WorksheetsPart II: Via
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Why does Via say that August is the sun in their galaxy?
He is so intelligent, he shines brightly
His situation is so difficult that it's "hot" like the sun
Their whole family revolves around him and his needs
What was the secret Grans shared with Via?
she had cancer and only had 2 months to live
Auggie still wet the bed at times
That Via was "her everything and her number one"
What is Via's opinion on how Auggie's been raised so far?
He's been too babied and he needs to grow up now.
Auggie needs to keep being protected from the cold, cruel world.
Auggie is not strong enough to face the world alone.
What is the one thing Via doesn't want to be known as?
A super brainy chick
The sister of a kid with a birth defect
An unpopular loser
What was something very kind that Miranda did for Auggie when he was 5 or 6 years old?
She wrote him a sweet poem
She gave him an astronaut helmet
She took him to an amusement part with her family
Why didn't Via want to accept a ride home with Miranda after school?
Miranda was always sweaty after gym class 8th period
Via hated riding in Miranda's rickety old car
Miranda had changed and now Via was uncomfortable around her
Why does Via's dad bring up the fact that Via is reading the book War and Peace as an argument for Via being old enough to take the subway by herself?
War and Peace is a difficult, adult-level novel.
He's trying to tell her that kids will always fight.
In the story War and Peace, there are many characters riding on subways.
Why did Via stop going to lunch for a week?
She found the school lunches disgusting and felt sick whenever she ate them
She wanted to do really well in school, so she decided to read in the library to get ahead of everyone else
She knew she no longer fit in with her old friends, and thought it would be easier to join a new table after a week of not being in lunch
What surprises Via about Eleanor once she joins her table?
Eleanor turns out to be not only smart, but funny, too
Eleanor is actually two years younger than everyone else
Eleanor has already been looking at colleges
Why is Halloween a sad time for Via and her mom?
Via wasn't able to go trick-or-treating for many years due to illness
Via's mom thinks about all the kids who can't go trick-or-treating on Halloween
Grans had died the night before Halloween
Why is Via annoyed that her mom spent 2 weeks working on Auggie's costume?
Via felt her mom should have been doing illustrations instead
Via feels her mom is a terrible seamstress
She never made a costume for Via
Why did Via's mom allow her to stay home from school on Halloween?
She was depressed thinking about Grans
She had an upset stomach from all the trick-or-treat candy
She was too anxious about facing Miranda and dealing with the car ride situation
What was Via hoping to do with her mother, but never got the chance?
Go shopping for some new clothes
Watch a movie, cry, and tell her about her friend troubles
Visit the cemetary to say goodbye to Grans
What interrupted Via's "mother-daughter time"?
A fire across the street
Dad coming home early to surprise the family with a special dinner
a phone call from the school saying August was sick
How does Via pull Auggie out of his depression after hearing Jack Will say horrible things about him?
She puts on a record and they dance around the room laughing together
She convinces him to go trick-or-treating
She starts a pillow fight with Auggie and they both start to laugh
What did Via say to Auggie that made a real impact on his decision to return to school?
"You're not the first kid who was ever teased, and you certainly won't be the last."
"Unless you want to be treated like a baby or a kid with special needs for the rest of your life, you just have to suck it up and go."
"If you think you have problems, you haven't seen what it feels like to be a girl in high school!"
What did Miranda tell Auggie on the phone to tell Via?
That she misses Via
To stop bossing Auggie around
That she doesn't want to be friends any more
When Auggie and Via are fighting, what does she threaten to do if Auggie doesn't return to school?
Reveal his secret crush on Facebook
Stop checking out books for him from the library
tell Mom and Dad about Jack Will
