Chapter 5
In the cafeteria, a spitball lands in Cap’s hair; the person caught holding the straw is this student.
Who is Naomi Erlanger?
This cheerleader narrates Chapter 6 and helps make Cap’s “campaign” look real.
Who is Naomi Erlanger?
Chapter 7’s narrator, who is also Cap’s caseworker.
Who is Mrs. Donnelly?
Sticking with a hard task even after setbacks.
What is perseverance?
After the locker prank, Cap conducts a tiny funeral for a dead bird instead of getting angry. Name the vocabulary word for his bounce-back ability and the chapter.
What is resilience, Chapter 6?
After the cafeteria incident, this classmate chooses to sit with Cap at lunch.
Who is Hugh Winkleman?
At the assembly, Cap gives this reason he shouldn’t be president.
What is “I don’t know anybody’s name”?
During Cap’s morning tai chi, Sophie does this to humiliate him.
What is dump water on his head?
The ability to recover quickly from difficulties or humiliation.
What is resilience?
Zach’s public praise of “President Anderson” while plotting to mock him leaves the target feeling this vocabulary word that means tricked/confused; name the target too.
What is bamboozled; Capricorn (Cap) Anderson?
Cap misunderstands this school device when announcements blare into the room.
What is the PA (loudspeaker) system?
Naomi and Zach create this prop so students can “submit” problems for Cap to solve—then secretly write most of them themselves.
What is a suggestion box?
According to Sophie, the eighth-grade presidency at Claverage is mainly this kind of tradition.
What is a prank on a “wing nut”?
Willingness to give or share with others.
What is generosity?
When Sophie dumps water on him during tai chi, Cap keeps calm and continues. Give the vocab word for sticking with a task despite obstacles, and the activity he’s doing.
What is perseverance; tai chi?
The person who actually puts Cap’s name in nomination for class president.
Who is Zach Powers?
After finding a dead bird among the gross locker pranks, Cap does this respectful act.
What is wrap it and hold a small funeral/burial?
In Chapter 8, Cap researches this violent spectacle and decides it’s cruel.
What is bullfighting?
Tricked or confused—like a target of a prank.
What is bamboozled?
Looking at Mrs. Donnelly’s supportive view of Cap versus Sophie’s embarrassment uses this reading skill; state one key difference between their views.
What is compare/contrast; Mrs. Donnelly sees Cap as kind/earnest, while Sophie sees him as embarrassing?
Chapter 5 is told from this student’s point of view.
Who is Hugh Winkleman?
The “press” event Naomi stages is really just this kind of performance meant to sell the prank.
What is a fake press conference/briefing?
In Chapter 8, these are taken from Cap’s locker, leaving him to walk home barefoot and sore.
What are his sandals?
To shock or astonish someone completely.
What is flabbergast (or flabbergasted)?
On the ride home, Cap calls the bus “an insane asylum on wheels.” Identify the vocab term that captures how a typical student might feel at his reaction and the specific scene.
What is flabbergasted; the chaotic school-bus ride in Chapter 8?