Ch. 9&10 The 6th Grade Nickname Game

Why did Wiley have a sudden interest in rollerblading?

• He was entering a competition

• He wanted to spend more time with Cassandra

• He lost his bike and needed to rollerblade

• His parents were making him learn

He popped out of the Blazer like a champagne cork, and hit the pavement rolling is an example of

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• a simile

• a metaphor

Wiley is a skilled rollerblader.

• True

• False

What nickname did Jeff and Wiley give Dr. Brodsky?

• Skunk

• Sir Inge

• Mr. Medicine

• Doc Fever

How does Jeff feel about Wiley sneaking off to rollerblade on the Cranston Street Hill?

• furious

• excited

• nervous

• indifferent

In an attempt to impress Cassandra and spend time alone with her, Wiley

• takes her to the bird house at the zoo.

• meets up with her on rollerblades.

• reads books with her at the library.

• shows her D.D.

Who "won" the brick hauling competition at the Gunhold Mansion by "doing something sensible"?

• Wiley

• Ice Man

• Jeff

• Raymond

Why do Jeff and Wiley find it so difficult to come up with a nickname for Cassandra?

• She's so weird, they feel it would be hard to make it stick

• They both have a secret crush on her and can't focus.

• They don't talk to her enough.

• She doesn't want a nickname.