Characters
The boy in the lunchroom telling stories.
Who is Chad Hilligas?
The story takes place in this town.
Where is Heath Cliff, Pennsylvania?
The controversial substance Dr. Fitzman created.
What is Biolene?
Reason why Marshall took a shortcut through the woods.
What is - He wanted to avoid Chad.
The gully that Tamaya fell into was filled with this.
What is Fuzzy Mud?
Inventor of Biolene.
Who is Dr. Fitzman (Fitzy)?
SunRay Farm was this type of business.
What is a laboratory?
Person accused of being a "Goody Two-shoes".
Who is Tamaya Dhilwaddi?
What is - an allergic reaction to Cooper, a cleaning solution, or peanuts.
Reason why some people felt Biolene was an abomination.
What is - Life was being created for the sole purpose of destroying it.
Tamaya's best friend.
Who is Monica?
Reasons that Woodridge Academy is different than public schools.
What is the building used to be a home, it cost a lot of money, students had to take an entrance exam and wear uniforms.
Reason Chad followed Marshall into the woods.
What is Chad wanted to fight Marshall after school. When Marshal didn't show up, Chad went looking for him.
What the math equations throughout the novel represents.
What is - the rate at which the ergies multiply.
Reason why SunRay Farm was located in a secluded valley?
What is - located there to keep it secretive and make the public unaware of what work was being done there.
She is proud of the school crest and motto. (First and last name!)
Who is Tamaya Dhilwaddi?
Remnants of William Heath's home still present in the school.
What are crystal chandeliers in the lunchroom and fireplace in classroom?
Reason why Biolene was created.
What is - it was created to be a non-polluting, cheaper alternative to gasoline?
What is - One ergie mutated, making it able to survive in oxygen. It then multiplied, creating more just like it.
Jonathan Fitzman testifies in front of this committee about the connection between Biolene and the disaster.
What is - The Senate committee.
This person lost interest in school and other activities when he was bullied.
Who is Marshall?
Sign Tamaya saw when she and Marshall finally found their way out of the woods the first time.
What is "Dead End"?
What are two important themes in the novel?
What is - We must protect our environment from consequences of overpopulation and we must be cautious that science does not get out of control.
Ergies were not suppose to survive when this gas was present.
What is oxygen.
These actions make Jonathan Fitzman an eccentric person.
What is flapping arms and singing?