zach's lie tset

what did mr. osborne leave in the jack-in-the-box? Why did he do so?

Mr. Osborne left a letter. So that Zach will know the truth about alonzo

Now that Alonzo is gone, why cnat the granger family stay in Elko?

The grangers can't stay because alonzo can still get to them from jail

what is a protagonist? witch characters fall into this category

The leading character Zach, Cat, Sam

zach wrote in his journal: If you take the "v" out of lives, what do you get? what do you think he meant? What problem does Zach have as a result?

Zach meant that his family lives are all lies. This leads to peter writing this on the borad.

alonzo

bad guy, owns airplane drug thing

peter

bully, parents are gamblers, adopted

benat

cats grandfather, basque

decoy

distraction

What is the point of view of the novel?

first person -zach third perosn- omniscient

why did you think peter short was so mean spirited? provide examples

i think peter is so mean spirited because his parents don't care for him and peter takes his anger out on others

dilapidated

in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect

how is sams form of discipline helpful or harmful to the students? explain

it is helpful because it's helps get anger out on anything

zach granger

main charatcer, blue eyes, black hair

define subject and give an example

main topic honestly

manacles

noun- a mental band, chain or shackle for fasining hands or anckels

prodigy

noun- a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or adilities

vehemently

noun- facing strong feeling, forceful passionate or intense

What is the antagonist? Witch characters fall into this category

person who actively opposes peter, alonzo

describe peters deal with hector jones and how it ended.

peter will tell hector everything he knows about the osborne's and will get $200, but peter knows to much so he is captured

sam

school custodian, used to be a spy, basque

what happened to the family at the end of the book? details!

the family got new names and mrs.greene and mr.greene we're waiting on alonzo's plane for mark and christine

define theme and give an example

the lesson actions have consequences

mused

verb- be absorbed in thought

Mr. Osborne

zach's dad, in jail, drug trafficer

catalin

zach's gf, basque, works at the Nevada

Mrs. Granger

zach's mom, book store owner, blonde, blue eyes

Wanda Granger

zach's sister, actress, blonde, blue eyes

what was sams job before he moved to Elko? how did this help zach? what were sams reasons for not leaving Elko?

• before sam moved to Elko russian spy help zach bc zach has someone to relate to • sam didn't leave Elko bc he has to do the opera and a shepard stays with his flock

what clues did you get thoughout the story sam sebesta is an unusual person to be a custodian? when did you begin to suspect that he knew more than he revealed to zach?

• really go at piano • he speaks basque • has a punching bag I suspected he knew more when he had foreign magazine