Characters
This is the narrator of the story.
Who is Kenny?
The Watson family lives in this cold Michigan city.
What is Flint?
Byron gets his lips stuck to this object.
What is a car mirror?
Kenny struggles with this internal conflict about Rufus.
What is guilt?
This type of figurative language compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This Watson sibling is known for getting into trouble and being a “juvenile delinquent.”
Who is Byron?
The freezing weather causes problems with this family item.
What is the car?
How does Kenny figure the new boy on the bus will save him?
What is Kenny thinks Rufus will get picked on instead of him.
Byron often has conflict with this authority figure.
What is Momma?
Byron is described as acting like a “god” at school. This is an example of exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
This friend of Kenny was known for stealing his Dinosaurs.
Who is LJ?
This setting is where Kenny struggles socially.
What is Clark Elementary or his classroom?
According to Byron, where do all the frozen people go?
What is the back of garbage trucks?
Kids at school treat Rufus this way.
What is bullying/teasing?
When Kenny describes his feelings as his “stomach twisting,” he is using this type of figurative language to show emotion.
What is imagery?
the use of vivid, descriptive language in literature and speech to represent ideas, objects, or actions by appealing to the five physical senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
This is Rufus' younger brother.
Who is Cody?
Rufus’s clothing shows that his daily life is different from Kenny’s because of this reason.
What is he has less money/ is poor?
Byron is caught playing with this dangerous item.
What are matches/playing with fire?
Kenny fears becoming like this brother.
Who is Byron?
The author gives human qualities to objects or ideas, like when something seems to “grab” or “pull” a character.
What is personification?
assigns human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract concepts
These are Kenny’s parents.
Who is Daniel and Wilona?
The cold weather leads to this painful condition on hands and ears.
What is Frostbite?
Momma threatens Byron with this punishment for his behavior.
What is cutting/burning his hair?
Byron’s actions create tension within this group.
What is his family?
When Kenny calls his lazy eye his “personal saver,” he is using this type of figurative language by saying one thing is another.
What is metaphor?
a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one thing is the other, rather than using "like" or "as"