Plot
Why did the kids end up in Monica's office?
They wanted her to pick them up after school, but James showed up instead.
Who is Captain Benjamin?
He was the captain in charge of the whale-watching ship.
What word parts (affixes, root/stem) can you find in "recall"?
re - again
call
To recall something means to "call it again" or remember.
Is this sentence grammatically/structurally correct? If incorrect, please correct it.
Brynleigh accuses Holiday of assault her.
Incorrect.
Brynleigh accuses Holiday of assaulting her.
What is Brynleigh mad at Holiday about when she confronted Holiday in the parking lot?
She's mad that Holiday "showed her up" (embarrassed) her in front of the class with the physics question.
What did the kids end up discovering in Monica's office?
They found a secret room with photos with many kids with markings on their hands, including Holiday.
What sorts of 'jobs' does Birdie get to help Cyrus and Holiday?
She gets the 'boring' ones, like keeping quiet and playing dumb.
What word parts (affixes, root/stem) can you find in the word "jogged"?
-ed - makes the word into past tense; also indicates a word is a verb
To jog something means to help or cause something to happen.
"Maybe something will jog your memory."
Is this sentence grammatically/structurally correct? If incorrect, please correct it.
The kids went to Monica's office before seeing James in the school parking lot.
Incorrect.
The kids went to Monica's office after seeing James in the school parking lot.
How did the Anders family try to show they were going to start over with no more lies?
They had a waffle breakfast together and hugged each other, promising each other no more lies.
What happens when Holiday is alone in the car with Monica?
Holiday tries to make Monica remember all the lies she's told about Holiday's younger birthdays (which didn't actually happen since she wasn't a part of their family then), but then Monica locks her in the car, takes her phone, and eventually admits to Holiday that Holiday had been found in the water.
Cyrus comes up with a clever idea to take pictures of the pictures in Monica's secret office. How is this consistent with Cyrus' character?
We know Cyrus is science-oriented and good at collecting information and data.
That he would think to take pictures of the photos in Monica's secret office is in-line with him being good at focusing on collecting and documenting data.
What is a synonym for "vessels" in this sentence:
"There were no other vessels out in the water that day."
boats or ships
Is this sentence grammatically/structurally correct? If incorrect, please correct it.
The kids were surprised when they found a secret room in Monica's office filled with photos of kids with markings.
This sentence is correct.
List at least 2 characters that are untrustworthy right now.
Untrustworthy means you can't trust them -
James and Monica - they are not telling the whole truth about things; they're hiding something and not wanting the kids to find outWhy did the Anders parents finally decide to reveal how Holiday was really found?
They hoped that answer would be enough for the kids to stop investigating Holiday's past.
Who do you suspect Captain Benjamin calls at the end of Episode 20?
He might be contacting someone from the military or from the Child Catchers - whomever was connected with the helicopter from Episode 1.
He mentioned he never wanted to think about that day they found Holiday again. Something must have happened afterwards to make him grumpy about that day. Maybe now he has to report to those people and that makes him grumpy.
What word parts (affixes, root/stem) are in "telepathic"?
tele - prefix meaning "over a distance"
path - root word meaning "feeling"
ic - makes a word function as an adjective
Is this sentence grammatically/structurally correct? If incorrect, please correct it.
Although Monica spoke calmly in the car, Holiday was panicking.
This sentence is correct.
What do you think we will find out about Holiday and her past now? List at least 2 pieces of evidence to back up your prediction/inference.
Answers can vary and include (but are not limited to) the following as evidence:
The photos of the kids with markings in Monica's secret room
Badger is in the photo, too
Holiday's special 'hacking' ability
Child Catchers are looking for her and seem dangerous
The parents not wanting her to discover anything else about her past
Why do you think the parents get extremely upset about Holiday persisting with trying to find the truth about her past? What clues tell you that's why?
The parents are afraid that Holiday will discover something terrible that's true about her past, which they know about, and if that happens, something bad will happen.
You can infer this based on these clues:
-How James(?) treated Badger when interrogating him (He was pretty threatening)
-The parents' responses to Cyrus during the camping trip about why they don't tell the truth to Holiday - suggesting they are afraid of what she'll find out and it's 'better' for her not to know
-The photos of kids with markings on their hands in Monica's secret office
-How James reacted when he found Holiday and Cyrus in his trunk at the military base ("If you talk, I'll have to respond, and you won't like it")
Cyrus mentioned Birdie looked sad when they left to go to the docks. Why is she sad?
Birdie thinks Holiday is running away to go find her answers. She doesn't want to lose Holiday as a sister. However, she also doesn't want to stop her because she loves her sister. She understands this is something Holiday feels she has to do, but she is not sure when or if Holiday will come home, so she's sad.
Use context clues to determine the meaning for the word "blight" in this sentence:
Captain Benjamin described the helicopter making all that noise and wind as a "blight on the water, disturbing our peace and our whales."
blight: something that causes harm or damage
Mosquitoes are blights that do nothing but make people miserable with bites and disease!
Is this sentence grammatically/structurally correct? If incorrect, please correct it.
Monica and James were furious until Holiday would not stop digging into her past.
This is incorrect. Some possible corrections:
Monica and James were furious since Holiday would not stop digging into her past.
Monica and James were furious because Holiday would not stop digging into her past.
Holiday would not stop digging into her past, so Monica and James were furious.
So far, we met a kid who has super speed (Badger) and one who is really good at hacking (Holiday). If you were writing a character in Six Minutes, what ability would you give your character? Why?
Answers can vary.