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100
According to Junior, what is worse than being poor and not having enough food? 
Losing a best friend (Oscar) because parents can't afford to pay the vet bill. 
100
Junior, describe some of your physical challenges and what you are good at. 
I was born with too much cerebral spinal fluid inside my skull and had to have surgery at 6 months of age. I had too many teeth and had to have all ten teeth pulled in one day. I have had seizures but haven't had one in seven years. What I'm really good at, though, is drawing cartoons. I want to be a famous artist.
100
My eyes use to be married to each other but now they hate each other's guts. 

A. Personification B. Simile C. Onomatopoeia


A. Personification-When you give human qualities to objects/animals. 
100
Both Rowdy and Junior were born on November 5 1992 in Spokane Washington. 



Both Rowdy and Junior were born on November 5, 1992 in Spokane, Washington. 
100
Why is Chapter 2 titled, "Why Chicken Means so Much to Me."
Junior's family doesn't have enough money sometimes to buy food. On occasion they come bursting through the door with a big bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Junior states there is nothing better than a chicken leg when you haven't eaten for 18 hours.  
200
Describe the similarities and differences between Junior and Rowdy. 
Similarities: Born on the same day/same place, both like cartoons, both have parents who drink/who have lost hope

Differences: Rowdy is angry and gets into fights. He reads cartoons to escape. His dad is physically abusive. Junior is bullied, he draws cartoons to escape and to make Rowdy happy. His parents are not abusive.



200
Rowdy, what is your home-life like and where can you go to get away?
It's difficult. My dad drinks too much and throws hard punches. But I never try and hide my wounds because I think they make me look tougher. I spend most of my time at Junior's house. It's like I'm a member of their family. 
200
Oh, I was skinny. I'd turn sideways and disappear. 

A. Metaphor B. Alliteration C. Hyperbole

C. Hyperbole-an extreme exaggeration.
200
Rowdy my best friend loves the cartoons that I draw. 
Rowdy, my best friend, loves the cartoons that I draw. 


Appositive Rule-additional information about the subject

200
Happy Belated Birthday, Hunter!
200 free points for whoever selected this question!
300
What did Rowdy do after Junior was physically bullied by the triplets and what does this suggest about their friendship? 
He shaved off their eyebrows and cut their long braids. His actions suggested to Junior that Rowdy really cares about him. Junior states that he feels guilty for loving him for that but revenge also feels pretty good sometimes. 
300
Rowdy, why do you value Junior as a friend?
Junior is the one good thing that I have in my life. He draws cartoons because I like to read them. His house is a safe place where I can escape from my dad's abuse and difficult life at home. He is the one person that I can talk to about my dreams. 
300
My brain was a giant french fry. 

A. Metaphor B. Personification C. Simile

A. Metaphor-comparing two things without using like or as
300
My sister no longer writes romance stories lives in the basement and didn't do anything after high school. 
My sister no longer writes romance stories, lives in the basement, and didn't do anything after high school. 


Items in a series rule

300
Explain what information Mr. P shares about Junior's sister to Junior. 
He shared with Junior that his sister was the smartest student he had ever had. Junior's sister was a really good writer. She was interested in writing Romance novels. He thought she would go on to be a writer. This surprised Junior. 
400
Describe the differences between Junior and his sister. 
Junior still has a love for life and his sister seems to have given up (living in the basement, not moving on after high school graduation).
400
Junior, why did you hit Mr. P in the nose with a book? 
I didn't really mean to hit Mr. P, but I was really angry when I noticed my mother's name in my geometry book because that meant that our textbooks were over 30 years old! 
400
His heart is as strong and mean as a snake. 

A. Alliteration B. Simile C. Personification

B. Simile-comparing two things using like or as.
400
"I'm sorry they suspended you" Mr. P said. 
"I'm sorry they suspended you," Mr. P said. 


Seperates a direct quotation in a sentence

400

Dice Challenge...

Whoever is the fastest at rolling a 3 two times gets the points.  

400 points goes to the winner!
500
Why is Junior surprised when Mr. P apologizes to him and why is he apologizing?
Junior isn't expecting an apology from Mr. P since he just threw a book at him and broke his nose. Mr. P apologizes for how he was as a young teacher (not respectful of Indian culture/way of life). 
500
Mr. P, what is your wish for Junior?
I don't want him to give up like the other people on the reservation have. I want him to take his hope and go somewhere other people have hope, far, far away from the reservation. 
500

I think the world is a series of broken dams and floods and my cartoons are tiny little lifeboats. 

A. Metaphor  B. Simile  C. Onomatopoeia

A. Metaphor-comparing two things not using like or as




500
Man I hated Mr. P hard. I wished I had a whole dang set of encyclopedias to throw at him. 
Man, I hated Mr. P hard. I wished I had a whole dang set of encyclopedias to throw at him. 


Interrupter rule-interrupts the flow of the sentence

500
The puzzle ball maze challenge...

First person who gets the metal ball into the center wins the points!


500 points goes to the winner!