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What is August's feeling about school events?
He hates them because adults stare at him.
Why does Auggie have to start wearing hearing aids?
Because his hearing is getting worse.
Explain where the Lobot reference comes from.
Lobot is a character in The Empire Strikes Back who wears a bionic radio-transmitter.
What is the "war" that Auggie is talking about?
Julian started leaving abusive notes in August's and Jack's lockers. Then, August and Jack started leaving notes in Julian's locker but they weren't abusive, just rather ridiculous.
What does he compare his ears to?
He compares them to two squashed pieces of pizza dough sticking out of the top of his neck.
Who helps Auggie with his grief over Daisy's death?
No one. He deals with his grief by himself.
Why did Julian, Miles and Henry choose Jack as a target for bullying rather than August?
Because they knew that it would be easier to get caught bullying August than Jack, who was an "easier target".
What finally convinces August to wear the Lobot hearing aid?
He hears so much better. He says "his ears were hearing brightly now."
Why is it so hard for Auggie to lose Daisy?
She brings home three tickets for the school play, which shows that she's ready to assume the reactions to August's deformity.
How does August know that people aren't really against him anymore?
The other students started laughing at Julian when he spread a rumour that Jack had hired a "hit man" to get him, Henry and Miles: they thought it was a pathetic lie.
Also, the students stopped playing "The Plague." Finally, the other kids start joking with August.
Why doesn't Via want her parents to come to her school play?
If her parents come, then August will most probably come, and Via is a little ashamed of August.
Give more proof that August is growing up.
He doesn't want his dad to call him "Auggie Doggie."
Why doesn't Auggie's mom come to console him after the fight between, Auggie, his mom, and Via?
Because Daisy the dog is very ill and Auggie's mom has to talk her to the veterinary hospital.
What showed to mom and Via that Daisy was really hurting?
Daisy bit mom, showing that she was in pain.
What is an "understudy"?
It's someone who replaces an actor or actress in case he or she can't peform for some reason.