Characters
BeeBee is not your average 8 year old. She is obsessed with...
money/finances
Why is Kyle upset about babysitting Beebee?
he wants to get paid for it
Kyle and BeeBee are going on vacation to
Oregon
What animal does the warning signal sound like?
cow
Name two things that happened at the beginning of the story in the (Rising Action)
Mr. Davidson won salesman of the year
Earthquake hit Fisher beach
The hotels caught on fire
Describe Daren
Daren is a bully who is very selfish
What surprises Kyle at the airport?
Daren is also going to Oregon
Which of the following is not one of Kyle's four goals for the summer?
a. help Beebee make friends
b. raise his batting average
c. learn to pop a wheelie
d. make Daren leave him alone
a. help BeeBee make friends
Why does Daren think that going uphill is a bad idea?
he thinks the woods will catch fire
Who is the major conflict in the book between?
WHo is the protagonist?
Who is the antagonist?
Protagonist-Kyle
Antagonist-Daren
Kyle would be considered a hero in the book. What does Kyle do for Daren that makes him a hero
carries him down the stairs of the hotel to get him out of the lobby
Why can't the family stay at the Frontier Lodge?
it is closed for repairs
Mr. Davidson won salesman of the year
What decision does the captain of the Elegant Empress make?
head further out to sea
What is the setting of the story? What is the situation/climate?
Fisher Beach, Oregon
summer
What jobs do Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have in the book?
real estate agents
The sign on the beach warns visitors to go _____________
uphill away from the water/beach
Two words that describe the Totem Pole Inn would be ____________ and ________________
a. elegant, huge
b. new, clean
c. old, dingy
c. old, dingy
Why does the warning system that Fisher Beach has in place not work?
Fisher beach has many tourists who have no idea what the sounds mean, the few locals are the only ones who respond to the warnings
When does the climax of this story take place.
What is a climax?
Climax is the major event in the story.
The tsunami sets the stage for the rest of the book
Name the new characters that we recently met and something about them.
Josie, Norm, Pansy
all locals living on Fisher Beach
What lie does Kyle tell his mom about Daren to avoid hanging out with him.
He tells his mom that he smokes
What happened to BeeBee when she went to get a candy bar from the hallway?
she got stuck in the elevator
Over summer break an actual tsunami took place...
Where did this happen and describe something we learned about it
Indonesia on Dec. 22nd
many people died
Indonesia's warning system consisted of buoys
Their warning system does not work at all
Prediction-make a good prediction of what you think is now going to happen in the book
answers will vary