Bryce
1. Read the following sentence from Chapter I:
"I wedged myself up in the top shelf of my closet, and lucky for me, neither of them looked up".
Which of the following sentences best identifies Bryce's attitude about his situation?
A.) Bryce is flipping over his new neighbor.
B.) Bryce is complaining how girls do not fight fairly.
C.) Bryce dreads being in his neighbor's presence.
D.) Bryce resents moving into a gossiping, backstabbing neighborhood.
C.) Bryce dreads being in his neighbor's presence.
2. Read the following sentence from Chapter 2:
"He was going to keep on moving boxes around until he collapsed, and by then Bryce might be dead. Dead before he moved in! The tragedy of it catapulted me in the moving van. I had to help! I had to save him!"
What does this quotation reveal about the Julianna's personal qualities and how she will relate to Bryce?
A.) She is clever and will try to be tricky.
B.) She is caring and will try to be helpful.
C.) She is pushy and will try to get her way.
D.) She is enthusiastic and will try to be humorous.
2. Read the following sentence from Chapter 2:
"He was going to keep on moving boxes around until he collapsed, and by then Bryce might be dead. Dead before he moved in! The tragedy of it catapulted me in the moving van. I had to help! I had to save him!" What does this quotation reveal about the Julianna's personal qualities and how she will relate to Bryce?
B.) She is caring and will try to be helpful. -> 10
"One's Character is set at an early age, son. The choices you make now will affect you for the rest of your life." ~Granddad
Words of the Wiser
Read this quote from Chapter 9. “There’s nothing like a head-strong woman to make you happy to be alive.” Which synonym below could replace the word in bold to make the connotation more positive?
A) Strong-willed
B) Rude
C) Confusing
D) Smart
A) Strong-willed
This clip is an example of which Signpost? https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=x0Fnxdv5rJ8
Contrast and contradiction during the Basket Boys date.
Think about the setting, why is the multi-purpose room a bad place for Bryce to express his feelings to Juli?
A) Juli's boyfriend is in the room.
B) Only teachers are allowed in this room.
C) The room is full of students having lunch.
D) The room is off-campus, where students are not allowed.
C) The room is full of students having lunch.
Which words best describe how Julianna feels when she finds Bryce throwing out the eggs she has given his family because they are afraid of salmonella?
A) Angry and Resentful
B) Surprised and Nervous
C) Enraged and Speechless
D) Embarrassed and Angry
D) Embarrassed and Angry
"I tried to kiss her! In front of this whole room of people, while I was supposed to be having that stupid basket boy lunch with Shelly and Miranda, I tried to kiss her!"
Contrasts and Contradictions
What can be inferred about what Granddad means when he says, “Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss…. But every once in a while you find someone who’s iridescent…”?
A) Juli is always cheerful.
B) Juli is admired by many kids.
C) Juli is an extraordinary person.
D) Juli smiles brightly at everyone.
C) Juli is an extraordinary person.
This clip is an example of which Notice and Note Signpost?
Memory Moment when Bryce moved in.
What is the main reason Bryce tells his mother the real story about Julianna’s eggs?
A) Julianna and her family are coming to dinner.
B) Julianna tells him she knows the truth already.
C) Bryce wants to avoid the dinner with the Bakers.
D) Bryce is afraid his sister Lynette will tell his mother first.
A) Julianna and her family are coming to dinner.
"[Mrs. Loski] probably thought I was delivering [eggs] out of the kindness of my heart. And maybe I should've been giving the eggs away, but... earning money from my eggs gave me this secret happy feeling, which I was reluctant to have the kindness of my heart encroach upon."
A) Positive meaning to add to
B) Negative, meaning to intrude upon
C) Positive, meaning to leave alone
D) Negative, meaning to take away from
D) Negative, meaning to intrude upon
It all started the summer before second grade when our moving van pulled into her neighborhood.
Memory Moment
The author indicates that Bryce feels “that something is wickedly out of control in his house.” What does she mean by that?
A) Bryce does not understand the Baker family.
B) His father's resentment of Matt and Mike's behavior
C) His mother's anger at what he did with Julianna's eggs.
D). His family does not seem as "perfect" or "normal" as he once thought.
D). His family does not seem as "perfect" or "normal" as he once thought.
This clip is an example of which Notice and Note Signpost?
Words of the Wiser-Grandad shares how he thinks Juli is remarkable.
7. Read the following sentences from Chapter 5: “I’m pretty sure she cried then, but I didn’t actually see it. I went down to my room to pack my stuff for school feeling like the biggest jerk to ever hit the planet. I’d been sneaking around throwing out eggs for over two years, avoiding her, avoiding my father---what did that make me?” What do these sentences reveal about Bryce’s experiences up to this point in the novel?
A) They help him realize that he is a coward.
B) They help him realize he has misjudged Julianna.
C) They help him realize he is afraid of his father.
D) They help him realize his father is right about Julianna and her family.
A) They help him realize that he is a coward.
What is all over Uncle David’s bedroom walls? Remember, his room reminded Juli of a “quilted cave”.
A) An arrangement of different colors of gum.
B) A bunch of completed puzzles.
C) A bunch of different candy wrappers.
D) An arrangement of photos with his family.
B) A bunch of different completed puzzles.
"Do you realize Mrs. Stueby and Mrs. Helms pay me for my eggs?"
"You're kidding."
"No! They pay me two dollars a dozen."
"No way."
"It's true! All those eggs I gave to you I could've sold to Mrs. Stueby or Mrs. Helms!"
Aha Moment
Read the sentences from chapter 8: “I avoided [Bryce] the rest of the day, but by the end of school there was a tornado inside me, tearing me up from one end to the other.” What is the “tornado” that Juli is referring to?
A) A feeling of guilt.
B) An inner conflict.
C) A family problem.
D) A physical illness.
B) An inner conflict.
This clip is an example fo which Notice and Note Signpost?
Aha! Bryce has been throwing away the eggs. Juli could have sold them.
What is the best evidence in the last chapter of the novel that Bryce has changed and now values a relationship with Julianna?
A) He digs a hole in her yard in order to plant a sycamore tree.
B) He comes to her house to apologize making fun of her Uncle David.
A) He digs a hole in her yard in order to plant a sycamore tree.
What is the author’s purpose for contrasting Julianna’s point of view and Bryce’s point of view throughout the novel?
A) To reveal the difference in the way boys and girls relate to fathers.
B) To reveal the difference in the way Julianna and Bryce make friends.
C) To reveal the difference in the way Julianna and Bryce mature and change.
D) To reveal the difference in the way boys and girls make important decisions.
C.) To reveal the difference in the way Julianna and Bryce mature and change.
I couldn't leave and let them cut down the tree! I cried, "You can't cut it down! You just can't!"
Again and Again
Read the sentence from the novel: “Juli always tried to stand beside me, or talk to me, or in some other way mortify me.” What does the word mortify mean in the sentence?
A) Help
B) Humiliate
C) Interrupt
D) Worry
B) Humiliate
This clip is an example of which Notice and Note Signpost?
Again and again-Mrs. Loski tells the family they are inviting the Bakers to a sit down dinner.