Our Novel
Describe the Prairie Schooner.
Dippy's flower power r.v. (recreational vehicle) - striped.... crazy paint....
Doing the right thing instead of the safe thing is ________________.
a. a theme
b. the coward's way out
c. more dramatic
a. a theme
What is the main ingredient in latkes?
a. milk
b. coffee
c. potatoes (trpl. pts.)
c. potatoes
In this life, one may work with:
a. brain, language, and hands
b. hands only
c. brain and hands only
a. brain, language and hands
(all three)
Advice from the experts- Reduce your PTW-
PTW means:
a. personal time wasters
b. potatoes, trees, water
c. Patrick Tra'von Watson
a. personal time waster
What was a funny part in this novel?
-ants in Max's pants
and more...
TRUE or FALSE
Max frequently mentions his old friend Freak in this book.
(dbl. pts.)
TRUE
"You're my jam...." means ________________
(trpl pts.)
Your my type, my kind, my style, my friend....
(on that line)
What is 1 profession one relies heavily on their hands?
massage therapist
surgeon
construction worker, etc.
What is one PTW in the USA today?
too much time on phone, too much on the games, too much sleep, too much social media, too much of tv time, etc.
Something that shocked you in this novel was when _________________________________
-Max hitchhiked
-the Undertaker showed up in MT
-when Grim showed up in MT
-when Dip arrived at the mine tunnel
-learning Worm's Dad died (etc.)
How are Max and Worm like outsiders?
They both are quite shy, loners, introverted, and without other siblings.
...both come from broken homes...
I mist you.
How do you really spell the word in the center?
missed
"What you do in school as a teen will rely heavily on how well you live the next ________ years"- Sean Covey
a. 5 b. 25 c. 50
(dbl. pts.)
c. 50 years
What is the advantage of travel? How would you benefit?
Give us a good, solid answer.
learn a bunch
see new stuff
meet new people
Travel= education!
What would you change about this novel?
Answers will vary.
How are Dip and Grim similar?
(dbl. pts.)
Both elderly, or as the book calls them "old fogeys".
They are both pretty easy-going and understanding.
Candles come in many forms. They stand alone or are in a jar.
Name 2 candle shapes.
(tpl. pts.)
tea lights, votive, taper, or pillar
"A good education gives you __________ for your future."
a. a heart ache
b. options
c. regrets
b. options
Give an example of a professional career.
principal, lawyer, doctor, architect, engineer, dentist, banker, etc.
Name 3 things that describe Hobo Joe.
slender nomadic friendly
tall generous baked beans blanket
and more....
What happened to the Undertaker in the resolution of the novel?
After getting stuck in the rubble of the tunnel, he was then arrested and sent to jail.
Yacht-
What was the pun?
I ____________ you a yacht.
love or like (either one)
Education and hard work will open doors for you and you will ________________________.
a. lose your good credit
b. make more money
c. forever be changing jobs
b. make more money
What is a talent you have that you could get paid to do? (be honest here)
Answers will vary.