Seventh Grade Weirdo Chapters 13-The End

rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Answer all questions on complete sentences unless fill-in-the-blank or

multiple choice

Ch. 13 focus: characterization, internal conflict

1. What is special about this day?

2. What happens when Rob tells the group about the deal the Shark offered him?

3. What does the word blackmail mean on pg. 104?

A. letters that are sent in black envelopes

B. to threaten to hurt or harass a person

C. to force a person by threats or intimidation to take a certain action

D. to always get one’s way

4. What is Rob’s internal conflict?

5. What part does Rob want in the history project?

6. Describe Gabriela’s feelings toward Logan.

7. What is the complication when Rob gets home?

8. What is missing from the summary of this chapter?

A. To tease Rob, Logan tells him that he smells bad.

B. Rob has a great time with Jenner at the movies until he returns home and

finds that Winnie is missing

C. Logan says he wants the part of Paul Revere’s horse.

D. Jenner cheered, clapped and whistled at the exciting parts in the movie.

Prepositional Phrases

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and

ends with a noun or pronoun.

Example: I jammed my hands into my pockets and stared at the floor (91).

preposition noun preposition noun

Rob and Logan go

to Jenner’s to work

on their history

project.

The group decides

that Rob should

tell Mr. Wesley

about The Shark’s

threats.

Rob practices the

part of Patrick

Henry and

impresses Jenner

with his passion.

The history group meets in Jenner’s family room to plan their project. In the picture

below, write in 10 prepositional phrases for items in the picture and you can draw on the

picture and label with a prepositional phrase. Use 10 DIFFERENT prepositional phrases

– DO NOT REPEAT PREPOSITIONS! An example is done for you.

Ch. 14

focus: characterization, internal conflict

1. Who brings Winnie home? (characterization)

on the wall or near the window or

beside the curtains

2. Where has she been? _________________________________________

Why?

3. Explain Winnie’s invention.

4. As used in paragraph 3 on page 113, what does the word manufacturing mean?

A. to make into a product suitable for use

B. selling

C. eating

D. planning a vacation

5. What can the reader conclude about Rob’s feelings about Winnie’s invention?

6. The main idea of this chapter is

A. Even though Winnie tries to make things right with Rob, he continues

to be angry with her and blame her for all his problems.

B. Winnie invented a board game that will make her a millionaire.

C. Winnie snuck away from home and went to the toy fair by herself.

D. Mom and dad are relieved that Winnie is home safe.

7. After this chapter, you can predict that

A. Rob will be happy for Winnie’s success

B. Rob will try to take Winnie’s money

C. Rob will try to stop Winnie’s game from being made

D. things will get better between Rob and Winnie

SUBJECTS AND VERBS

The subject and verb of a sentence will NOT be in a prepositional phrase.

Identifying prepositional phrases will make finding the subject and verb of the

sentence easier!

Example: Jenner and Gabriela are waiting for you in the living room (102). prep phrase prep phrase

In the following sentences draw boxes around the prepositional phrase(s) and then

underline the subject once and the verb twice. The number after the page #

indicates how many prepositional phrases are in the sentence.

1. I thought about the bathtub incident on Monday (109). 2

2. She was still kneeling on the floor with my sister in her arms (111). 3

3. Mr. Young took Winnie’s Monopoly game from its box and unfolded it

onto the coffee table (112). 2

4. He pulled a thick bundle of papers from his suit pocket and laid them on

the table (114). 3

5. Without waiting for an answer, I stumbled into my room (115). 2

Ch. 15

focus: dialect, inference, foreshadowing

1. The author uses this figurative language in paragraph 3, mainly to –

A. show that Rob swallowed a chunk of the sidewalk

B. identify where Rob is standing

C. stress how important it is listen carefully to your parents

D. show Rob’s feeling of being uncomfortable with Winnie’s contract

“…I felt as if I’d swallowed a chunk of sidewalk.” (117)

2. Write two examples of dialect.

A. B.

3. What do Rob’s parents decide to do about the offer from the toy company?

4. Fill in the box.

Cause Effects

1.

Winnie got a contract

with the toy company 2.

to produce her game.

3.

5. What does Rob decide to do about The Shark’s deal?

6. What happens to The Shark?

7. What inference (best guess) can you make from this statement by The Shark:

“Now I’m out of here for a month and my dad will probably send me to that

stupid disciplinary school for the rest of the year” on page 125?

A. He wants to go to military school.

B. His dad is fed up with his bad behavior and has threatened to send him

away to military school for punishment if he messes up again.

C. His parents don’t care about his poor behavior.

D. The school will not allow him to ever return.

8. Which statement is the best summary of this chapter?

A. Mom and Dad decide to accept the toy company’s offer and Winnie

becomes famous. Rob is so embarrassed he avoids Jenner at school.

B. Rob tells Mr. Wesley about The Shark’s threats which results in his

getting suspended. The Shark is so mad he promises that he will find

Rob and get him.

C. After accepting the toy company’s offer Winnie becomes famous

which embarrasses Rob. He tells Mr. Wesley about his problems

with The Shark, The Shark get suspended and threatens to get Rob.

D. After talking all night, Mom and Dad decide to accept the toy

company’s offer and Winnie becomes famous. The Shark threatens

to get Rob.

ADVERBS

An ADVERB is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb. An

adverb tells how, when, where, or how much.

