Slacker (ch. 1-12)

What is the relationship of Evil McKillPeople to Cam?

• He's his best friend.

• He's his school counselor.

• He's his gaming archnemesis.

• He's a new friend at school.

Who is the protagonist of Slacker?

• Gordon Korman

• Pavel Dysan

• Jordan Toleffsen

• Freeland McBean

• Cameron Boxer

 Cam wasn’t just a slacker; he was the Leonardo da Vinci of slackers. What type of figurative language is employed in this sentence?

Xavier Pinkston Meggett spent time "in juvie." What does "juvie" refer to?

• a detention center for wayward youth

• an all-inclusive resort for excellent students

• a candy store

• a hospital for adolescents who suffer from chronic illnesses

What does P.A.G. stand for?

• Parents Against George

• Positive Action Group

• Pupils Against Grades

• Pleasant Athletic Games

What type of figurative language is "to smell a rat"?

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

Mark laid an egg each time he tried to tell a joke. What does the idiom "to lay an egg" mean in this context?

• Everyone laughed loudly.

• He failed to be funny.

• He transformed into a chicken.

• He had a delicious breakfast.

What was Daphne's passion?

• making sure that Xavier didn't return to the juvie

• Elvis the beaver

• making sure that the P.A.G. was successful

• supporting the rainforest in Honduras

What type of figurative language does "raining cats and dogs" illustrate?

What was the Positive Action Group's first community outreach?

• to build Elvis a home

• to help Mr. Fanshaw paint Sycamore Middle

• to help senior citizens with their garden

• to help String catch up with his homework