Words
What is the word in the title of chapter ten that means the same as "adult?"
Grown-up
Their teacher was in what year of teaching?
second year
Why did Ms. Clayton have at least four hours of reading and commenting and evaluating?
she taught 5 English classes a day
The headmaster of the school replaced the bell timers with a programmable sound system. One of the sounds was from a sea animal. What animal was it?
a humpback whale
What was the name of their teacher's college?
Barnard College
Somehow, the girls' idea felt like trouble. Why was that?
Ms. Clayton wasn't quite sure why
Natalie and Zoe told their teacher that they wanted to start this. What was it?
a writing club
flute
Why didn't their teacher feel like she was ever prepared for class?
it was her most challenging group
When you want to show that something is more important than other things, you make it bigger, stronger, faster, louder, etc. The Deary School (___) writing because it was so important. What word do we use to say that something is bigger, stronger, more important, etc.?
emphasize
Their teacher's friends had jobs at places like ad agencies, department stores, and banks. One even had an important job at what place?
the United Nations
Why did Zoe reach into her backpack, pull out the manuscript, leave it on her teacher's desk, and leave?
The teacher wiped the board clean and "thought deeply about what had happened" during her class. What word/phrase did the author use to describe "thinking deeply about what has happened?"
took stock
Natalie and Zoe asked if their teacher could be their ____.
advisor
Why could Ms. Clayton's university friends go out at night during the week and get home late?
they had jobs where a person could slide by on four hours of sleep once in a while