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1. The doctors described August’s condition as… a. Small anomalies b. Strange occurrences c. Unusual facial structure d. None of the above 2. Mr. Pullman said sending Auggie off to middle school was like… a. setting him up to fai...

1. The doctors described August’s condition as… a. Small anomalies b. Strange occurrences c. Unusual facial structure d. None of the above 2. Mr. Pullman said sending Auggie off to middle school was like… a. setting him up to fail b. the cruelest thing they could do c. sending a lamb to the slaughter d. adding insult to injury 3. Mr. Tushman is… a. August’s new homeroom teacher b. head of the science department c. director of the middle school d. none of the above 4. Charlotte played the lead in the musical… a. Oliver b. Annie c. Cats d. Wicked  5. After the tour, Auggie felt… a. excited b. nervous c. confused 6. The name of August’s new school is River Heights Prep. 7. Jack ignored August the first day of school. 8. Everyone treated August normally the first day of school. 9. Ms. Petosa asked all the students to share two things you want other people to know about yourself 10.Julian asked August if he liked Dark Sidious from Star Wars just to be mean. Short Answer What is a precept? What was Mr. Browne’s September Precept? What does that precept mean to you? Do you agree with it? Why or Why not? 1. Students can sit at the “Summer Only” lunch table if… a. they have a summer-related name b. if they have a season-related name c. if they are nice d. answers a & c 2. When Jack Will asked August about plastic surgery… a. August ran out of the classroom b. August got angry c. they were able to joke about it together  d. August pretended like he didn’t care but it bothered him 3. Mr. Browne’s October Precept was… a. Old ways won’t open new doors b. No act of kindness is ever wasted c. Your only competition is your potential d. Your deeds are your monuments 4. Julian said he wasn’t coming to August’s birthday because… a. he didn’t want to be seen there b. he had other plans c. his mom never RSVP’d d. none of the above 5. The terrible thing Jack Will said to the group of boys on Halloween was… a. August looks like a shrunken head doll b. August should wear a hood over his head every day c. he would kill himself if he looked like August d. August looks like an orc T 6. If August had worn the Boba Fett costume, he never would have overheard Julian and Jack’s conversation 7. Via said August is the sun and that her, her mom, and dad are the T moon. 8. Via has always seen August the way everyone else sees him. T 9. Before Grans passed away, she told Via she loved her more than T anyone in the world. 10. Auggie cut off his Padawan braid. T How did Auggie realize that students went out of their way to avoid touching him? What did he compare it to? What happened when August wore the Bleeding Scream costume to school for Halloween? 1. After Via stopped spending lunch time with Miranda and Ella, she… a. ate her lunch by herself b. ate her lunch while hiding in the bathroom c. ate at the smart-kids’ table d. ate at the popular-kids’ table 2. After the Bleeding Scream incident, Via convinced August to… a. go to school the next day  b. call Jack and to him about it c. tell mom and dad d. go to the Halloween parade 3. Via was flabbergasted when Auggie told her… a. he hated school b. he was mad at Jack c. Miranda had called him d. he didn’t feel well enough to go Trick or Treating 4. Summer noticed that most of the students in her grade level were acting differently this year. There were… a. acting too grown-up to play b. all they wanted to do was “hang out” c. afraid to catch “the plague” d. all the above 5. When Summer went to Savanna’s party… a. Julian made fun of August b. she wasn’t invited to the party because she was friends with August. c. she called her mom and snuck out d. none of the above 6. Summer explained to Jack the reason why August was mad at him. T 7. Jack knew who August was before the school tour. T 8. Jack changed his mind about going to the school to welcome T August because he wanted to protect August from Julian. 9. Mr. Tushman asked Summer to be nice to August. T 10. Summer and August dressed up like mummies for the Egyptian T Museum Exhibit. What did Jack do during the snow day? After reading from Jack’s point of view, do you think he is a nice kid? Why or why not? Provide examples from the book to support your opinion. 