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Stanley seemed to defy gravity. What does it mean to defy something (or someone)? Agree with

Stanley seemed to defy gravity. What does it mean to defy something (or someone)? Agree with Challenge the power of Ignore Try again Which one of these things does NOT describe Zero? He was good at math He was related to Madame Zeroni He spoke a lot in the story

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Stanley seemed to defy gravity. What does it mean to defy something (or someone)? Agree with

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  1. Stanley seemed todefy gravity. What does it mean to defy something (or someone)? • Agree with • Challenge the power of • Ignore • Try again • Which one of these things doesNOT describe Zero? • He was good at math • He was related to Madame Zeroni • He spoke a lot in the story • He actually stole Clyde Livingston’s sneakers • What literary technique does an author use when he changes the tense of a story from present to past? • Time travel • Flash forward • Past tensing • Flashback • Why don’t the yellow-spotted lizards bite Stanley & Zero? • They’re scared they’ll get shot by Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir • Stanley and Zero stand extremely still • Stanley and Zero had eaten a lot of onions • Stanley and Zero had drunk a lot of peaches (sploosh)

  2. “God was twirling a basketball” is an example of what type of literary technique • Flashback • Metaphor • Simile • Foreshadowing • Which one these things was NOT a coincidence from the story? • Camp Green Lake actually became a girl scout camp • The great-great grandson of ElyaYelnats carried the great-great-great grandson of Madame Zeroni up a mountain • Camp Green Lake was located in Texas • The “secret” ingredient to Sploosh is peaches • “They climbed down into adjacent holes…”. Adjacent means • On top of each other • The same • Next to each other • Far away from each other • What literary technique does an author use when he gives you information that doesn’t seem to fit with the story, but is later important to understanding the story? • Flashback • Metaphor • Flash forward • Foreshadowing

  3. Answer the following questions in complete sentences on your paper: • In the story, why do you think the judge treated Stanley so harshly by condemning him to Camp Green Lake? • What character from the story do you think is most similar to you? Be sure to cite reasons, from the story, for why you think you and this character are so similar. • What do you think motivated Trout Walker, the most, to commit the heinous crimes he committed (killing Sam, burning down Miss Katherine’s schoolhouse, etc.)? • Do you think X-Ray was a strong leader of Group D? Cite examples, from the story, for your opinion.

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