October Sky Chapters 15-19

What role does Mr. Bykovski play in the story 'October Sky'?

• Mr. Bykovski is the school janitor

• Mr. Bykovski is the former machinist who encourages Homer and his friends to pursue their interest in rocketry.

• Mr. Bykovski is the school science teacher

• Mr. Bykovski is the mayor of the town

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Describe the mine accident that occurs in chapters 15-19 of 'October Sky'.

• The mine accident is when a roof collapse occurs, trapping several miners underground.

• The mine accident is when a gas explosion occurs, causing a fire underground.

• The mine accident is when a flooding incident traps the miners in the mine.

• The mine accident is when a group of miners get lost in a tunnel.

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Who does Dorothy go to the dance with?

• Jim

• Sonny

• Buck

• Roy Lee

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What is the role of the state troopers to the events of 'October Sky'?

• Maintaining law and order by investigating a forest fire

• Searching for Geneva Eggers?

• Joining the mine recovery team

• Providing security at the rocket launches

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Everyone survived the mine accident except for who?

• Mr. Bykovski

• Homer

• Jim

• Mr. Turner

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Which teacher defends the "Rocket Boys" from Mr. Turner and the State Police?

• Mrs. Bykovski

• Mr. Cantor

• Mrs. Riley

• Mr. Hartsfield

What is the new propellant that the "Rocket Boys" are going to use'?

• Gasoline

• Magnesium Bicarbonate

• Zinc dust and Sulfur

• Coal dust and Methane

Who slaps Sonny in the face when he leaves the mine?

• Elsie Hickam

• Mrs. Bykovski

• Doroth

• Valentine

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Compare and contrast Mr. Bykovski's actions with those of the state troopers in 'October Sky'.

• Mr. Bykovski and the state troopers both supported and encouraged the Rocket Boys in their rocketry endeavors.

• Mr. Bykovski discouraged the Rocket Boys, while the state troopers fully supported them from the beginning.

• Mr. Bykovski and the state troopers both tried to stop the Rocket Boys from pursuing their rocketry hobby.

• Mr. Bykovski supported and encouraged the Rocket Boys, while the state troopers initially tried to stop them.

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Who did Valentine leave behind so that she could take Sonny to the van?

• Jim

• Buck

• Roy Lee

• Quentin

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