Pay It Forward AR

What did Mr. St. Clair do for Trevor after the first class ended?

• He advised Trevor about courses to take next semester.

• He offered a few suggestions regarding a strategy against bullies.

• He removed his eye patch to show that his eye was missing.

• He agreed to share photos of his time in Vietnam.

What inspired Trevor's pay it forward idea?

• his mother's story about a soldier and his loyal war dog

• a TV program about a genetic experiment

• a news report about world population

• his father's riddle about working thirty days

To make up for slapping Trevor across the mouth, Arlene agreed to...

• help him weed Mrs. Greenberg's garden

• invite Mrs. Greenberg to dinner on Friday

• take Trevor to see Jerry in jail

• go out for pizza with Mr. St. Clair

What did Matthew do with some of the money Mrs. Greenberg left him?

• He bought a laptop and gaming system.

• He rented an apartment and bought a new motorcycle.

• He helped pay for his older sister's first semester of college tuition.

• He took his overworked mother on a weekend getaway.

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After getting advice from Lou, Reuben decided to...

• buy a ring for Arlene

• let Arlene see him without his eye patch

• introduce Arlene to his parents

• ask Arlene to go away for a weekend with him

What was significant about October 19, 1992?

• Reuben and Arlene planned to marry on this date.

• Arlene finally asked Reuben to move in with her.

• It was the anniversary of Reuben's tragic accident.

• Trevor's dad showed up at the door.

What did Chris Chandler discover about the Movement when he researched it?

• It was similar to one that had happened in Europe in the late 1800's.

• It had begun after a man gave his life for another.

• Sydney G., the man who claimed to have started it, was lyiing.

• Stella Brown had benefited from it by receiving a new kidney.

Trevor asked if Reuben could pay it forward by...

• giving his mother a second chance

• befriending Mrs. Greenberg's son

• helping his mother pay the rent

• becoming his legal guardian

According to Trevor, what was the best part of his tour of Washington, DC?

• the Vietnam War Memorial, because Reuben and Arlene had gotten engaged there

• the Smithsonian, because he had gotten to sit on a T-rex skeleton

• the White House, because he wanted to be President someday.

• the Lincoln Memorial, because Lincoln was his hero for freeing slaves

What moved Arlene to tears in Atascadero after Trevor was stabbed?

• The fund they had set up had reached a million dollars.

• She had received a heartfelt letter from the First Family.

• The mayor proposed naming a new children's center after Trevor.

• Tens of thousands turned out to honor him at a vigil.