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Where did Holling take Meryl Lee for Valentine’s Day?
To see the play Romeo and Juliet.
What happened to the cream puffs?
Chalk dust got all over them
What country is Mai Thi from?
Vietnam
Where does Holling attend school?
Camillo Junior High
Which activity does Mrs. Baker agree to do despite disliking it?
Camping in the mountains
How much cash did Holling have to spend on his VD date with Meryl Lee?
$3.78
Who ended up in taking Mai Thi in?
Mrs. Bigio
What does Mrs. Baker do after Hollings encounter with Mickey Mantle
Arranged for him and his friends to meet two other Yankee Baseball players
What is the name of the baseball player that scorns Holling?
Mickey Mantle
Which new car does Mr. Hoodhood buy?
A Ford Mustang convertible
Mrs. Baker takes Holling on a field trip. Where does she take him?
To places of architectural interest.
Name any two ways it means to run like Jesse Owens.
Lean forward, arms/legs like pistons, head straight and still, hands loose, breathing controlled
Where does Holling find Heather after she ran away?
Minneapolis
Holling accidently left an open space for them to slip out when trying to put them in a different cage.
Which character does Holling play in the Long Island's Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?
Ariel
His Job / Getting business for his company.
Holling does something heroic. What does he do?
He saves his sister's life.
What are the two ingredients in the surprise Vietnamese dessert Mrs. Bigio made?
Fried bananas, caramel, coconut, nuts
Where does Heather go when she runs away?
California
Holling is essentially mourning the loss of his previous "hero" after finding out that the person he looked up to for so long turned out to be a not so nice person.
What are the two classroom rats' names?
Sycorax and Caliban
What character does Holling play in the Tempest?
Ariel
Why does Heather want to be a Flower-Child
To be a part of something bigger than herself.
What is the car's make and model (and colour) that Chit drives?
a yellow VW (Volkswagon) Bettle (bug)
Which Shakespearean character does Holling compare his father to?
Shylock
What does Danny suggest is the reason Holling ran so fast in the cross country race?
Because Sycorax and Caliban were chasing him.
Who displays unexpected heroic qualities when she grabs the rats by their necks?
Mrs. Sidman
What two famous American leaders were assasinated in this book?
Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobbie Kennedy
What recommendation does Holling's sister give him at the very beginning of the novel when he expresses his concerns about Mrs. Baker?
He should get some guts
Where/How did Holling transfer Heather the money to buy her bus ticket back to NYC?
Western Union