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