Wonder: Part 1 (August) Reading QUIZ

Why has August only been homeschooled, before now?

• His face does not look ordinary, and his parents did not want others to know about him.

• He has had 27 surgeries since he was born, and use to get sick a lot.

• His mom is a teacher and thought it would be best if she taught him at home.

Who is Mr. Tushman?

• The principal

• August's parents' old teacher

• Via's teacher

• Christoper's dad

Why does August's dad say the phrase, "a lamb to the slaughter?"

• He wanted to have lamb for dinner

• He thinks that kids will be cruel to August when he goes to school.

• He thinks that August will stand up for himself when he goest to school.

Julian asked August whether he likes Darth Sidious. Why was this a cruel thing to do?

• He knows that August hates Star Wars and does not like to talk about it.

• In the Star Wars movies, Darth Sidious's face gets burned and he becomes very deformed.

• It was not cruel at all. August loves Star Wars and all of the characters. Julian was being kind.

Mr. Browne introduces the students to his precepts. What is a precept?

• Other students

• An early morning routine

• A rule about really important things.

What is the "Summer Table?"

• A summer-themed table at lunch. They called it this because both Summer and August's names are summer related.

• Each table in the lunchroom is decorated as a theme. This one is summer-themed and has a yellow tablecloth.

• Summer named the table after herself because she knows she is popular has a lot of friends who want to sit by her.

Why does August's mom say "I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree"?

• She can't reach the apples on the tree in their yard, and found that quite a few of them fell right underneath of it.

• Julian's mom is the only mom who didn't RSVP for August's birthday party. She is saying that both Julian and his mom are unkind people.

• August is just like his dad, in that they are both very sensitive people.

What does Summer really want to dress up as for Halloween?

• A cat

• A unicorn

• A hobbit

• The wicked witch

Why does August refer to the way others are treating him as "The Cheese Touch"?

• His skin feels like cheese and when others touch him, they always notice that.

• August always carries cheese around with him and he kinda smells like cheese. So everything he touches, also smells like cheese.

• No one at school wants to touch August and it reminds him of the moldy cheese in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" that no one wants to touch.

Why is Halloween August's favorite holiday?

• He gets to wear a costume and mask and no one notices or stares at him.

• He absolutely loves candy and his mom won't let him eat it on other days.

• He thinks that people will not realize that his face is not a mask. And he can go around without a mask on and scare people.