Chapters 15 & 16
What do you think the following statement of foreshadowing from Jack’s father means?
Well, when she finds out about my new top secret job, she might change her mind ‘Cause there will be no town to nurse.
What is Jack’s father plans to start a new business in Florida, because he expected the town of Norvelt to be emptied of people.
Why were Miss Volker and Bunny upset in this chapter?
What is Miss Volker was upset because Jack’s father was working with a crew to move Norvelt homes to Roosevelt and Bunny was upset because Jack wasn’t gong to make it to the baseball game since he was too distracted helping Miss Volker.
What deal did Bunny make with Jack?
What is if he snuck out at night to help her with Girl Scout fire patrol, she would tell him why her father was buying and moving the Norvelt houses to West Virginia.
Why was Mertie-Jo’s family moving to Pittsburgh?
What is her father needed a job, and there wasn’t much happening in Norvelt.
Why was there a fake skeleton in Miss Volker’s trunk?
What is her sister left it there after she had used it as a drawing model.
Why did Mr. Spizz made a deal with Jack?
What is Mr. Spizz hurt his leg chasing the Hells Angel and made a deal that he felt Jack Couldn't resist, leaving his father alone and and getting the "gutter ticket to disappear.
What did the life story of Mrs. Karen Linga have in common with the story about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman?
What is they were both love stories.
Why was Bunny’s father moving the houses?
What is he is moving the houses to a bigger town because more people die there, and that means more business. Also, he wants to build a big development called Hufferville.
What made Jack momentarily feel sorry for Mr. Spizz?
What is when Mertie-Jo was making fun of Jack for being afraid of the fake skeleton, he connected that to times when Miss Volker made fun of Mr. Spizz.
How did Miss Volker and Jack’s father disagree about remembering Hiroshima?
What is Miss Volker felt that it was important to learn that the only way to turn enemies into friends is with respect, so she wanted to remember that event. Jack’s father wanted to simply forget the horrors of that event.
What did Jack mean when he thought his nosebleed was an omen?
What is Jack felt that it was a bad sign of things to come and something bad was going to happen as a result of his actions.
Why didn’t Miss Volker ever return Mr. Spizz’s affection?
What is Miss Volker was interested in men that got excited about issues, and she thought Mr. Spizz was boring.
Why did the farrier end his lifestyle as a Hells Angel?
What is he felt that fighting and getting drunk got really boring.
Mrs. Hamsby kept detailed records of history. Why is this history so important, and what impact did Anne Frank’s diary entries have on others?
What is every part of everyone’s life is an important part of history that can have an effect on the future. Anne Frank’s diary told about what life was like in concentration camps, and that had an impact on the world by providing information.
Why did Jack’s father want to make the fake bomb shelter a real bomb shelter?
What is after hearing Miss Volker’s story, he was fearing the future.
What does Jack’s mother mean when she says, “Remember a person first lies to himself before he lies to others”?
What is when people consciously make a decision to lie they are hurting themselves and others.
Jack loves reading. Provide three specific examples to support this generalization.
What is 1) in the obituary that Jack was putting together while he built the bomb shelter, he said that he learned more from reading books than staring out a window at school. 2) Jack was very proud of the igloo that he built out of his books. When Bunny wanted to do something fun, he suggested that they read and 3) he said he likes to smell the inside of books.
Why did the farrier think that Jack needed to get some rest?
What is Jack asking the farrier if he wants to see his igloo.
When Jack’s father was flying the plane, how did he behave like a child? How did this effect others?
What is when Jack’s father was flying the plane, he threw his shoes at a house, causing Mrs. Gantos to begin worrying about the neighbors and Mrs. Vinyl worrying they were being invaded by Russians.
Summarize how Norvelt got its name.
What is when the White family, a Negro family, wanted to move into town, Mrs. Bloodgood tried to stop them from moving into the town. When Mrs. White appealed to President and Mrs. Roosevelt, they made sure she got a house. Mrs. White won the contest to change the name of the town to Norvelt to honor Eleanor Roosevelt.
Who were the three people who died on July 4th? Explain the historical significance.
Who is Mrs. Dubicki, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4th. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both signed the Declaration of Independence and died on the same day 50 years later—Independence Day.
Who was responsible for buying the houses and moving them to West Virginia?
Who is Mr. Huffner, he is the one buying and moving the houses.
Why did Mr. Spizz give Jack a warning about speeding?
What is since the county police were going to be in town investigating all the deaths and if Jack was caught driving they would impound the car. Also, Jack would get in a lot of trouble.
What does the idiom "The grass clippings are not always greener on the other side" mean?
What is people sometimes think that life is better elsewhere or that someone else’s life is better than their own. The expression means that this isn’t true and you should appreciate what you have.
What important part of history took place on the farm that belonged to the Hurst family?
What is the farm was a part of the Underground Railroad.