Show:
Life on Alcatraz 101
Moose on the Loose
Natalie the Number Queen
Other Characters
Figurative Language
100
What city is closest to Alcatraz?
San Francisco
100
What is Moose's real name, and who did he get his nickname from?
His name is Matthew. He got the nickname from Natalie.
100
What is one thing that makes Natalie unique (one of a kind)?
She has a great memory when it comes to numbers, she likes routine and patterns, she expresses herself differently, etc.
100
Who is Moose's new friend at school?
Scout
100
"I want to be here like I want poison oak on my private parts" (3).
A simile
200
Name the school on Alcatraz that the family wanted Natalie to attend.
The Esther P. Marinoff School
200
How does Moose sleep on his first night on Alcatraz?
Fully clothed and with a baseball bat under his covers
200
Each year, Mrs. Flanagan celebrates Natalie's _____th birthday.
10th
200
Who is The Warden's daughter?
Piper
200
"Oh, great. I have little Eleanor Roosevelt on one side of the door" (10).
A metaphor
300
Name the two jobs that Moose's dad worked on the island.
Electrician and Guard
300
What is Moose's favorite sport and who is the friend he likes to play with?
Baseball and Scout
300
Natalie loves to carry these around with her and sort them.
What are buttons?
300
Who is Carrie Kelly and what does she have to do with the story?
She is the woman Mrs. Flanagan hires to help Natalie get into the Esther P. Marinoff school.
300
"A full moon cuts a wide path across the bay as the wild wind blows" (4).
Personification
400
What year does the novel takes place?
1935
400
Who does Moose talk to to try to get him to use his influence to help Natalie get into the Esther P. Marinoff school?
The Warden
400
Describe one specific way that Natalie changes after she starts working with Mrs. Kelly.
Her speech, behavior, actions, etc.
400
Who is the first kid that Moose and Natalie meet who also lives on Alcatraz?
Theresa
400
"The hairs on my arms so tall, I could pick up radio signals with them" (40).
A hyperbole
500
What is the warden's rule that Piper breaks in Miss Bimp's class?
Rule #4- She talks about Alcatraz and the convicts.
500
Why did Moose have conflicting emotions about Natalie holding hands and spending time with 105?
He is unsure if this is safe for her, but he wants her to be happy and to have the experiences that a 16 year old girl would have.
500
What is the joke that Natalie makes to Mr. Purdy during her interview?
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because his buttons were on the other side
500
Describe Piper's laundry scheme at school.
She charges the students in her class to have their clothes washed by the convicts in Alcatraz.
500
"...my face hot as a furnace" (56).
A simile