How did Joel feel when his dad gave him permission to go to starved rock?
A) Excited B) Sad
C) Worried C) Joyful
Worried
200
What is the setting in the middle of the story
the rivere
200
What is outrageous
strange or crazy
200
Whose idea was it to swim the Vermillion River?
Tony
200
when did the story tack place
in the summer and around noon
200
Why did Joel agree with Tony to go swimming in the Vermillion River?
Joel didn't want to look like a chicken to Tony
300
What is the setting ner the end of the story
at tony's house
300
What is rotting?
something that is spoiling or going bad
300
Who begged Joel to go on the paper route with him?
Bobby
300
what is the name of the River and State
Vermillion River and Illinois
300
What three people did Joel blame for Tony's death
Joel, Joel's father and Tony
400
What is the setting of the end of the story
at joel's house
400
What is concocted?
devising a plan
400
Which character could not swim well and was embarrassed to swim at the pool?
Tony
400
What challenge caused Tony to drowned?
Joel challenging him to swim to the sand bar
400
What were the two smells that Joel couldn't get off of him?
the river and the guilt of Tony dying.
500
were did tony die
at the lake
500
What is exasperated?
to be irritated
500
Name every character that we discussed in class
Joel, Tony, Bobby, Joels' Parents, Tonys' Parents, the teenagers and the police
500
What was the Honor that Joel promised his father?
to go to the State Park and be safe
500
Give one similarities and two differences between Tony and Joel.
tony is the one that wants to be safe at all time and can't swim. Joel is the one that doesn't care about being safe and he can swim. they are the same by do the something the other does.