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Vocabulary
Main Characters
The Stohler's
Relationships
Main Events
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hit; striked hard a completely expressionless face
What is smote? What is deadpan?
100
He was heading out West. The guys weren't going, but he was.
Who is Mike?
100
The exciting news that is shared with Dave before The Little 500 race.
What is Mrs. Stohler is pregnant?
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When one member of a team gets out far ahead of the field, he is said to be __________________. Relate this to something else in the book.
What is breaking away? What is what is happening to the four main characters?
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The 2 times Dave races his bike.
What is against Team Cinzano and The Little 500?
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having to do with conversation; slang to soothe; to please
What is colloquial? What is placate?
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He left The Little 500 race with four trophies under his arms.
Who is Cyril?
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The relationship between Dave and his dad at the beginning, and the relationship between Dave and his dad at the end of the book.
What is not so good? What is better with more understanding of each other?
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Moocher's girlfriend and the big event involving them.
What is Nancy and Moocher getting married?
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Two times when Mike, Dave, Cyril, and Moocher are at the quarry. This happens both times they are there.
What is at the beginning when they go swimming and when Mike races Rod? What is Rod and his friends show up?
300
to separate gave in
What is discernible? What is capitulated?
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He punched the time clock because his boss called him Shorty.
Who is Moocher?
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Mrs. Stohler's first name.
What is Evelyn?
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Mike left The Little 500 with this person, whose job is this.
Who is Mike's brother and campus cop?
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Name of the bike race. Name of the famous car race.
What is The Little 500? What is The Indy 500?
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to feel and express disapproval crafty; sly; hardly noticeable
What is deprecate? What is subtle?
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Rod and his friends beat this person up for this reason.
Who is Cyril? They thought he was Dave; Dave and Cyril serenaded Katherine, who is Rod's girlfriend.
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The 3 places that we know Mr. Stohler has worked.
What is the quarry, Campus Cars, and Cutter Cars Ltd.?
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The reason that Dave's love for Italian dies. The reason Enrico Gimondi is dead.
What is after the race with Team Cinzano and the Italians cheating, Dave lost respect for Italians and no longer cared to be Enrico Gimondi? He was ready to be himself.
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Double Jeopady...Double Jeopardy...Double Jeopardy............ Mr. Stohler got ________________, as so often happened when you told a person he'd had enough. The setting and the character who told Mr. Stohler he'd had enough.
What is truculent, Nick's Bar and Grill, and Nancy?
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feeling rejected rude, harsh, ready to fight
What is despondent? What is truculent?
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The order in which the boys took turns riding the bike in The Little 500.
Who is 1. Dave, 2. Moocher, 3. Cyril, 4. Mike, and 5. Dave?
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Things that upset Mr. Stohler.
What is not being able to eat what he wants, Dave acting Italian, and people asking for refunds?
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The 2 main groups in the book and their relationship.
What are the cutters and the college kids? The college kids are rich and don't necessarily like the cutters. The cutters don't like the college kids because they act like they're better than them.
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This really isn't a main event. But....the author of Breaking Away.
Who is Joseph Howard?