Loser Ch 27

What does Zinkoff wonder about the Waiting Man?

• How old he is.

• What his hobbies are.

• If he actually went to Vietnam to look for his brother.

• How long he's been waiting.

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1. What does the “voice from the future” say to Zinkoff?

• The voice from the future tells Zinkoff to give up his search for Claudia because the police already found her.

• The voice from the future says Zinkoff is a failure.
• That one night thirty years ago Claudia took off and her mom has been waiting for her in the window ever since.

• The voice from the future tells Zinkoff he will be a sledding champion.

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1. What does Zinkoff think of as the “ash of dying stars.” Why?

• The beauty of new beginnings, because he believes Claudia has been reborn as a leash.

• Snowflakes, because he wishes he still believed his mom's star stickers were real stars.

• The joy of Field Day, because he he misses the competition.

• The "ash of dying stars" represents the remnants of lost dreams and aspirations.

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When Zinkoff “wonders if Claudia is an angel,” what does he mean?

• He thinks she has magical powers.
• He means that he sees her as exceptionally kind and good-hearted.
• He wonders if her mom can make snow angels.

• He wonders if she's dead.

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Explain this metaphor: “He knows himself only by the stone in his mouth, the last faintly glowing ember of what used to be Zinkoff.” What is the "faintly glowing ember"? What is it compared to?

• The 'faintly glowing ember' is a metaphor for Zinkoff's future ambitions, compared to a bright sun.
• The furnace montster; it's compared to a real monster.

• A star sticker; it's compared to Clunker 9.

• The bubblegum stone; it's compared to the last bit of Zinkoff as a little kid.

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CHOOSE ONE:

1. ONE: Compare the tone of this chapter to the tone of earlier chapters. How has it changed? How has Zinkoff changed?

1. TWO: As Zinkoff stumbles through the storm searching for Claudia, he remembers how he used to think the star stickers his mom gave him were actually stars that fell from the sky. What was a belief you remember having when you were little that you no longer believe now?

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