Hippie Life
The commune Rain and Cap live on.
What is Garland Farms?
A social worker who used to live at Garland.
Who is Mrs. Donnelly?
"Never in my wildest nightmares could I have imagined myself living with a refugee from Bizaro World"
Who is Sophie, saying Cap is weird?
The two times Cap got arrested.
What is after Rain fell and when Mr. Rodrigo had a heart attack?
Someone at the top of the social hierarchy.
Who is Zach Powers?
Getting social or political change without force.
What is nonviolence?
Two characters who have been arrested.
Who are Rain and Cap?
"It was tough to compete with ____________...To be honest, she was kind of a bulldozer when it came to getting what she wanted."
Who is Naomi, talking about Lena putting other people down to get what she wants?
What is the main conflict in the book?
Capricorn doesn't understand public school, so other kids are bullying him.
Someone at the bottom of the social hierarchy.
Who is Cap or Hugh?
A system where goods and services are owned privately and bought using money.
What is Capitalism?
Principal at Claverage Middle School.
Who is Mr. Kasigi?
"I was a worm, but at least I had the strength of character to be ashamed of it"
What is Hugh, saying he was a weak person?
The antagonist.
Who is Zach Powers?
List three things Naomi and Zach did to Cap to drive him crazy.
Any combination of fake love letters, putting a dead bird in his locker, stealing his shoes, giving him wrong directions, locking him out, etc.
A Chinese exercise involving meditation and full body movements.
What is Tai Chi?
List the four popular kids who started bullying Cap.
Who are Zach, Naomi, Lena, and Daryl?
"Never before had anyone screamed for the job of eighth grade president like Capricorn Anderson"
Who is Zach, saying Cap is a good choice to be president?
What perspective the story is told in.
What is alternating first person?
The event that starts to change Sophie's opinion of Cap.
What is Cap giving her driving lessons?
List three things about Cap's appearance at the start of the book that make him look like a hippie.
Any combination of tie-dyed clothes, homemade shoes, long blonde hair, peace sign necklaces, etc.
Who are Trent and Caitlin?
"I'd read about depression....it was like a stone pressing down on my chest"
Who is Cap talking about staying at Claverage longer?
The inciting incident.
What is Rain falling?
Name an adult who doesn't understand Cap and give an example.
Any: Mr. Donnelly making fun of him, Mr. Kasigi thinking he was giving attitude, the police not understanding why he's driving.