Navigating Early -Chapters 1-5

1. How is the relationship between Jack and his father different than the relationship between Jack and his mother?

• A. Both Jack and his father and Jack and his mother have a good relationship.

• B. Jack and his father have poor relationship while Jack and his mother have a good relationship.

• C. Jack and his mother have a marvelous relationship, but Jack and his father have a complicated relationship.

• D. Both Jack and his mother and Jack and his father have a bad relationship.

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Where does Jack move to and what school does he go to?

• A. Jack moves to Kansas and goes to Morton Hill Academy.

• B. Jack moves to Maine and goes to Maine Hill Academy.

• C. Jack moves to Maine and goes to Morton Hill Academy.

• D. Jack moves to Maine and goes to an all boys school.

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In the 3rd chapter we learn more about Early, what answer best describes Early and his interests?

• A. Early is a strange boy and talks funny.

• B. Early has many friends and is a very popular boy.

• C. Early likes to listen to Mozart, and lives in a custodians closet. He has been living in the closet for 3 years. He also has a pet frog and has drawings of mountains on chalkboards.

• D. Early lives in a custodians closet, has record player and a pet frog. He also has many different newspaper clippings of brown bears and drawings of constellations.

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What is the BEST answer that describes Jack's first flashback?

• A.Jack's first flashback was about his mother wanting him to invite Melvin to his tenth birthday party at the bowling alley.

• B.Jack's first flashback was about his mother and him at the creek near his old house and Jack was worried about getting lost.

• C.Jack's first flashback was when he was with his mother while his father was off at war.

• D.Jack's first flashback was when he was with his Mother and Father at their old house in Kansas.

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What does Jack and his class do when they are woken up by who at 5:00 a.m. in the morning?

• A.Jack and his class are woken up by Mr. Blane the science teacher and they go rowing boats.

• B.Jack and his class are woken up by Coach Baynard and they go rowing boats.

• C.Jack and his class are woken up by Mr. Blane the math teacher and they go rowing boats.

• D.Jack and his class are woken up by Miss B, the librarian and they go read books in the library.

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What are the similarities between the story about Pi told by Early, and Jack's at the point in this book?

• A.Jack and Pi both left their Mother's and both stories do not thoroughly discuss a Father figure.

• B.Jack and Pi both leave their home and embark on an adventure.

• C.Jack and Pi's story do not include a father figure.

• D.Jack and Pi's story do not have any similarities.

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What answer best describes Early's mother and father?

• A.Early's mother died when he was born and Early's father died from a heart attack.

• B.Early's mother and father have both died.

• C.Early's mother died when he was born, but Early's father is still alive.

• D.Early's father died from a heart attack, but Early's mother is still alive.

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What answer best describes how Jack is feeling at this point in the book?

• A. Jack is worried that he will not make friends at his new school and he misses his mother very much.

• B.Jack is upset that he had to leave his old home in Kansas.

• C.Jack is excited to meet new friends and to go to a new school.

• D.Jack is not very happy and has lost a lot of hope. He also misses his mother very much.

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Why does Mr. Blane discuss the nature of a quest and how does it relate to math.

• A.Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to get his students interested and excited about learning more and pushing the limits of math.

• B.Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to scare his students into not taking risks.

• C. Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to interest the students about trying new things and discovering the truth.

• D. Mr. Blane does not discuss the nature of a quest.

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What answer choice BEST describes how the novel, Navigating Early has a parallel plot structure?

• A.This novel does not have a parallel plot structure.

• B.There are two stories, the one about Pi and Jack's story. They correspond with each other,but the characters do not interact with other characters from the two different stories.

• C. There are two stories, one told by Early and Jack's story and they are similar.

• D. There are two stories that have things in common.

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