Main Idea
What is the main idea of the book?
What is Claire is a girl who's life is not going so well also because something tragic happened to her dad, he had a stroke, so Claire is trying to find life normal again?
What is the role of Claire?
What is she is the main character?
What can you infer about Claire at the beginning of the book?
What is she is not having a good life and she wishes it was better?
What is the exposition of the story?
What is Claire thinks that her life is not going so well and thinks her life could be better?
How does Claire's dad character develop over time?
What is he is funny and joking but then all of a sudden he has a stroke and is trying to recover from it?
What's the main idea in chapter 5?
What is Claire's dad is acting strange so Claire calls 911 so she can find out what's wrong with him?
What is the importance of Matthew?
What is he is the brother of Claire and he tries to help out with their dad as much as he can?
What can you infer about the type of person Mrs. Selinksky is?
What is she is mean, grumpy, and doesn't play around?
What is the rising action of the story?
What is Claire's dad had a stroke and everything was different for her and her family and her dad could never be the same?
How does Ryder's character develop over time?
What is he stops being so mean to Claire and actually tries to stick up for her when something goes wrong, so he mellows out?
What is the main idea at the end of chapter 15?
What is Claire was practicing her saxophone in front of her dad and she was playing 60s music and her dad started humming and slightly singing to the song and she thought it was progress so she was really happy?
What is the importance of Ryder AND Regina?
What is they are mainly mean to Claire but when they heard about her dad they started standing up for her more?
What can you infer about Claire's dad after he starts acting strange at the table in chapter 5?
What is he is having a stroke?
What is the falling action of the book?
What is her dad has pneumonia and Claire and her science lab group got called to the principles office?
How does the development of Claire contribute the the plot?
What is she has gone through so much that in the end she ends happy?
What is the main idea in chapter 19-20
What is Mr. Thomson calls Claire and her lab group into the office to talk about the lock-down and he tells them why Mrs. Selinksky is like the way she is?
What is the role of Mrs. Selinksky?
What is she is a mean, strict, teacher who always talks about how everyone should be like her perfect daughter?
What can you infer why Claire's dad only was able to say Matthew's full name and only nicknames for everyone else?
What is because Matthew was the only one who didn't get a nickname like everyone else?
What is the resolution of the book?
I don't know I haven't finished the book.
How does Mrs. Selinksky's character development contribute to the plot?
What is she is always talking about her daughter and how to be more like her but over time her students start understanding her more?
What is the main idea of chapter 18?
What is Claire is in a lock down and she is trying to reach her brother to see what is happening with her dad but her teacher is being mean and takes her phone away and Ryder and Regina stand up for her?
What is the importance of the character Mr. Thompson?
What is he is the principle of Claire's school?
What can you infer when Mrs. Selinksky starts telling her students not to be on their phones or she will take them during the lock-down?
What is Claire refuses to get off her phone and when Mrs. Selinksky caught her and tries to take it Ryder and Regina stand up for her?
What is the climax of the story?
What is when Claire is in a lock down and worried about what is happening with her dad and Mrs. Selinksky takes her phone?
How does the development of Claire's mom change over time?
What is Claire's mom was so calm at first but then when the incident with her husband happened she put all her effort into him and became kind of uptight?