Vocabulary
Very thin
What is emaciated?
The two characters with the most to lose once The Wave is over.
Who are Mr. Ross & Robert Billings?
Laurie's job for the school newspaper?
What is "editor-in-chief"?
The subject Christy Ross teaches at Gordon High?
What is music or chorus?
The word that describes the type of teacher that Mr. Ross is and the type of speaker Hitler was.
What is "charismatic"?
He reviews music for The Grapevine.
Who is Alex Cooper?
The setting of the story.
What is Palo Alto, California in 1969?
The three Wave mottos.
What is Strength Through Discipline, Strength Through Community, Strength Through Action?
Lacking life, spirit, or zest. At the start of the novel, Mr. Ross describes his students this way.
What is "lackadaisical"?
At the end, two characters that help Mr.Ross with his plan in the auditorium.
Who are Alex and Carl?
Two things Ben Ross has been obsessed with in the past.
What is "Native American Indians and the game of bridge?
The reason David come out of his Wave trance.
What is "He yelled at Laurie to stop criticising The Wave, threw her to the ground and he finally realizes that it made him hurt the girl he loves"?
The way Laurie's smile is described.
What is "perpetual"?
The three characters that can be considered the "Allies" in the novel.
Who are Laurie, Christy, and Principal Owens?
The reason Amy liked to hang out in the publications office with Laurie.
What is "could smoke by an open window in the locked office?"
David's explanation on why the football team is always losing.
What is "They are like 25 one man teams with no unity and no discipline".?
Two changes with details/explanations of what Mr. Ross sees in his students because of The Wave.
What are " Better class participation,but they gave answers without questioning and homework improved, but no thought or reflection given"?
During the Wave rally, students were going to be______ as new Wave members.
What is indoctrinate(d)?
"She's so ecstatic about this sudden change. But somehow I don't trust it.. Such a dramatic personality change. It almost sounds like he's joined a cult or something."
Who is Midge Saunders?
Mr. and Mrs Saunders, opinions about The Wave when Laurie first tells them about it.
What is "Mrs Saunders thinks it sounds too militaristic and it takes away individualism and Mr. Saunders is okay with it, if it makes them cooperate and if it creates a spirit of community."?
The main lesson Mr. Ross wanted his students to learn.
What is "We are all responsible for our actions, always question what you do instead of blindly following a leader, and never allow a group to take away your individual rights."?
This is what Laurie wrote about The Wave in her article.
What is "The Wave is a dangerous, mindless movement that takes away freedom of speech and thought, and it was against everything the country was built/founded on"?