Okay for Now
What happens to Lucas on the way from the bus stop to the back of the car?
He gets attacked by protesters
which of doug's teachers figures out that doug can not read, something that "no teacher had figured out before"?
Mr. Farris
who tips off the police who the real burglar is?
Mr. Swieteck
Who encourages Doug to draw the autobahn birds
Mr.Powell
In what class is Doug put in a group for students who have shown "excellence and promise"?
Mrs. Verne's Math class
Who gives her potted plants away
Mrs.Swedick
who has the Brown Pelican? Where is it located?
Principal Pettie his office
what were the trivia contest prizes
Roger Maris, Mickey Mantal and Joe Pepitone signed baseball; a parking space, and 100 dollars to doug
who is Lil? what does her father do for a living?
She is the with the bike chain and she talks to doug outside the library. her dad owns Spicer Deli
who is mrs. windemere? what question does lil keep asking her dad about mrs. windemere on the Saturday of doug's first delivery day?
She is the women that orders from Spicer's deli. Lil keeps asking her dad if he is going to warn doug about her.
Why is Christopher again questioned by the police?
The tools n more store was robbed again and there was a bike pedal left by the back of the store that fit Christopher's bike perfectly
Why does the Swieteck family have to move to Marysville, New York?
Their dad's job
when does christopher get guts to steal back the baseball?
When doug stands up to his father for taking the trivia prizes from him
Who has autobond prints?
Windemere, Ballard, Peattie, Mr.Gregory, mr.russel
what does doug see in the library that captures his interest and imagination?
a book about birds
under what pretense does mrs. cowper begin working with doug after school, teaching him how to read?
a counter literary unit
what piece of baseball memorabilia does Holling give to Doug before Doug moves to Marysville?
a jacket
What did Doug's dad use his 100 dollars for
a truck
What prizes are being offered to the winners of the Trivia contest? Who wins the contest, and how are the prizes distributed? Do either of the winners get any of the prizes?
baseball signed by Roger Maris, Mickey Mantle, and Joe Pepitone, a parking spot, and $100. Doug and Mr. Ballard win the contest, but Doug doesn't get any of the prizes because his dad took the baseball and the $100
What does doug discover on the so-called gym teacher's clipboard? what does this discovery reveal about the mans experience in Vietnam?
he discovers drawings of the Vietnam war. it reveals he had a terrible hard time and he was there and he saw all the things. HIS EXPERIENCE WAS BAD!! (on test)
How does Doug's demeanor change at school at school in the month of November? How does this affect his relationships with his teachers and classmates?
he is in good spirits, he cares and is involved in school again. His teachers start to show respect for him and Miss cowper lets him read the last part of Jane eyre. Also, Mrs. Verne finally called on Doug.
How does Coach Reed help lucas?
he offers lucas a job as assistant junior high school gym coach.
what does doug offer to do for coach reed? what does coach reed's acceptance of this offer indicate about the changed dynamic between the two?
he offers to wright down the scores and times of his students. they are understanding each others lives and they can relate.
How does doug act heroically while babysitting for the Daughertys?
he saves joels life by running Joel over to the bottom's house
What is strange about Principal peattie's speech patterns?
he speaks in 3rd person
In what way is Doug responsible for the Yellow Shank being returned to the book?
he told Mr. Ballard that it belonged by in the Audubon book
what memory keeps doug from feeling fully engaged in his life? What information is the reader initially missing about this memory?
his conversation with principal peattie and how he said the teachers gave up in him
Mr.Mcelroy
history
What is the the tie breaker question
how many stitches are on a baseball 2016
"The Deal"
if Christopher was proven unguilty he could take the bird picture
How does the reality of the picnic differ from Doug's father's predictions?
it was very nice, great food, prizes, etc.
What did Lucas lose in the Vietnam War
legs up to his knees
What happens on the opening night of the play?
lil gets sick and has to go to the hospital so doug has to take her part
What does Lucas keep bringing up that eventually causes Doug to tell him to "shut up" and accuse him of "not even trying"?
lucas keeps talking about how he doesn't have legs and can't walk
mr.powell
male libriannan that teaches doug how to draw
what does the reader eventually learn that principal peattie said to doug at the end of their meeting in the office? to what does doug compare the feeling of having been told this?
the teachers do not care about him and he gave up in school and he is comparing this to the protesters yelling at Lucas
What is the one reason that Doug's father chooses to go to the Annual Ballard Paper Mill Harvest-Time Employee Picnic?
they are having trivia about babe ruth and his dad knows everything about babe ruth
who is Mrs. Merriam? who is mr. Powell?
they are the librarians and mrs. merriam is not nice to doug at all but mr. powell is very nice to him.
what happens when doug's shirt gets ripped off in gym class? how does this explain doug's refusal to stay on his assigned team, the "skins"?
they see his tattoo that his father made him get when his father was drunk
How does this situation with the jerk brother affect Doug's relationships with adults in town?
they think he is guilty because his brother has been accused
what happened to the plates of the Arctic term, the Large-billed puffins, the Red-Throated Diver, and the Brown pelican? Why?
they were sold because the city needs money
what is close to the theater?
times square
what bargain does doug make with principal peattie?
when they figure out who robbed the store and it isn't Christopher he has to give the Brown Pelican book back to the library. But doug can't miss any classes and he gets to stay in advanced Algebra but still has to go to After School Detention
According to Mr. Ferries, what is the basic principle of physical science and how does it apply to doug's situation?
