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In the story, why did Joseph run away to Brunswick?
A) He was looking for Maddie
B) He heard from Mrs. Stroud that Jupiter was there and he wanted to find her
C) He wanted to meet Jupiter's foster family
D) He was trying to escape from his father
Who is Mrs. Stroud?
A) Joseph's social worker, or case worker
B) Jupiter's foster mom
C) Jack's Language Arts teacher
D) Joseph's former prison guard at Stone Mountain
Which of the following words best describes how Joseph acted when he first arrived to live with Jack's family?
A) Welcoming and kind
B) Appreciative and thankful for being placed in a home
C) Reserved, quiet, and standoff-ish
D) Outgoing and truthful
Which quote from the text supports your answer to #3? Select 2 that apply -
A) "Two days later, on Friday, Mrs. Stroud brought Joseph home. He looked like a regular eigth-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."
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."
The incident with Mr. Haskell on the school bus on the first day of school shows -
A) people are likely to judge other people without getting to know them first
B) adults are less likely to judge others than children are
C) children always know how to handle stressful situations
D) All of the above are correct
Why do Joseph and Jack end up walking the two miles to school?
They oversleep and miss the bus
The bus driver makes a disrespectful comment, and Joseph walks off the bus
Jack is a fanatic about staying in shape
The bus driver intentionally passes their stop because he doesn't recognize one of the boys
Which of the following sets of character traits best describe Mr. Canton in the novel?
A) Forgiving and understanding
B) Compassionate and loving
C) Serious and judgmental
D) Uptight yet nurturing
When Joseph's father first shows up to the farm unexpectedly, how does Jack recognize that he is Joseph's dad?
Joseph's father introduces himself
He has the same black eyes as Joseph
He has the same black hair as Joseph
He's wearing a name badge from his job
When Jack asks Joseph why he went out onto the ice, Joseph replies -
A) he said it was a spur of the moment decision
B) he went out onto the ice because he wanted to something rebellious
C) he thought he saw a dog on the ice and he wanted to help rescue it
D) he went out onto the ice because Maddie liked to ice skate
Which of the following quotes from the story prove that Mr. Haskell is quick to judge Joseph for his past?
A) "Hey, if you want to walk, it's no skin off my nose. Two miles, that way."
B) "Mr. Haskell watched him in the mirror the whole time. Then he turned back to us. 'I hear your boy had some trouble yesterday,' said Mr. Haskell."
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?'"
D) "So you shut up and go sit down and the bus bumps over to Eastham Middle."
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:
A) "'He's not very big on meatloaf either,' said Mrs. Stroud, and she closed the State of Maine Department of Health and Human Services folder."
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."
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?
A) Kind, caring, and supportive
B) Humble, confident, and jealous
C) Sarcastic, unique, and uptight
D) Quiet, rude, and outgoing
Which of the following scenes from the novel best proves that your response to #12 is correct? Select 3 that apply:
A) Jack gets off of the school bus to walk to school with Joseph
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
How does Coach Swieteck try to keep Joseph away from the other 8th grade boys who want to beat him up?
A) He tells the 8th grade boys to help clean up the mats after gym class while Joseph goes to the locker room
B) He is able to get the guidance counselor to put Joseph into another PE class
C) Instead of having PE, Joseph starts to take extra math classes with Mr. D'Ulney
D) He tells Joseph to clean up the mats after gym class while the other boys go to the locker room
What happened to Joseph when he tried to escape from Stone Mountain?
A) He went to Maddie's new school in New Hampshire
B) The police were called when he showed up at Maddie's house
C) He was caught and taken to a more intense juvenile facility
D) He got cut on the razor wire and got a huge scar down his body
How did Joseph and Madeleine meet?
They met in homeroom on the first day of middle school
They met when Joseph accompanied his dad, a plumber, to her house to do some work
Joseph introduced himself to Madeleine after he saw her ice skating at their local rink
Their moms met at work and introduced them to one another
Which of the following events happened to Madeleine in the story?
She died due to complications during childbirth
Her parents forced her to move to another state to live with her grandparents
She ran away after her parents forced her to give up Jupiter
She became permanently ill as a result of childbirth
Why did Joseph try to escape Stone Mountain?
