Chapter 1+2
Cap has lived his whole life at this commune.
What is Garland Farm?
Cap is nominated for this office as a prank.
What is eighth-grade class president?
Cap’s appearance stands out on campus for this style
What are tie-dye clothes and long hair?
A conversation between two or more characters in a story.
What is dialogue?
Rain’s fall sets off a cause-and-effect that puts Cap in public school. Name the vocabulary word for that link and the specific result.
What is consequence; Rain breaks her hip, so Cap moves in with Mrs. Donnelly and attends Claverage?
Mrs. Donnelly has this past connection to Garland Farm.
What is she used to live there?
Who narrates chapter 3
Who is Zach Powers
Cap knows very little about this modern topic many students discuss.
What is television/pop culture?
The result or effect of an action.
What is a consequence?
Because she once lived at Garland, Mrs. Donnelly views Cap through a certain lens that shapes her choice about where he stays. Name the vocabulary word and the decision.
What is perspective; from her perspective she takes Cap into her home instead of a foster placement?
Students call Claverage Middle School by this nickname.
What is “C Average”?
This everyday hallway item gives Cap trouble on Day 1
What is a combination locker?
Early chapters switch narrators. Name the point of view used.
What is rotating first-person perspective?
To state the opposite of another statement or show it can’t be true.
What is contradict?
Students’ hallway talk calling the school “C Average” shows their attitude toward it. Name the vocabulary word for that way of seeing and state the attitude.
What is perspective; they see the school as mediocre?
This popular eighth-grader is the ringleader who targets Cap.
Who is Zach Powers?
This classmate later befriends Cap.
Who is Hugh Winkleman?
Cap’s reaction to teasing in Chapter 4 shows this trait.
What is he stays calm and polite (peaceful/patient)?
A point of view or way of seeing a situation.
What is perspective?
Zach praises Cap’s “presidency” in front of people while planning to humiliate him. Name the vocabulary word for saying/doing the opposite of what’s presented and explain Zach’s real intent.
What is contradict; his praise contradicts his real plan to prank and embarrass Cap?
After Rain’s injury, this family takes Cap in temporarily.
Who are Mrs. Donnelly and her daughter Sophie?
Why does Zach target Cap. Hint: What does cap look like
What is being a hippy
What happens at the beginning of chapter 4?
What is a fight?
Worthy of attention; remarkable.
What is notable?
On Cap’s first days, details of his look make him stand out in the halls. Give the vocabulary word and two details from Chapters 1–4 that fit.
What is notable; his long hair and tie-dye clothes make him notable?