October Sky Characters/Questions
Dorthy
Girl Sonny had a crush; his lab partner
Ike Bykovski
Machine shop worker punished by Sonny's father and sent to work in the mine.
Quentin
Smartest boy in the BCMA
Basil Ogelthorpe
The newspaper reporter from the Bluefield Telegraph
Dr. Werner Von Braun
The scientist who inspired Sonny.
When a rocket landed close to mining company, Sonny's father:
was mad at Sonny for being a thief of company property.
Miss Riley
Chemistry teacher who encourages the Rocket Boys to succeed
Mr. Dubonnet
Leader of the miners' union
Who died in the mining accident?
Mr. Bykovski
Mr. Fuller
New mine superintendent; shut down Cape Coalwood until Dad stepped in.
Two major changes at Big Creek High School
No football, harder academics (classes)
Book that Miss Riley gave Sonny:
Properties of Guided Rocket Design
The new propellant was called:
Rocket Candy
Homer Hickam Sr.
Sonny's Father
Jim
Sonny's brother.
Elsie
Sonny's mother
Mr. Van Dyke
The general superintendent of the mine; was fired when he tried to convince the owner's of the company to not sell the houses.
Cape Coalwood was founded when:
the minister told the fathers to help their sons.
How did the boys prove they didn't start the fire:
through trigonometry
