Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie (Close Shaves / Unfair World)

The topic for the journal entry is, “If you could pick one word in the English language to describe the universe, what would it be? Why?”

What word does Steven choose?

• unfair

• musical

• horrible

• close

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What was the first thing that was unfair to Steven?

• Annette hurting herself while trying to avoid the cat

• Annette begin cut from the band

• Renee ignoring him everyday

• Miss Palma for reading his entries

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What was unfair about Jeffrey?

• someone called him bald

• he can't go to school anymore

• he needs to get medical treatments

• he needs EMLA cream

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What brave choice does Steven make?

• shaves his head

• goes to the hospital was Jeffrey

• tells his parents about Renee

• cries to Mrs. Galley

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Who helps him shave his head?

• Jeffrey

• his mother

• his father

• Annette

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What was the one negative about Steven shaving his head?

• his head was cold

• people stared at him

• he got made fun of

• Jeffrey was upset

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