Vocabulary
Ordinary
Why I Didn't Go to School
How I Came to Life
Christopher's House/Driving
100

What does 'hindsight' mean?

Understanding something only after it has already happened

100

What characters are introduced in "Ordinary?"

August (Auggie)
Via
Mom
Dad

100

What grade is August going into?

5th Grade

100
What does this chapter explain?

The story of how Auggie was born and what happened at the hospital

100

How did August feel when he found out his parents went on a school tour without telling him?

angry, sad, betrayed, hurt

200

What does the word "petrified" mean? 

very scared

200

In "Ordinary" how does August describe himself?

As ordinary inside, but not ordinary on the outside

200

Why didn't August go to school before fifth grade?

He had many surgeries and health problems

200

August was born with many medical issues. What are 3 things that doctors said they didn't think he would be able to do?

walk, run, see or hear normally, learn to talk

200

How does Auggie feel about going to school at the end of "Driving" after joking about Mr. Tushman's name?

Excited, proud, took ownership of the school

300

What does the word "obnoxious" mean?

really annoying or unpleasant

300

Who is speaking/telling the story in "Ordinary"?

August (Auggie)

300

Who taught August at home before he went to school?

His mom

300

What was the funny thing that the nurse kept doing in this chapter?

farting

300

Who is Mr. Tushman?

The principal of Auggie's new school

400

What does August say people often do when they first see him?

Look away quickly

400

Who is Christopher?

Auggie's longtime best friend