Examples: Thank you so much (110)

how much? so

…my sister firmly pinned in her lap (112).

pinned how? firmly

“It’s called Once Upon a Time,” she began quietly (112)

began how? quietly

…your daughter will soon be a millionaire (113)

will be when? soon

I’ll just let myself out (114)

will let where? out

Circle the adverbs in the following sentences.

1. Mom and Dad sat up practically all Saturday night discussing Winnie’s game

and contract (117).

2. Finally, at three A.M., I got up and marched into the living room (117).

3. Piglet lay nearby (118).

4. They were completely surrounded by papers (117).

5. This lawyer talk is hard enough to read without dog drool smearing the ink (118).

6. I nodded vigorously (119).

7. We’ll have her come out immediately and go over the contract with us (119).

8. I hope you thought about my offer very carefully this weekend (122).

9. Even Jenner was there (122).

10. “That’s not my problem,” I said coolly (125).

Ch. 16

Focus: dialect, internal conflict, complication

1. Describe Rob’s behavior towards Jenner. Explain why.

(internal conflict)

2. Why is Rob unhappy about Career Day? (complication)

3. Read this section from pg. 132.

The author uses this information to –

A. show that despite his anger, Rob loves his sister and wants to protect

her from The Shark

B. show that Rob is so angry with Winnie that he painfully squeezes her hand.

C. show that Winnie is small and weak.

D. show that The Shark is really mean.

4. How do the students react when they first see Rob’s dad on stage?

5. How do their actions change? (question 4)

6. What is the main idea of the conversation between Rob and Jenner in the projection

room?

A. Jenner is angry and hurt that Rob has been avoiding her.

B. Rob realizes that the students like his dad

C. Jenner teaches Rob it’s ok to be different and not to worry about what others think

D. Jenner is very good at her job

7. What does Rob discover when he returns to his seat in the auditorium? (complication)

8. What does he think has happened?

“We crossed the street…Winnie trotted beside me. The Shark was now standing just

outside the school gate. Unconsciously, I tightened my grip on Winnie’s hand.”

“Ouch,” she said.

“Sorry,” I replied, but I didn’t let go.

9. What is a theme in this chapter?

10. This chapter ends with a feeling of

A. joy

B. relief

C. concern

D. anger

VERBS can be used to show specific actions of the subject.

Some verbs are rather dull and boring like: said, walked, left, ate, etc

A vivid verb is one that creates a more complete, distinctive mental picture

for the reader like: chatted, trotted, departed, devoured, etc.

For example: The mirror shattered or The mirror broke?

Which verb is more descriptive, clear, and vivid? shattered!!!

11. List 10 vivid verbs and page number from this chapter that you noticed:

Example: lounging (127)

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

Ch. 17

Focus: internal conflict, external conflict, climax, theme

1. Where has Winnie gone? Why?

2. Why doesn’t Rob go outside the fence and get Winnie away from The

Shark?

3. How are Rob and the people of The Revolutionary War alike?

A. Neither wanted to fight. They both wanted to keep things

safe and peaceful.

B .By wimping out and playing it safe, they both gave up their

freedom.

C. They both allowed their power to be taken from them until they

finally realized they had to stand up for themselves.

D. all of the above

4. Rob says to Winnie, “But I’m not mad anymore. Honest, Winnie.

Really and truly I’m not” (145). He says this because—

A. he takes responsibility for his own actions and realized that all

his problems are his fault, not Winnie’s.

B. he just says this so Winnie will think everything between them is

ok and will walk away from The Shark and Rob won’t have to

go get her.

C. He wants to impress Jenner with his kindness towards his sister.

D. All of the above

5. What is Rob’s internal conflict?

6. Write an example of an external conflict in this chapter.

7. In the climax of this novel, the reader learns that -

8. Which of these statements best summarizes the key idea of this chapter?

A. Rob finds Winnie with The Shark who wants Rob to come get her.

Rob is too scared to leave the safety of the school.

B. The Shark demands that Rob come get Winnie but he is too scared

until Winnie falls and hurts her knee.

C. Rob finds Winnie with The Shark but is too scared to rescue her until

she falls and hurts herself. Then he gets so mad he attacks The Shark,

realizes that he is not so tough after all, and rescues Winnie.

D. Rob rushes The Shark and knocks him into the fence. Rob realizes

that The Shark in not really tough or powerful, Rob just thought so.

Rob rescues Winnie and hugs her.

Review -find sentences in Ch. 17 and include

the page number of the sentence.

1. Find and copy a sentence with a common noun and circle the noun.

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2. Find and copy a sentence with a proper noun. Circle the proper noun.

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3. Copy a sentence with a pronoun. Circle the pronoun.

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4. Copy a sentence with an adjective. Circle the adjective.

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5. Copy a sentence with a verb phrase. Circle the verb phrase.

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6. Copy a group of words that is a fragment and not a sentence.

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7. Copy a sentence that has a prepositional phrase. Circle the prep. phrase.

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8. Copy a sentence that has an adverb. Circle the adverb.

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The End

focus: falling action, resolution, theme, setting

1. What is the setting?

2. Falling Action; How are the conflicts resolved? (everything between the climax and

resolution!)

A. Rob and The Shark A.

B. Rob and Winnie B.

C. Rob and Jenner C.

D. Rob and Mom and Dad D.

E. Rob and himself E.

3. What valuable lesson does Rob learn in the resolution of the story?

4. What are some themes, or central messages about life, from this novel story?

Give at least three!

A.

B.

C.