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The Time Capsule 9-11. By Joanne. Details 1/4. p.87, why wouldn’t Alexis be able to study any more that night? She had a fight with her mother. p.88, why wasn’t Alexis happy about Larry’s Pressman’s victory? She thought her family was falling apart.
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The Time Capsule 9-11 By Joanne
Details 1/4 • p.87, why wouldn’t Alexis be able to study any more that night? She had a fight with her mother. • p.88, why wasn’t Alexis happy about Larry’s Pressman’s victory? She thought her family was falling apart. • p.90, which place on the debate team was usually reserved for the best speaker? The position to summarize and cover all positive positions and negative arguments.
Details 2/4 • p.91, when Alexis caught the eyes of teams from other schools, why did most turn away? They were scared because of Alexis. • p.94, why did Alexis know something terrible had happened to Adam? She remembered Adam had looked pale when she said her sugar high had been wearing off. • p.96, when Alexis got home, nobody was there. Where were her family? Kendall Hospital ER
Details 3/4 • p.98, when Alexis was trying to call her dad, why couldn’t she press the numbers on the tiny keypad? She was so scared that her fingers were shaking badly. • p.99, what happened to Adam? He had relapsed. • p.99, who was Dr. Bernstein? Adam’s cancer specialist
Details 4/4 • p.103, how did Adam hide the bruises? The long pants, the long-sleeved shirts. • p.110, why did Adam lie to his family? He wanted to have a normal life. • p.114, what were the doctors going to do? New chemo. Experimental stuff. • p.116, did Adam tell Kelly he had leukemia? No, he didn’t.
Vocabulary 1/3 • p. 85, line -8, rain on your parade 掃興 • p.86, line 12, send her mother over the edge 讓媽媽暴怒 • p.91, line 2, top dog 老大,優勝者 • p.94, line 6, “my sugar high’s wearing off” 血糖逐漸減低
Vocabulary 2/3 • p.99, line 2, relapse (vi) 舊病復發 • p.101, line -5, “Her voice had an edge to it.” 帶著尖銳 • p.102, line 5, a basket case 沒希望,不行 (廢人)
Vocabulary 3/3 • p.107, line -11, white count white blood cell count, 白血球數