Navigating Early -Chapters 1-5

1. How is the relationship between Jack and his father different than the relationship between Jack and his mother?

• A. Both Jack and his father and Jack and his mother have a good relationship.

• B. Jack and his father have poor relationship while Jack and his mother have a good relationship.

• C. Jack and his mother have a marvelous relationship, but Jack and his father have a complicated relationship.

• D. Both Jack and his mother and Jack and his father have a bad relationship.

Where does Jack move to and what school does he go to?

• A. Jack moves to Kansas and goes to Morton Hill Academy.

• B. Jack moves to Maine and goes to Maine Hill Academy.

• C. Jack moves to Maine and goes to Morton Hill Academy.

• D. Jack moves to Maine and goes to an all boys school.

In the 3rd chapter we learn more about Early, what answer best describes Early and his interests?

• A. Early is a strange boy and talks funny.

• B. Early has many friends and is a very popular boy.

• C. Early likes to listen to Mozart, and lives in a custodians closet. He has been living in the closet for 3 years. He also has a pet frog and has drawings of mountains on chalkboards.

• D. Early lives in a custodians closet, has record player and a pet frog. He also has many different newspaper clippings of brown bears and drawings of constellations.

What is the BEST answer that describes Jack's first flashback?

• A.Jack's first flashback was about his mother wanting him to invite Melvin to his tenth birthday party at the bowling alley.

• B.Jack's first flashback was about his mother and him at the creek near his old house and Jack was worried about getting lost.

• C.Jack's first flashback was when he was with his mother while his father was off at war.

• D.Jack's first flashback was when he was with his Mother and Father at their old house in Kansas.

What does Jack and his class do when they are woken up by who at 5:00 a.m. in the morning?

• A.Jack and his class are woken up by Mr. Blane the science teacher and they go rowing boats.

• B.Jack and his class are woken up by Coach Baynard and they go rowing boats.

• C.Jack and his class are woken up by Mr. Blane the math teacher and they go rowing boats.

• D.Jack and his class are woken up by Miss B, the librarian and they go read books in the library.

What are the similarities between the story about Pi told by Early, and Jack's at the point in this book?

• A.Jack and Pi both left their Mother's and both stories do not thoroughly discuss a Father figure.

• B.Jack and Pi both leave their home and embark on an adventure.

• C.Jack and Pi's story do not include a father figure.

• D.Jack and Pi's story do not have any similarities.

What answer best describes Early's mother and father?

• A.Early's mother died when he was born and Early's father died from a heart attack.

• B.Early's mother and father have both died.

• C.Early's mother died when he was born, but Early's father is still alive.

• D.Early's father died from a heart attack, but Early's mother is still alive.

What answer best describes how Jack is feeling at this point in the book?

• A. Jack is worried that he will not make friends at his new school and he misses his mother very much.

• B.Jack is upset that he had to leave his old home in Kansas.

• C.Jack is excited to meet new friends and to go to a new school.

• D.Jack is not very happy and has lost a lot of hope. He also misses his mother very much.

Why does Mr. Blane discuss the nature of a quest and how does it relate to math.

• A.Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to get his students interested and excited about learning more and pushing the limits of math.

• B.Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to scare his students into not taking risks.

• C. Mr. Blane discusses the nature of a quest to want to interest the students about trying new things and discovering the truth.

• D. Mr. Blane does not discuss the nature of a quest.

What answer choice BEST describes how the novel, Navigating Early has a parallel plot structure?

• A.This novel does not have a parallel plot structure.

• B.There are two stories, the one about Pi and Jack's story. They correspond with each other,but the characters do not interact with other characters from the two different stories.

• C. There are two stories, one told by Early and Jack's story and they are similar.

• D. There are two stories that have things in common.