Trent
Who assigned Alex to his community service?
300
L'Chaim
What is a Yiddish toast meaning, 'to life'?
300
court
Where does Alex receive his sentence for community service?
300
The overall effect: Solomon Lewis was an ancient, merciless gargoyle, armed with a remote control and a trigger-quick thumb.
What is Alex's first impression of Solomon?
300
Alex pumps himself up by talking to himself as a Drill Sargent before seeing Solomon for the second time. Solomon gives Alex a hard time. Alex then writes to Judge Trent again, and she responds saying Solomon is a perfect match for him.
What is a brief summary of the chapter titled, Plan B?
400
Alex's father
Who did intend to see the night he was drinking and driving?
400
a chauffeur
What is someone who drives other people around called?
400
a cooked up rotting turkey carcass marinated in Lysol
How does Alex describe the smell of the nursing home when he first walks in?
400
boychick
What is the term of endearment that Solomon uses for Alex?
400
Alex brings Laurie with him to the rest home. Sol teases Alex about Laurie. Sol gets Laurie to do all kinds of things for him. Laurie then figures out that Alex never does any of these things for Sol himself.
What is a brief summary of the chapter title, Laurie Meets Sol?
500
Laurie
Who is Alex's best friend?
500
hydrotherapy
What is a type of therapy that involves water?
500
exciting variations that run the full spectrum from white to off-white to beige
How does Alex first describe what he sees at the nursing home?
500
make his bed, fluff his pillows, bring him water, and rub his feet
What did Solomon con Laurie into doing for him the first time they met?
500
This is about a boy named Alex who drinks and drives and is sentenced to community service. He is assigned to spend time with an old man named Solomon Lewis. This is about all of their time together and the things they go through.
What is a brief summary of the book, Notes From the Midnight Driver?
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