School
What did students call Mrs.
Garcia?
Mrs. G
What has Via tried to do for Auggie since he was young?
Protect him
How did Auggie feel about starting fifth grade?
He was scared but excited
Who first said hi to Auggie on his initial day of school?
Charlotte
What is the name of Auggie’s new school?
Beecher Prep
Who did Auggie’s parents meet with before he found out that they wanted him to go to school for fifth grade?
The principal
What did Via learn about Miranda from Auggie?
Miranda missed her.
Who was Auggie’s best friend before he started fifth grade?
Christopher
To whom did Auggie compare himself and Summer?
Beauty and the Beast
When did Gran die?
The day before Halloween, four years earlier
What was the size and how close was Auggie’s new school to his home?
It was a small, private school that was nearby.
How does Via see her place in the family?
She is a planet that orbits the Sun, which is Auggie.
Who saw Auggie as ordinary?
Only Auggie
To what did Auggie compare kids at school looking at him?
To his looking at a Wookie
Why did Jack punch Julian in the mouth?
Julian said that Jack didn’t have to be partners with a freak. After what Jack remembered about what he himself said about Auggie and combined it with what Julian said, he grew angry.
What was Mr. Browne’s first
precept?
“When given the choice
between being right or being
kind, choose kind.”
At what age did Via realize that she had nothing to complain about?
At six years old
Why didn’t Auggie go to a school with other children from kindergarten through fourth grade?
He had a lot of surgeries and was sick a lot.
What did Jack Will dress up as?
A mummy
What does “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” mean?
Kids act a lot like their parents.
In the beginning, how was Mrs. G’s shiny smile toward Auggie different from the smile she gave Mrs. Pullman?
The smile to Mrs. Pullman was genuine.
What advice did Via give Auggie on the first day of school?
She said all students are nervous on the first day of school, not just him.
What did the doctors think was wrong with Auggie before he was born?
They thought he had a cleft palate and other “small anoma-lies.”
After Jack said means things about him, where did Auggie go after leaving home room?
He went to the second-floor bathroom.
How did kids show their Egyptian projects to their parents?
The projects were in the gym with the lights turned off. Everyone used flashlights.