Lawn Boy Chapters 7-9

"Taken in the whole scheme of things, eight thousand dollars, though significant, is not all that large." Page 40 Using context clues, significant means...

• great or noteworthy

• not much, a little

• money or dollars

• a shade of red

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At the end of Chapter 8 the narrator faints because...

• He hasn't sleep or eaten much, he's too busy mowing lawns.

• Arnold's tea makes him sick.

• He just learned he had $50,000.

• The pressure of keeping up his business is too much.

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The narrator learns that Arnold has not only invested his money but he is now the sponsor of...

• A baseball team

• A race car driver

• A sports stadium

• A heavyweight boxer

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On page 45 it says, "...if he does well, you split the purse." When you continue reading you find that purse means...

• A small leather or fabric bag meant to hold things

• The winnings

• A pucker kind of face you make when something is sour

• Something your Grandma uses

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How does the narrator feel about Arnold investing his money. Choose ALL correct answers.

• If they lose it's not Arnold's fault

• If they lost, all they would have really lost was $40

• Arnold ruined everything because the narrator never asked for $50,000.

• Arnold needs to pay for any amount they lose

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The heavyweight boxer the narrator now sponsors is named...

• Pasqual Ernesto

• Jason Yeti the First

• Arnold the Investor

• Joseph Powdermilk, Jr.

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After discussing the finances, Arnold says it'll be time to get the Narrator's __________ involved soon.

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At the end of chapter 9 the following things happen (check ALL the correct answers)...

• Arnold loses the Narrator's money

• Pasqual shows up with an emergency

• Joseph Powdermilk decides to help his sponsor with the emergency

• Rock wants to meet the boss or he'll cause a lot of trouble.

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When it says that the narrator is sponsoring the heavyweight, it means...

• Picking up

• Taking him for meals

• Supporting financially (with money)

• Buying him to do lawn work

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Make a prediction. What will happen next with the emergency Pasqual brings to Arnold and the Narrator?

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