2 bodies can't occupy the same space at the same time. It means that Doug can't be judged for his brother's actions
what did doug give mr. russel in exchange for the Autobond print?
handwritten autobiography written by erin copeland
For what reasons does principal peaty call doug to his office? What will Doug's punishment be?
Because he is skipping class and running instead he has to go to PE during lunch to make up the wresting unit
who helps doug out the night Joel gets sick?
Christopher
who is falsely accused of all the robberies?
Christopher
what gift from her mother does Lil deliver to the DUMP? what does Doug's jerk brother do to the gift?
Daisys he spits all over them
for what are the "Dark woods"na metaphor?
Dark times, bad things to happen
Where does Doug take Lil, and why? What happens that Doug considers to be even better than making a perfect ringer shot?
Doug takes Lil to the ballard paper mill to teach her how to throw horseshoes. Doug and Lil kiss which he considers to be even better than making perfect ringer shot.
Who is Christopher? Why does the reader only learn this information now?
Doug's older brother and we just learn it now because we saw the nice side of christopher and how he treats Lucas
Who steals the Joe Peptone's Jacket from Holling Hoodhood
Ernie Eco
Author
Gary D. Schmidt
What truth about Doug's father is revealed?
He realizes that he has been living his life horribly by drinking and neglecting his family. Him and Mrs. Swieteck have a conversation and they decide to turn in Ernie Eco in and start being better parents and spend more time together as a family
How does Doug's brother demonstrate his admiration for the fact that Doug "still got guts"?
His brother tells Doug that even if he (doug) was a jerk, he still had guts. also, he tells Doug where the baseball was
What do you think will happen to Lil?
I think Lil will keep on trying and not give up and survive
What do the boys in doug's wrestling class do to show solidarity with him?
Instead of wrestling they just circle around each other?
why did doug move to shirts team?
he did not want his tattoo to show
What classic novel is the basic for Mrs. Windermere's new stage play?
Jane Eyre
what book is doug's english class reading? Of whom does the protagonist of the book remind doug?
Jane Eyre reminds doug of Lil
what does carry with him when he delivers groceries this weekend? in what way does this item influence his interactions with the adults he encounters?
Jane Eyre. He gained the adults respect back
who is the celebrity athlete in the audience at jane eyre?
Joe Pepitone (the mayor, and Jimmy stewart were also there)
Who is in the audience on opening night?
Joe Pepitone, Jimmy Stewart, and Mayor Lindsay (Mayor of NYC)
what artist was responsible for the drawings in the large book of birds?
John James Autobond
what vision does doug imagine that he describes as "almost like seeing a ghost"?
Lucas and him throwing a baseball
What are the most important parts of the letter from Vietnam that lucas had a friend write for him?
Lucas is wounded but he is ok, he will be home in 3 months
What is the school theme for the year for Washington Irving Junior High School?
catch the spirit
who wrote jane eyre
charlette bronte
what did he call puffins (a type of bird)
chumps
in the beginning Christopher steals doug's hat and trades it for what?
ciggarettes
lillan spicer
doug's friend who he has a crush on and she is suspected to develop cancer
christopher
doug's older brother who misbehaves and gets in trouble and is accused of stealing by police
principal pettie
doug's principal who judges doug from who his brother is and doesn't give a crap about doug and doesn't believe in him
joe peptone
drugs favorite baseball player had a hat and jacket signed and worn by time but ernie eco stole jacket and doug's older brother takes hat comes to doug's play
Mrs.Couper
english taught Doug how to read
What happened to Doug's yankee jacket?
ernie eco stole it
Mr.Russel plays what instrument
flute
What kind of trouble does Doug get into in the last 2 weeks of October? What is his punishment? How has Doug's demeanor changed in his classes? How do his teachers react?
got into fights, after school detention, doesn't do his HW, not answering questions
Mrs.Verrin
math
who is the teacher and how does he figure out he can not read?
mr. Farris he makes him read the periodic table and he could not
Explain the content of this quote: "we were both chumps. but you know what? it's not so bad when you are chumps together."
mr. spicer and doug were both chumps because they were crying over Lil. but it isn't as bad when you are crying together.
who has the rocking horse?
mr.farris
who is the playwright?
mrs. windemere
what five people have copies of the autobahn pages
mrs.windemere mr.ballard mr.gregory mr.pettie mr.russell
mr. spicer
owns spicer's deli and is lil's father provides doug with the delivery job
what does mr. powell leave for doug on top of the case in the library?
paper and pencils
What is a ditto?
paper that is run off on a roll
Mr.Ferris
physical science
mr.gregory
produced and published play in rose theater
describe mrs. windemere's property. what does mrs. windemeredo for a living? how does Mrs. windemere personify creativity?
really big, pretty, a manchion she writes playwrites a god who comes only when he pleases
Of what second crime is the jerk brother suspected?
robbing "Tools and more"
Of what crime is the jerk brother suspected? (1st time)
robbing Spicer's deli
What does Mrs. Merriam have in common with the Swieteck family?
she also has family in vietnam. her son is MIA in vietnam
maryville
small town in new york that doug's father gets a job at forcing the swedick family to move
in what year does the novel take place?
summer of 1968
What surprises Doug about Mr. Russell?
that he can play the flute
what does the reader suspect about Lucas from comments that the jerk brother and doug's mother make in this chapter ( and from references to "sounding like lucas" that doug makes earlier in the novel)
that lucas was a smart alike
what is the name of the first bird he drew?
the arctic tern
mrs.merriam
the lady librian that doesn't like doug at first and has a son in war
