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What is Donovan's IQ?
112
"He looked like a reject from The Biggest Loser." What type of figurative language is that?
Metaphor
"No bigmouth hung for treason."
What is the big event from the first chapter of the book?
Donovan hits the statue of Atlas, causing the globe to run into the school.
What does the acronym ASD stand for from the letter to Donovan and his parents?
Academy for Scholastic Achievement
Who is Donovan's relative that is mentioned in connection with the Titanic?
James Donovan
Figurative (metaphorical)
"Seriously, I knew he was a titan; but I didn't know that the most titanic thing about him was his caboose."
Using the context, define titanic.
Large
On one what sheet of paper does Mr. Schultz write Donovan's name?
The referral list for the gifted program.
What is the nickname for Donovan's new homeroom teacher?
Oz
Who is Dr. Schultz?
The superintendent of Hard Castle School District
"You look like Wile E. Coyote after the Roadrunner dropped him off a cliff"...
What type of language is this?
Simile
Careen means to move sideways or in an unsteady way. What object careens toward the school?
Katie's husband's dog, Beatrice.
What is the name of the smartest kid in the robotics class?
Noah Youkilis
Who is Katie?
Donovan's older sister.
Donovan expecting to be expelled from school but being sent to the gifted program is an example of irony. What is the definition of irony?
Irony is a situation where there is a major contrast between expectation and reality.
"The bronze globe "pulverized" the glass doors, sending up a blizzard of shards that obscured the entrance."
What does pulverize mean?
Reduce to fine particles.
What happens when Donovan first touches Tin Man?
He breaks an arm off.
How does Donovan know Abigail?
They went to school together before Abigail was referred to the gifted program.
What is Chloe Garfinkle's hypothesis?
Being gifted is not a gift.
"I had him dead to rights".
"I skewered him with my most severe expression."
Are these expressions hyperbole or euphemism?
Hyperbole.
What two things does Donovan find inexplicable in the chapter titled, Unexplained?
1) Why Schultz hadn't come to kill him
2)Why he'd been invited to go to the genius school
What major contribution does Donovan make to the robotics club?
He gives the robot a name.
Normalcy