Jack and Joseph
The church that Jack and Joseph stop at and clang the bell
First Congregational
When Joseph's dad puts his hand on his back Joseph does what?
flinches
Whose point of view is the story told from, and what POV is this?
Jack- 1st person
"Rosie told him she loved him"
Personification
Who is Jupiter?
Joseph's daughter
Throughout the book Joseph calls Jack this nickname, and Jack doesn't like it, and this is what Jupiter calls him when she first meets him.
Jackie
Joseph forms a bond with this cow and she loves when he does what?
Rosie- and her rump rubbed
When Joseph goes out onto the ice of the Alliance River, Jack remembers when he was younger and saw this happen
a yellow dog fell through the ice and died
When Joseph is out on the ice, the author uses this literary device to tell the reader why Jack is afraid he will fall through. Jack has a _________
Flashback
Why did Madeline name the baby Jupiter?
It was Joseph's favorite planet (and hers too)
This person tells Jack to be careful around Joseph Brook because he isn't like normal kids. Name this character and another character who judges Joseph without truly knowing him
Mr. Canton
Mr. Haskell
Mr. D'Ulney challenges Joseph when he is on office duty by giving him these to solve. He also teaches Joseph what advanced math subject?
theorems (geometry questions, etc)
Trigonometry
The note that Jack's parents leave under the tree for Joseph says this, and what did they mean by this?
"we'll help" -- they were going to help him find Jupiter
answers will vary
Joseph leaves to find Jupiter when he finds out she is in what town?
Brunswick
Joseph's dad tells him the real reason the Hurd family is fostering him is for :
The money/to make him work
Joseph walked how far to see Maddie each weekday? How many miles is this a week?
7 each way.
70 miles
Joseph tells the reverend at Christmas Eve service that if there were angels, ____ wouldn't happen
bad things
The text says "she glowed with light like the brightest planet in the darkest sky." This is an example of what type of figurative language, and what is this referring to?
Simile- Jupiter
Where does Jupiter's foster mother work and who meets her first?
Library- Jack
How does Jack show that he is loyal to Joseph?
He says that he "has his back", and walks with him instead of bus, goes to look for him in Brunswick, and joins the fight against the 8th grade boys
Joseph carries THIS book around with him, and this teacher wanted to discuss this with him
Octavian Nothing
Who is at the Hurd house as we get to our climax, and what does Joseph see that lets him know who is there
Joseph's father - brand new pickup truck
Joseph is told by several people that he "is just a baby himself." This is an example of which type of figurative language?
hyperbole or metaphor
What was the foreshadowing that let us know Jupiter may end up with the Hurds?
When the Hurd's go into their bedroom at the end of the story and make phone calls. (after talking about Jupiter helping to sap trees somday)