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WorksheetsCrash - Project Enrich
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 20mins
John Coogan thinks that the nickname 'Crash' fits his personality.
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The first time he races Penn Webb, Crash realizes he will never beat Penn.
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Penn's family doesn't have a television.
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Crash often eats with the Webbs because he loves their vegetarian meals.
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Crash thinks his sister, Abby, is a lot like Penn.
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Crash admires Penn's courageous decision to go out for cheerleading.
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The Coogans make an effort to attend every Springfield game.
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Mrs. Coogan encourages Abby to act the way people expect girls to act.
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When his grandfather moves in, Crash is delighted.
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Growing up, Crash felt that Scooter's bed was the safest place in the world.
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Abby turns the Coogans' backyard into a wildlife habitat.
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Crash fails to break the school record for touchdowns in one season.
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Crash makes catfish cakes for Abby to take to her birthday party.
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After Scooter's stroke, Crash's mother decides to work part-time.
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At the end of the book, Crash still believes that 'life is football'.
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Who said this... "I'm beginning to see why they call you Crash.... To answer your question, no, I wouldn't say we're poor."
Jane Forbes
Mrs. Coogan
Mr. Webb
Mike Deluca
Who said this... "Now really, would you rather have my money or my time?"
Jane Forbes
Mrs. Coogan
Mr. Webb
Mike Deluca
Who said this... "You think that you're so great - but you're just ... a big, dumb, obnoxious jockstrap."
Jane Forbes
Abby
Penn Webb
Mike Deluca
Who said this... "You're just acting different. Like when I said let's trick Webb, you told me you weren't interested .... You're a dud man."
Jane Forbes
Abby
Penn Webb
Mike Deluca
Who said this... "I had always thought my name and me were the same thing. Now there was a crack of daylight between them, like my shell was coming loose. It was scary."
Mr. Coogan
John 'Crash' Coogan
Mike Deluca
Penn Webb
Crash gets him nickname when he
wrecks his first bicycle
tackles his cousin Bridget
plays cymbals in marching band
tells his first girlfriend his name is "Crash"
Penn Webb is named after
the Quaker who founded Pennsylvania
the peninsula where his parents met
the Penn Relays, where his great-grandfather competed
his father's favorite football team, Penn State
When Crash and Penn first meet,
Penn has no interest in making new friends
Penn refuses to believe anything Crash tells him
Crash plays with Penn as a cat plays with a mouse
Crash immediately realizes they will be best friends
Penn refuses to shoot a water pistol at Crash because
he is a Quaker
he is afraid of Crash
he doesn't want to ruin Crash's new shirt
Abby cries when she sees them playing with guns
When Crash visits Penn's house, Crash is surprised
to meet Penn's great-grandfather
at how young Penn's parents are
by Mr. Webb's lack of interest in sports
because Penn had only a few toys
Crash's father doesn't take him to the Phillies game because
he's working seventy hours a week
he can't afford to buy the tickets
he has no interest in spending time with his son
Crash is grounded for meat balling the Webb's
Crash and Mike Deluca
can't stand each other
argue when Mike tells Crash to stop picking on Penn
decide to just ignore Penn Webb
both want to be pro football players
Crash and Mike don't stop their food fight because
Penn dares them to keep going
they're trying to impress Jane Forbes
the vice principal just laughs she he sees them fighting
neither one can stand to lose
The vice principal says that Crash
is very mature for his age
thinks about football too much
is a loose cannon
is the kindest person he's ever known
Crash thinks that Penn is a moron because Penn
never figures out the tricks that Crash and Mike Deluca play on him
blames Crash for all his problems
thinks Canada is south of the United States
doesn't understand the rules of football
When Crash's parents learn there's a mouse in the house, they
burst out laughing
try to calm Abby's fear of mice
ask why Crash is standing on the kitchen table
sag with tiredness
In the game against Hillside, Crash
sits on the sidelines
helps Mike to make the first touchdown of the game
makes two touchdowns and a field goal
makes six touchdowns
When Crash decides to ask Jane to dance, he
tries to pull her onto the dance floor
asks Penn to set up a date for him
acts on a dare from his best friend, Mike
uses his best manners
At the dance, Jane makes it clear that she
has been hoping Crash will notice her
supports Crash's goal of becoming a professional football player
would rather spend time with Penn Webb than Crash
wants to dance only with Mike Deluca
Penn and Jane are kicked off the cheerleading squad after
they leave a game to demonstrate against a new mall
Penn yells insults at Crash when Crash fumbles the ball
Crash lies about Hearing them use bad language at practice
a newspaper reporter prints their accusation that Crash is a bully
Crash first realizes that his grandfather is old when
Scooter repeats a joke about octopus stew
Crash's mother shows him a portrait she painted of her father
he hears his parents talking about Scooter's poor health
He tackles Scooter during a family football game
After Scooter's stroke, Crash buys a Christmas present to
distract his mother from her worries
make Abby feel better
show that he doesn't expect Scooter to die
let his parents know he appreciates how hard they work
The Missouri River mud that Crash dips Scooter's toe in comes from
Jane Forbes
Penn Webb
Scooter's sea chest
the owner of Second Time Around
When Mike takes Penn's turtle, Crash
helps plan the kidnapping
gets the turtle back
pretends that he's sorry for Penn
hides the turtle in Abby's wildlife habitat
After Scooter's stroke, Crash feels
ashamed of his grandfather
that his grandfather no longer cares about Crash and Abby
that he and Abby are now the captains and Scooter is the mate
confident that his grandfather will make a full recovery
Crash helps Penn win the race-off because he
doesn't care about winning since his grandfather's stroke
realizes his parents aren't there to see him win
thinks Jane will like him better if he loses
wants to give Penn the gift of running in the Penn Relays
As Penn and Crash race, Crash realizes that
Penn is a better runner than he is
no one has ever shown Penn how to win
Penn's great-grandfather will never see him race
his classmates are counting on him to win
Right before Penn wins the race, Crash is surprised
by how much he hates to lose
because he has no regrets about losing
that he likes the new feeling of being even
that Penn has the potential to be a great athlete
Crash shows that expensive things are less important to him by
taking Abby to shop at Second Time Around
using his sneaker money to buy his mother a set of paints
completing Penn on his second-hand clothes
giving away his Raiders jacket
At the end of the book, Crash says that Penn is
an idiot
the perfect target
his biggest rival
his best friend
Who is ... Crasher the Dasher
Mike Deluca
Penn Webb
Abby Coogan
John "Crash" Coogan
Who is ... the locker-room buddy bull
Scooter
Jane Forbes
Mike Deluca
Penn Webb
Who is... the old swabbie
Mike Deluca
Mr. Coogan
Scooter
Mr. Webb
What is ... the world's smallest prairie
Springfield Park
Hammonton Middle School
the Coogans' backyard
the Webbs' backyard
Who is ... Springfield's anchor at the Penn Relays
John "Crash" Coogan
Mike Deluca
Penn Webb
Penn's great-grandfather
