What do you think the heading of the first chapter mean "the quiet before the dawn?
It means the life before the incident occurred.
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What tragedy happened when Eric was just a preschooler?
His uncle had been deceased in a car accident
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When did Eric's obsession of sneakers happen and what shoes did he want but he had to earn and how did his mom use Eric being a handful to her advantage.
In the fifth grade and he wanted Nike Hyperflights also she made him get good grades for a whole semester to earn them.
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What was the major problem that the football team faced at Colonia High?
Not enough students showed up to the first day of practice.
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What do you think the heading of the fifth chapter means?
It means he got a lot of offers to scholarships
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Why is the cold unbearable for Eric?
Because of his incident he has fractured bones or also called vertebrae and his nerves which sent messages to his brain, were not working right which doesn't let his body control his core temperature
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What was the golden rule that Eric's mom wanted Eric and his sister Nicole, to learn?
To treat others the way you want to be treated
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During middle school what was a big problem Eric faced?
he had a weight problem.
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Why do you think Coach Lasala wanted them to read the warning sticker inside their helmets?
That was to teach them that you have to tackle with your shoulder otherwise you might get badly injured.
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Why didn't Eric open every letter from the colleges and University's ?
He had no time due to school work and other things
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What wheelchair accessible car does Eric travel in?
A VW Routan
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What is Eric's dad's name?
Donald McCloud
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How badly did Eric wanted to play football in middle school.
He wanted to lose weight so he could play in the midget division
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In what baseball game did Eric hit some batters
The game against South River
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What was Eric diagnosed with in the second grade
AdHd Attention deficit disorder
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Why does Eric's bed turn him every hour ?
It is because if he sleeps on the same pressure points he will get pressure ulcers which are also known as bed sores
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What was the work ethic that she wanted Eric to learn?
Nothing is ever given to you
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Why did Eric think that Coach Cheesy and Seaford wanted to make his life miserable ?
Because they were high school students but they wanted to make them better
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What news was Eric's mom told when she was sitting in her car and got a call from Coach LaSala
Eric had been offered a full ride scholarship to Rutgers
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What was a problem Eric faced academically
The SAT's
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Do you think Eric really knew he would have been paralyzed when he tackled Brown?
No but he did feel very different after the tackle more and he felt as if something was wrong.
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Why did Eric not like his mom calling him to come home fro dinner?
He didn't like it because it would break up a good game of basketball or football.
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During Eric's final season of pop warner what did his mom get him?
A set of weights which would make him an even better player than he is
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Why do you think that Eric was excited that he got that scholarship
He was excited because that was like basically the university he wanted to go to.
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How did he face his problem with his sat score?
His mom got a tutor he helped him boost up his SAT scores