Schooled by Gordon Korman Ch 1 - 10

Which of the following story events has had the most impact on changing Capricorn Anderson's life?

• Rain refused to allow Cap to enter his science project in the state fair.

• Rain fell out of a plum tree and broke her hip.

• Cap was arrested for driving without a license.

• The doctor called social services to make arrangements for Cap.

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Capricorn's story is told in first person. What story element changes from chapter to chapter?

• The conflict is not the same.

• The author changes the style from serious to humorous.

• Each chapter presents the story from a different character's point of view.

• The plot changes slightly from the previous chapter.

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The best explanation as to why Mrs. Donnelly got kind of tense when Rain her Floramundi is that...

• the name brought back bad memories, and she will still a little afraid of Rain.

• She didn't like the name.

• She thought Rain was punishing her for leaving the farm with her parents.

• Rain didn't approve of her as Cap's caretaker

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How were Naomi Erlanger's reasons for picking on Cap different from those of Zach and the other students?

• She felt sorry for Hugh Winkleman

• She liked Zach and wanted to do something to get his attention

• She was worried that Zach and Lena might get together and come after her

• She thought Cap was so strange and clueless, he deserved it.

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After participating fully in getting Cap elected eighth grade president and then engaging in the follow-up harassment, which even led Naomi Erlanger to do something she couldn't explain?

• Zach and Darryl hoisted Cap onto their shoulders and carried him onto the stage

• Zach led Cap to believe that he had to learn the names of more than a thousand students

• Cap confessed that his grandmother was his only friend

• Cap conducted a funeral for the dead bird he found in his locker.

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What was the major reason Sophie donnelly hated Capricorn and didn't want him in her house?

• She was concerned about what people would think.

• Her mother was giving him a lot of attention.

• His healthy eating habits made her look bad.

• She suspected the freakazoid liked her.

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For Cap, the most troubling difference between Garland Farm & C Average Middle School was

• Garland was simple - one of everything and only two people. C Average was so complex, it was impossible to analyze and understand the things that happened.

• On the farm, Rain had taught him all he needed to know. At C Average, he had Hugh.

• At Garland, there were no girls. At C Average, one was writing him love notes.

• Everybody at Garland had been from San Francisco and no one at C Average was from there.

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What does the following passage from the end of Chapter 9 tell the reader about Sophie Donnelly? "So I turned to Cap and snarled, "Keep your split ends off my side of the couch!".....But my heart wasn't in it that night.

• She is terrified that Cap will tell her mother about the driving lesson.

• She is feeling guilty for stealing her mother's car.

• Cap's hair looked so gross, she didn't want him sitting near her.

• She has started seeing the good in Cap, and her attitude is changing.

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Naomi Erlanger was the person who __________ that stuck in Cap's long hair when he was having lunch in the cafeteria.

• put the dead bird in his locker

• send him perfumed love notes

• shot the spitball

• send him to the press room

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Naomi hoped that when Zach became her boyfriend, she could make him as _________ as Capricorn Anderson.

• fake

• honest

• sensitive

• caring

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