1. After punching Julian, Jack was…  a. expelled b. suspended c. had detention d. None of the above 2. In Mrs. Alban’s email to Mr. Tushman, she assumed… a. Jack was to be expelled. b. Jack was to be transferred to a different homeroom teacher. c. August was not held to the same application standards as the rest of the students. d. none of the above 3. When Jack came back to school… a. Julian punched him. b. everyone celebrated what he did to Julian. c. many of the students avoided him. d. everyone was angry at him. 4. Which students were choosing sides? a. the girls and boys b. mostly the girls c. mostly the boys d. Reid’s friends 5. How does Justin help out Jack? a. yelled at Julian, Henry, and Miles after they bullied him. b. tells Julian, Henry, and Miles to not mess with Jack  c. pats his fiddle case like it is a gun case. d. answers b and c 6. Justin was cast the lead role in Our Town. T 7. Via was cast the lead role in Our Town. T 8. Justin plays the fiddle to help himself remember his lines. T 9. Justin is upset Via didn’t tell him she used to be friends with T Miranda. 10. Justin eventually grew out of his tics. T What is different about Justin’s written point of view? Why do you think R.J. Palacio (the author) made that choice? Name three things that are unique about Justin. 1.During the science fair exhibit, what did August notice the parents doing that reminded him of middle school? a. the parents ignored the teacher’s instructions b. they wandered around talking and laughing c. they formed small little groups their kids form d. none of the above 2. Who is Beulah? a. a mean girl that hangs out with Julian’s group b. a made up girl that Jack and August created c. Summer’s best friend from summer camp d. none of the above 3. What happened after the doctor turned on August’s hearing aids? a. it was so loud he had to rip them off b. he hated the way they looked c. he no longer heard white noise and it sounded “lighter” d. none of the above 4. August was very upset at Via and Mom because… a. they lied to him about how sick Daisy was b. they forced him to wear his hearing aids at school  c. he thought they were lying to him about Via’s school play d. Mom wanted to go see her play without him 5. Daisy wasn’t acting like herself because… a. She was whimpering b. She bit Mrs. Pullman c. She was vomiting frequently d. all the above 1 S t u d e n t S a v v y © 2 0 1 7 T 6. Via did not have her picture in the program because she was the understudy 7. August decided to stay home from the play T 8. Via ended up playing the lead role opening night T 9. Miranda got a standing ovation T 10. Miranda lied to the kids at camp about her life T 11. Miranda didn’t call Via after camp because she was mad at her T What happened on opening night of Our Town? Was August nervous about the Fifth -Grade Retreat? Which part made him nervous and why? What did he find out on the bus that made him more relaxed about the trip? 1. When the older kids were bullying August and Jack… a. Amos came over with Henry and Miles and rammed into Eddie b. Jack punched Eddie and ran c. Ms. Rubin came and broke up the fight d. August was hit in the head by Eddie 2. Right after the fifth grade nature retreat… a. August pretended like nothing ever happened  b. The teachers somehow heard what had happened with the older kids c. August told his mom right away when he got in the car d. none of the above 3. Bear is… a. the nature retreat mascot b. the Pullman’s new puppy c. the school mascot d. Amos’s new nickname after standing up to Eddie 4. When the students came back to school from the retreat… a. Amos got in trouble for fighting with the older students b. Julian made fun of Amos, Henry, Miles, and Jack for protecting August at the retreat c. The story became exaggerated and more students were interacting with August d. Eddie was forced to come to Beecher Prep and apologize to August 5. When Mr. Tushman called in August to discuss the seventh graders from the retreat, August was surprised that Mr. Tushman already knew… a. about the nature reserve incident b. that August was close friends with Jack and Summer c. that some of the students treated August differently d. that things were not always easy with Julian True or False (Circle one)  6. Mr. Pullman threw away August’s astronaut helmet 7. Mr. Tushman referenced a line from J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan in his speech T FT F 8. During Mr. Tushman’s speech, he glared at Julian. T 9. Charlotte won the silver metal for academic excellence T 10. Summer won the gold metal for creative writing T 11. August received the Henry Ward Beecher medal T 14. Choose one of the characters from the novel who shared their point of view. What did you learn about this character from reading their side of the story? Did their point of view surprise you? Why or why not? 15. What did this novel teach you about kindness? Before the novel, did you ever associate bravery with kindness? If you could do a kind thing for someone today, what would it be?