Flush Chapters 9 and 10

When describing the sheriff's gag order against him, Paine Underwood says, "And here I was , rotting in jail, deprived of my freedom to speak out by some small-minded, small-town bureaucrat with a badge."  What does the word "bureaucrat" mean?  Use your context clues.  

• A person who is lazy
• A person who works for free
• A person who believes in free-speech
• An official in a government department

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4

How did Paine Underwood escape from jail?

• He got the attention of the security guard, pointed the other direction, yelled, "Hey what's that?",  and ran the other way
• Grabbed the keys with a long stick and unlocked the door.
• They forgot to lock his cell.
• Made a tiny bomb out of toothpaste and chewing gum and blew open the door.  

What tone does his father have when he uses the simile, "But how could I stay there, muzzled like a dog?"

• Amused 
• Impassioned
• Bored
• Joyous

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What would have to happen for the charges to be dropped against Paine Underwood?

• Pay for all the damages to the Coral Queen
• He becomes a mole for the FBI
• He agrees to move to North Carolina and he does not talk to Shelly anymore
• He stops spreading stories and undergoes psychological testing

"We were so nervous that we worked like robots-she scrubbed, I dried and stacked."  How does comparing how they are doing dishes to robots describe the mood of the scene?

• It makes shows that the characters feel tense because robots move in a way that is very stiff and tense.
• It shows that the characters feel very happy because they are pretending to be robots.
• It shows that the characters feel sad, because robots don't show any joy.  
• It shows that the characters feel underappreciated because robots cannot love.  

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why were there no bruises on Noah when Jasper Jr. beats him up at the end of chapter 9?

• Jasper Jr. didn't hit hard enough to make a bruise.
• Noah eats a Florida orange every day, and doesn't bruise easily because of that.
• He hit him in the stomach.
• He covered up the marks with flesh colored make up.  

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

How was Paine kept track of at home by the authorities?

• He had an officer sit with him at home 24-hours a day.  
• He was tied up to a chair in his living room.
• He had to call from his home phone every 2 hours.  
• He had to wear an electronic tracking bracelet.  

When Paine goes out the window at the end of chapter 10, having removed his ankle bracelet, she says, "Oh, that's just terrific...I'll go pack your suitcase for state prison...Will they let you bring your own pajamas?"  What is her tone she is using toward her husband?

• Serious
• Funny
• Understanding
• Sarcastic

"...any minute a dozen squad cars with screaming sirens will be racing down the street."  What kind of figurative language do you see in this sentence?

• Personification
• Idiom
• Allusion
• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

"I want both of you to keep your lips zipped, and let me do the talking.  Is that understood?"  How does this idiom show how Mrs. Underwood feels?

• "...keep your lips zipped..." show that she is very serious about wanting to be the one who does the talking.
• "...keep your lips zipped..." shows that she is happy and making about joke about how much her family talks.
• "...keep your lips zipped..." shows that she wants her family to forcibly shut their mouths.  
• "keep your lips zipped..." shows that she feels lazy and does not want to deal with her family any more.  

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CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4