Kyle
What are one of Kyle's goals for the summer?
-Increase his batting average
-Pop a wheelie on his scooter
-Increase his allowance
-Make Daren stopped bullying him
What does Daren do to Kyle when he bullies him?
He punches, pokes, trips, and shoves Kyle.
What is one reason Kyle tolerated being bullied for so long?
Kyle was smaller than Daren.
Kyle dislikes confrontations of any kind.
Kyle avoids physical conflicts.
Kyle is a bully.
False.
Who is BeeBee's bear named after?
Bill Gates
How does Kyle settle differences with people?
With discussion and compromise
What does BeeBee say about Daren to her parents?
Daren is mean and he picks on kids at school all the time.
Why were Kyle's family going on a vacation to the Oregon coast?
To attend a national sales conference. Kyle's dad won Salesman of the Year.
Mrs. Hoke said to her class, "Read your goals once a week during the summer".
True
Why does BeeBee (an 8 year old) know about the stock market?
She's a financial whiz.
Name an adjective to describe Kyle.
Kind, brave, responsible
When there was a fire in the hotel, how was Daren feeling when he pushed BeeBee?
Scared/frightened/terrified
Why does Kyle get to start on his goal of getting Daren to stop bullying him earlier than he planned?
Daren and his parents were also going on the vacation in Oregon.
Daren's parents sent him on the vacation to Oregon by himself.
False
Why did BeeBee drop Bill and bury her nose and mouth in a wet towel?
To keep the smoke out of her mouth and lungs.
What happened to Kyle's hand when he was in the lobby?
He burned his hand on the brass door handle.
Kyle and BeeBee run away from the ocean in case a Tsunami comes after the earthquake. What does Daren say about this?
He says, "If Kyle had a brain, he would go down to the water instead of running away like a scared rabbit."
How does Kyle help his sister during the earthquake and fire in the hotel?
He tells her to get on the floor and cover her head with her hands.
He has BeeBee cover her mouth and nose with a wet towel.
He leaves the hotel with BeeBee to get far away from the ocean and a possible Tsunami.
The safest place to go when a tsunami hits is close to the beach?
False
Why did Kyle say BeeBee scared him half to death?
He didn't know if BeeBee was stuck in the elevator or if some nutcase had abducted her.
Kyle has to decide if he should take BeeBee uphill away from the ocean or stay near the hotel. What helped Kyle decide to keep going uphill away from the beach?
The memory of his Dad's voice saying,"You got that?" after he read the Tsunami sign to Kyle and BeeBee.
What are some of the psychological reasons people like Daren bully?
-To instill fear in others as a means to gain power
-Feel threatened by someone else (often only subconsciously aware)
-Revenge because the bully thinks their target wronged them or a friend of the bully
-They were bullied in the past by someone
-It makes bullies feel better about themselves when they put down others
What is the external conflict in Escaping the Giant Wave?
The external conflict is character vs nature. The people of Oregon vs the tsunami.
Deciding to leave their hotel room after the earthquake was a life and death decision Kyle had to make.
True
After Daren is helped by Kyle, he panics, shoves BeeBee and she lands on her knees. How does she feel about Kyle helping Daren?
Not good because she feels they should have left him behind.