Vocab
Characterization
Elements
Questions
100

Avocation

a hobby
100

Who are the two main characters?

John and Lorraine

100

How old are the two main characters?

Sophomores in HS (15)

100

What is the benefit of having more than one narrator?

You get to see both of their thoughts/actions/feelings. 

200

Distort

twist something from the truth

200

What's a word used to describe John?

Prankster

Jokester

Troublemaker

Genuine

200

Where does the story take place?

Franklin HS, Staten Island

200

What is John's "source problem" according to Lorraine?

His family is the reason he drinks. 

300

Incandescent

glowing

300

What's Lorraine's mom like?

Judgemental

Mean

Rude

Distant

300

What part of the plot diagram are we in?

Exposition

300

What is John's opinion of his own father?

He's a "bore"

400
Commememorative

honoring something

400

Are John and Lorraine close with their families? Why?

No

400

How did John and Lorraine meet?

On the bus, she thought he was laughing at him

400

Why is John's game with Lorraine, Dennis, and Norton a "telephone marathon?"

They try to keep people on the phone for a long time. 

500

Subliminally

Not consciously

500

Why does John want to write about the Pigman?

Because Lorraine's eyes only light up when they talk or write about him. 

500

What kind of narration is the book written in?

First Person POV

500

How does John feel about Lorraine's mom?

He thinks she doesn't see her good qualities.