FLIPPED: CHAPTER 3

What major change happened in Bryce's life when he was in seventh grade?

• His Grandfather moved in.

• His grandfather died.

What behavior of his grandfather's did Bryce find peculiar?

• He sat and stared out the front room window.

• He cooked delicious food.

What does Juli do that gets her on the first page of the newspaper?

• She didn´t know how to read.

• Juli refuses to get out of the tree.

List at least 3 adjectives that Bryce used to describe the sycamore tree.

• massive, ugly, gnarled

• alive, colorful, self- centered

Define the word aesthetic.

• concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

• ugly, terrible

What did Bryce's mother forbid him to do? What was she afraid would happen?

• Dont' go into the cemetery.

• Don't climb that tree, she was afraid he would break a bone

Write the exact quote that Bryce used to describe what Juli thought of the sycamore tree.

• magnificent

• terrific

Show the simile Bryce used to describe his attempt at climbing the tree.

• It felt he was as busy as a bee.

• It felt like he was on top of the Empire State Building without a bungee

WHAT was going on between Bryce and his grandfather at dinner?

• They were ignoring each other, miffed with each other

• They were telling jokes to each other

What did Bryce notice about Juli the rest of the week?

• She was quiet and normal.

• She was nervous and frightened.