What did Mrs. Starch make Smoke write an essay about?
Zits
200
What is the name of the crazy substitute teacher?
Dr. Wendell Waxmo
200
What is the name of the swamp?
Black Vine Swamp
200
What is the definition of traipse?
To walk around, without a real direction
200
What does the helicopter pilot see that makes him laugh?
The word "Scat" spelled out with flags in Section 22
200
Why does Waxmo quit subbing?
Twilly Spree comes to his house and threatens him
300
What got lost on the field trip that caused Mrs. Starch to go back into the burning swamp?
Libby's asthma inhaler
300
What does Jimmy Lee Bayliss show the fire chief at the swamp?
Smoke's backpack, that Jimmy Lee hid near the site of the fire
300
Someone who is confused is said to be ______
perplexed
300
What happened to Horace?
Twilly dog-napped him
300
Why is it a big deal that Nick and his dad were throwing a baseball?
Nick's dad and Nick are both learning to be left-handed, and this shows their determination
400
How do Twilly and Smoke know each other?
They met when Twilly was driving by the billboard Smoke was burning down. They introduced themselves to each other, and now go fishing together sometimes.
400
From where does Nick's dad escape?
from the army hospital
400
someone who is impatient and almost angry is showing _________
exasperation
400
What subject does Mrs. Starch teach at the school?
Biology
400
Why is Mrs. Starch taking care of the baby panther?
It's mom got scared away by gunshots
500
How do the students' attitudes change towards Mrs. Starch by the end of the book?
At the beginning, they are afraid of her, but at the end, they clap for her when she comes back. She is almost like a hero.
500
Where did Smoke's mom go, and what is she doing in this place?
She went to Paris to open a cheese shop
500
What does melancholy mean?
To act in a sad or almost depressed manner
500
How does the title fit the story? (2 reasons)
SCAT means to leave a place quickly
and it means animal droppings
500
What does Detective Marshall find out at the hardware store?
The torches were both bought by an older man--definitely not Smoke!