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wants to be an Ironman
Who is Bo?
100
Mr. Serbousek's nickname
Who is Lion?
100
…I will never again raise my voice in anger against anything…if you please, oh please, just turn back the hand of time… (p. 44)
Bo says this when he is faced with entering the Nak Pack for the first time. He wishes he could take back the actions that lead him to this consequence.
100
“When I was twenty-give yards away I heard a long, anguished moan, and I looked back over my shoulder to see him standing, staring… (p. 80)
Bo says this about hearing the tramp moan when he saw the money Bo had given him.
100
gives Bo bruises on the inside
Who is Lucas?
200
…a really sleek, powerful-looking girl doing battle with a rowing machine. (from Ch. 2)
Who is Shelly?
200
He’s one of the few regular-looking guys in the group—nice clothes. Dark, kind of slicked-back hair, would be pretty good-looking if you could ignore the permanent scowl on his face.
Who is Joey?
200
I got the feeling he’d be steppin’ all over my blue suede shoes. (p. 48)
Bo says this after meeting Elvis because Elvis is so intimidating.
200
“To accept your view of things, I’d have to believe in the divine rights of teachers. (p. 72)
Bo says this to his father since Luke always assumes the teacher is correct.
200
…this really weird-looking kid with long hair and a headband, wearing a University of Washington t-shirt so dirty it looked like a year-old dust rag, and bell-bottom pants.
Who is Hudgie?
300
He talks like Slim Pickens and dressed like his fashion guru is the Marlboro Man.
Who is Mr. Nak?
300
a butterflier on the university swim team who tells Ian to leave Bo alone
Who is Ron Koch?
300
He is without sufficient oxygen to predict Bo’s short lifespan aloud, but draped over the lane divider, sucking air like a tropical depression, he points a finger at Bo’s heart. (p. 41-42)
The narrator says this about Ian after Bo has successfully beaten him during swim practice.
300
“Go on in and get suited. Tell Coach I’ll be there in a minute. Soon as I get some speed tips from the Ironman …” (p. 67)
Ian says this to the rest of the team so he can stay outside and bully Bo before practice.
300
“you best be getting’ here to Mr. Nak’s early morning ‘tude-fixin’ class or you won’t be comin’ back to school, in which case you won’t get no diploma, in which case you won’t get no job, in which case you’re gonna end up in prison like your older brother done.”
Who is Shuja?
400
…pulls himself out of the water, his triceps bouncing on the backs of his arms like tennis balls, pectorals dancing…This guy is Terminator III.
Who is Ian Wyrack?
400
…one of those guys who started shaving in junior high, and then started using the straight razor he shaved with to take everybody’s lunch money.
Who is Elvis?
400
It was the nature of my father’s power over us that no one outside the family had an inkling of my interment. (p. 37)
Bo says this to explain that no one outside of his family knew that he had been grounded to his room.
400
“WHAT ABOUT THE VALUE OF PAIN?” (p. 83)
Bo says this to his dad after his dad says Bo doesn't know the value of money. Bo is talking about how Luke has hurt him.
400
Let’s Bo in the side door entrance of the school building.
Who is Don Sheridan?
500
the waste-oid who likes the sound of a card hit the spokes
Who is Jordan?
500
…(a) sister, who’s three years older than (this character is) and off on her own.
Who is Kathy?
500
Looking back, I’m still astonished at the flood of humiliation and hatred washing through me as I stood facing him, the field mouse before the hawk. (p. 34-35)
Bo says this when he is remembering how he stood up to Luke.
500
…I ain’t said a word to him since I dropped outta tenth grade. That there’s a philosophy you might wanna adopt.” (p. 43)
The janitor (DS) says this to Bo about Mr. Redmond.
500
“It’s tragedy when it happens to you and comedy when it happens to someone else…” (p. 30)
Bo's English teacher Mrs. Conroy said this explaining that when something awful happens to a person, to them it is horrible; however, to others it may be funny.