In the story, why did Joseph run away to Brunswick?
Question 2
2.
Who is Mrs. Stroud?
Question 3
3.
Which of the following words best describes how Joseph acted when he first arrived to live with Jack's family?
Question 4
4.
Which quote from the text supports your answer to #3? Select 2 that apply -
Question 5
5.
The incident with Mr. Haskell on the school bus on the first day of school shows -
Question 6
6.
Why do Joseph and Jack end up walking the two miles to school?
Question 7
7.
Which of the following sets of character traits best describe Mr. Canton in the novel?
Question 8
8.
When Joseph's father first shows up to the farm unexpectedly, how does Jack recognize that he is Joseph's dad?
Question 9
9.
When Jack asks Joseph why he went out onto the ice, Joseph replies -
Question 10
10.
Which of the following quotes from the story prove that Mr. Haskell is quick to judge Joseph for his past?
Question 11
11.
Which of the following quotes from the story proves that Mrs. Stroud may be a little cautious of Jack's family becoming a foster family for Joseph? Select 2 that apply:
Question 12
12.
In the story, Jack is a static character, meaning that his personality and character traits do not change. Based on the events that occur in the novel, which of the following sets of character traits best describe Jack?
Question 13
13.
Which of the following scenes from the novel best proves that your response to #12 is correct? Select 3 that apply:
Question 14
14.
How does Coach Swieteck try to keep Joseph away from the other 8th grade boys who want to beat him up?
Question 15
15.
What happened to Joseph when he tried to escape from Stone Mountain?
Question 16
16.
How did Joseph and Madeleine meet?
Question 17
17.
Which of the following events happened to Madeleine in the story?
Question 18
18.
Why did Joseph try to escape Stone Mountain?
Question 19
19.
When Jack realizes Joseph is being beat up in the locker room, what's his reaction?
Question 20
20.
What does Joseph's ability to see the planet Jupiter nightly symbolize?
Question 21
21.
What type of ornament does Mrs. Hurd give to Joseph for his first Christmas with them?
Question 22
22.
Where does the Hurd family take Joseph for the first time on Christmas Eve?
Question 23
23.
According to Mrs. Stroud, what does Joseph's father most likely want (she says this during the meeting with Joseph's father in Chapter 6)?
Question 24
24.
What have Jack's parents been doing with the money they receive to help them care for Joseph?
Question 25
25.
When Joseph goes missing near the end of Chapter 6, where can readers infer he is most likely headed? ADD PASSAGE
Question 26
26.
Why does Mrs. Stroud think the Hurd family should not go looking for Joseph? ADD PASSAGE
Question 27
27.
What is the significance of the librarian Jack encounters in Brunswick?
Question 28
28.
What message does the librarian ask Jack to pass on to Joseph?
Question 29
29.
In Chapter 7, where is Joseph found?
Question 30
30.
What trait does Jupiter's foster mother say Joseph shares with his daughter?
Question 31
31.
Question 32
32.
What happens after Joseph leaves with his dad in Chapter 8?
Question 33
33.
Who arrives at the Hurd house on what would have been Joseph's 16th birthday?
Question 34
34.
What promise does Jack make to Jupiter at the end of the novel?
Question 35
35.
The family meets with Mrs. Stroud and discusses the idea of fostering Joseph in what part of the plot peak diagram?
Question 36
36.
Jupiter is adopted by Jack's family in this part of the plot peak diagram:
Question 37
37.
Which of the following is a clue that Joseph has left to find Jupiter? Select 3 that apply -
Question 38
38.
The only dynamic character in the story is -
Question 39
39.
Which of the following statements proves that Joseph is dedicated? FIX ANSWER CHOICES TO MAKE MORE DIFFICULT/TRICKY
Question 40
40.
On page 115 of the novel the text states, "When my father put his hand on Joseph's back, Joseph didn't even flinch." This quote from the book shows -
B) "He really could have been any other eighth-grade kid at Eastham Middle School. Except he had a daughter. And he wouldn't look at you when he talked-if he talked."
C) "He didn't say a thing when he got out of Mrs. Stroud's car. He wouldn't let my mother hug him. He wouldn't shake my father's hand. And when I brought him up to our room, he threw his stuff on the top bunk and climbed up and still didn't say anything."
D) "Still, after my father was done and he'd taken a couple of full buckets out to the cooler, Joseph went up behind Rosie and reached out and rubbed the end of her back, right above her tail."
E) "It was almost dawn when we went inside, Joseph and me. The peaks to the west were lit up and spilling some of the light down their sides and onto our fields, all harvested and turned and ready for the long winter."
C) "But that morning I got on and Joseph got on behind me and Mr. Haskell looked past me and said, 'You're that kid that has a kid,' and Joseph stopped dead on the bus steps. 'I couldn't believe it when Mr. Canton told us. Aren't you a little young?'"
B) "'Before you agree to have Joseph come live with you,' Mrs. Stroud said, 'there are one or two things you ought to understand.'"
C) "Mrs. Stroud handed the folder to my mother. 'Mrs. Hurd, I'll leave this with you. Read it, and then you can decide. Call me in a few days if...'"
D) "Two days later, on Friday, Mrs. Stroud brought Joseph home. He looked like a regular eighth-grade kid at Eastham Middle School. Black eyes, black hair almost over his eyes, a little less than middle for height, a little less than middle for weight, sort of middle for everything else."
E) "He really could have been any other eighth-grade kid at Eastham Middle School. Except he had a daughter. And he wouldn't look at you when he talked - if he talked."
B) Jack tries to warn Joseph to stay away from the 8th grade boys that want to beat him up
C) Jack teaches Joseph how to throw a rock properly
D) Jack goes out onto the Alliance River to help save Joseph
E) Jack agrees to go with Joseph's father so Joseph will be safe from harm
D) He tells Joseph to clean up the mats after gym class while the other boys go to the locker room
What are some signs of positive changes in Joseph's life near the end of the story? Select 3:
He's no longer having nightmares
He's excelling in school
He got his first job
Jack has lost count of his smiles
He got to see Jupiter in person
Joseph mends his relationship with his father
B) Joseph does not walk home from school with Jack
C) Jack finds Joseph's cell phone and sees a map of Brunswick on his map app
D) Some of Joseph's clothes are missing from the house
E) While they're talking with each other, Joseph asks Jack if Brunswick is located south of their town