Alex's mom grounds him. He is made fun of at school by Bryan Gilson until his best friend Laurie intervenes.
What is Chapter 3, "Day of the Dork-Wit"?
100
Alex Gregory
Who is the narrator of the novel?
100
"Notes from the Midnight Driver"
What is the title of this novel?
200
rhetorical
What is a word meaning used to make an effect?
200
Mr. Solomon Lewis
Who is the elderly man Alex spends time with at the nursing home for his community service hours?
200
Alex underage drunk drives and crashes into his neighbor's lawn gnome. He is then arrested and taken to the hospital.
What is Chapter 1, "Gnome Run"?
200
First person point of view
What is the point of view used to narrate this novel?
200
Jordan Sonnenblick
Who is the author of this novel?
300
pathetic
What is a word meaning sad and sorry?
300
Judge Trent
Who is the judge who sentenced Alex and responds to his letters?
300
Alex goes to court and pleads guilty. He is sentenced to community service hours and has his drivers' license suspended.
What is Chapter 4, "My Day In Court"?
300
New Jersey, United States
The hospital, the courthouse and Alex's neighborhood, home and school
Where is the physical setting of the novel?
300
Fiction
What is the genre of this novel?
400
pried
What is a word meaning to open by leverage?
400
Laurie Flynn
Who is Alex's best friend since they were both young?
400
Alex wakes up in the hospital and learns how he's injured himself. His parents come to visit him and they begin arguing.
What is Chapter 2, "The Wake-Up"?
400
Alex underage drunk drives and crashes onto his neighbor's lawn, breaking her lawn gnome.
What is the main conflict in chapters 1-5?
400
2006
New York, NY, United States of America
When and where was this novel published?
500
uncanny
What is a word meaning extraordinary or weird?
500
Mrs. Janet Gregory
Who is Alex's mother and the one who grounds him after his accident?
500
Alex describes the nursing home, the nurses, and first seeing and meeting Solomon. After this, he writes a letter to Judge Trent begging her to reassign him.
What is Chapter 5, "Solomon"?
500
Contemporary/Present day times, the mid-2000s
What is the chronological setting of the novel?
500
His grandfather Solomon Feldman
His father Dr. Henry Sonnenblick
Who is one person Jordan Sonnenblick dedicated this novel to?