He wanted to get revenge on Madeleine's family
He just wanted to be free
He wanted to find Jupiter
He wanted to go home to be with his father
When Jack realizes Joseph is being beat up in the locker room, what's his reaction?
He leaves without saying a word
He runs to alert the substitute gym teacher
He runs to the locker room to help him
He sprints to the office to tell Mr. Canton what's happening
What type of ornament does Mrs. Hurd give to Joseph for his first Christmas with them?
a silver star
a glittery snowflake
a golden angel
a cow similar to Rosie
Where does the Hurd family take Joseph for the first time on Christmas Eve?
church service at First Congregational
Christmas caroling around their town
to the local homeless shelter to drop off supplies and baked goods
to Jack's grandparents' house for a large family dinner
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)?
He wants to be able to help Joseph raise Jupiter
He wants to be able to bring his son home and fix their relationship with one another
He wants Madeleine's parents to pay him to sign away the rights to Jupiter
He wants Joseph removed from the Hurd family's care
What have Jack's parents been doing with the money they receive to help them care for Joseph?
Using it to help cover additional costs of raising another child
Saving it for Jupiter
Saving it for Joseph's college fund
Saving it for Jack's college fund
When Joseph goes missing near the end of Chapter 6, where can readers infer he is most likely headed? ADD PASSAGE
to his dad's house
to Brunswick
to Mrs. Stroud's office
to the river
Why does Mrs. Stroud think the Hurd family should not go looking for Joseph? ADD PASSAGE
She's worried they're getting too involved in his life and may not to reevaluate things
She's worried about Joseph's reaction if they find him since he has a troubled past
She thinks it's too unsafe to go out searching in the snowy weather
She thinks it's probably useless and he will not be found
What is the significance of the librarian Jack encounters in Brunswick?
She shows him a directory where he can find Jupiter's address
She spoke to Joseph just moments before Jack arrived
She's Jupiter's foster mother
She recognizes Joseph's photo
What message does the librarian ask Jack to pass on to Joseph?
Jupiter is beautiful, doing fine, growing, and ready for a family
Jupiter needs her father to be in her life more than anything
It's time to give up his search and go home for good
He should never stop looking. She's out there somewhere waiting for him
In Chapter 7, where is Joseph found?
outside of the adoption agency
on a bench in the park
waiting at a bus terminal
outside of Jupiter's foster family's house
What trait does Jupiter's foster mother say Joseph shares with his daughter?
stubbornness
determination
kindness
temper
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
What happens after Joseph leaves with his dad in Chapter 8?
His dad speeds away, hits Mr. Canton's car, then crashes through the Alliance Bridge
His dad speeds away and wrecks into the Alliance River after a high-speed police chase
His dad speeds away and slides on black ice, rolling his truck over a cliff into the river
His dad speeds away, runs a red light in town, and slams into the side of a semi truck
Who arrives at the Hurd house on what would have been Joseph's 16th birthday?
Coach Swieteck
Mr. D'Ulney
Jupiter's foster mom
Jupiter
What promise does Jack make to Jupiter at the end of the novel?
"I promise I'll always know where you are."
"I promise you'll know all about your parents."
"I promise to keep you safe."
"I promise to never let you down."
The family meets with Mrs. Stroud and discusses the idea of fostering Joseph in what part of the plot peak diagram?
A) Exposition
B) Rising Action
C) Falling Action
D) Resolution
Jupiter is adopted by Jack's family in this part of the plot peak diagram:
A) Climax
B) Rising Action
C) Falling Action
D) Resolution
Which of the following is a clue that Joseph has left to find Jupiter? Select 3 that apply -
A) Ernie tells Jack that he saw Joseph walking out of school before lunch
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
The only dynamic character in the story is -
Jack
Joseph
Mr. Brook
Coach Swieteck
Which of the following statements proves that Joseph is dedicated? FIX ANSWER CHOICES TO MAKE MORE DIFFICULT/TRICKY
A) He would walk 7 miles each way to see Maddie
B) He always wants to milk Dahlia first
C) He wants to escape from Stone Mountain so he can return to his father
D) He tells Jack to stay out of the fight with the 8th grade boys
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 -
A) that Joseph was caught off guard
B) that Joseph has become used to the family and trusts them