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Characterization
Figurative Language
Reading Comprehension 1
Reading Comprehension 2
Reading Terms
100
Describe how Roy's character changed throughout the book.
What is, at the beginning he disliked Florida and got in many conflicts with Dana, the running boy, and Beatrice. Towards the end of the book, he started enjoying Florida and became great friends with Beatrice and the running boy.
100
Look at page 180, "He wished he was as brave as a champion bull rider." What type of figurative language does this sentence show?
What is a simile?
100
What are some examples of the types of vandalism that occurred?
What is snakes, survey stakes, spray painted car, etc.
100
How did Officer Delinko know that Dana was innocent of the vandalism?
What is, he threw a plastic alligator and Dana freaked out, proving that he was too scared to place real alligators into the port-a-potties.
100
What is a possible theme that you could learn from the book?
What is love, friendship, growing up, corruption, etc.
200
Describe what changed Officer Delinko's character.
What is stumbling upon the owls and realizing what would happen to them if the construction continued.
200
On page 232, there are examples of onomatopoeia, what are they?
What is "Heh, Heh" and "kssh! ksshh!"
200
What happened to Officer Delinko that caused him to get demoted to desk duty?
What is, he fell asleep on the job, his car got spray painted and it made the newspaper.
200
How did Roy's dad end up helping the owls and stopping the building of Mother Paula's?
What is he checked out the file from city hall, had his lawyers look at the files, and realized the proper permits were not there.
200
What were some major conflicts in the book?
What is Mother Paulas, Dana vs Roy, Beatrice vs Dana, Officer Delinko, Curly, etc
300
Compare Beatrice's attitude from the beginning of the book to her attitude/character towards the end of the book.
What is at the beginning she was very angry and aggressive.Towards the end of the book, we can tell that she is friendly and cares about helping others.
300
Pg 241, "fleet footed friend," is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is alliteration.
300
Towards the end of the book, why did the running boy not want Roy and Beatrice's help at the construction site?
What is, he didn't want them to get into trouble. He felt that he had already caused enough trouble as it was.
300
What first changed Roy's attitude about Florida? (*Hint, it involves the running boy showing him something.)
What is, when the running boy showed him the creek, the mullet fish and the beautiful scenery of the woods.
300
What is the setting of the story? (There can be multiple settings)
What is Florida, Montana, School, Construction Site, etc
400
Describe Dana and the conflicts that he gets himself into.
What is, Dana is angry, bulky, mean and always into trouble. He went to jail for trespassing and attempted burglary.
400
On page 233, Officer Delinko compares the bulldozer to a steel hulk. What is this an example of?
What is a metaphor.
400
What happened at the groundbreaking ceremony?
What is, students showed up to protest. Roy spoke up about the owls. The running boy buried himself into the ground and them formed a barricade.
400
Mullet Fingers tries to go back home and his step-dad seems totally normal about him moving back. It's his mother who flips out. Do you find this odd, why or why not? What does that tell us about her character?
What is, she is greedy, thinks of only herself, thinks mullet fingers is bad news and wants him sent away.
400
What are possible tones of the book?
What is sarcastic, humorous, sad, etc,
500
Who are the protagonists and the antagonists throughout the book?
Protagonists- Roy, Running Boy, Beatrice, Officer Delinko Antagonists- Roy, Chuck Muckle, Curly
500
On page 219, it says, "I'm going out on a limb here." This type of expression is called an ___________, something we don't take literally. What do you think this expression means?
What is an idiom, taking a risk.
500
How did Roy trick Dana into entering the construction site?
What is, he mooned Dana into coming outside, then lied about there being cigarettes inside Curly's trailer.
500
What type of genre do you think this book could be? Explain how the characters and situations that occur could really happen in today's society.
What is, realistic fiction.
500
What is the mood the book?
What is funny, sad, cheerful, angry, etc.