Chemistry
No, you don't eat dinner on it, it is how we organize the elements.
What is the Periodic Table?
The ten dollar, founding father without a father, got a lot farther by working a lot harder, by being a self starter, by fourteen they put him in charge of a trading charter
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This book was required of all incoming Sophomores
What is Accountable?
Although he was the captain of this team in high school, you won't find Porter flip turning much anymore.
What is swimming?
Dr. Assad was raised in this City of Angels
What is Los Angeles?
The most abundant element in the universe
What is Hydrogen?
Before being President of the nation, he was President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington?
This book was required for only MPX10 students
What is Dare to Lead?
He's an Owl now, but he'll always be a Hurricane, since Porter graduated from this Public High School on the Leeward Side
What is Kapolei?
You may think our dress code is bad, but Dr. Assad spent high school in a strict uniform at this type of Christian School
What is Catholic School?
This unit of measurement shares its name with a blind underground mammal
What is a mole?
The period after the Civil War which intended to overhaul the makeup of the nation, but ultimately was defeated
What is Reconstruction
This lead to an intense school drama in "Accountable"
What is racist social media posts?
Despite never setting foot in the STATE of MICHIGAN, Porter earned a Masters from this Spartan University
What is Michigan State?
You would say Dr. Assad's knowledge is quite "deep" - she holds a PhD in this field of science
What is Oceanography?
While overexposure is deadly, this liquid, dihydrogen monoxide is often piped into people's homes!
What is water?
An Olympic winning boxer who was banned from the sport due to his refusal to be drafted into the Vietnam War
What is Empathy?
Both Porter and Dr. Assad have worked in restaurants, but Porter was bussing in this pizza chain named for a West Coast State.
A proud Otter, Dr. Assad earned her undergraduate degree at this Cal State University
What is Cal State Monterey Bay?
You've got a 1 in 26 chance: this letter does not appear in the periodic table
What is ʻJʻ?
This test, created by the Supreme Court, sets the limits on what is considered Free Speech in Schools (referenced in Accountable)
What is the Tinker Test?
Complete the quote from bell hooks at the beginning of the text:
"How do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet...believe in their capacity to be ____"
What is "transformed"?
Both of Porter's kids have literary names, his daughter Gryffin's name is derived from Harry Potter, but his son shares the name of the father from To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Atticus?
No, it's not her number of dalmations, it's the number of days Dr. Assad has spent at sea
What is 101?