The Characters
This character is the genius who creates the homework machine.
Who is Brenton?
This is the name the kids give the homework machine.
Belch
Why does Miss Rasmussen put the four students together?
Their last names all begin with D.
This character's nickname is "Snik," which comes from spelling his last name backward.
Who is Sam
Brenton originally created Belch to do this.
What is homework?
What does Brenton tell Sam that causes Sam to become interested in him?
Brenton tells him that he has a homework machine.
This character is the hardworking student who is in the gifted and talented program.
Who is Judy
What makes Belch especially useful to the four kids?
It can complete their homework and make it look like they did it themselves
What does the group call themselves?
What is the D Squad?
This character is the class clown and a student who doesn't care much about school.
Who is Kelsey
What happens when the kids try to unplug Belch?
The machine's red light stays on, showing that something unusual is happening.
What happens to Belch at the end of the story?
The kids throw/catapult Belch into the Grand Canyon.
Name all four members of the D Squad.
Brenton, Sam, Kelsey, and Judy?
Why does Brenton eventually become worried about Belch?
Belch begins to evolve and act beyond what Brenton originally programmed it to do.
Who begins sending strange instant messages to Brenton and the others?
Who is R. Milner?