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