Acceleration by Graham McNamee - Chapters 27-34

When the weather/setting reflects the character's mood, this is called pathetic fallacy. Which example of this happens in chapter 27?

• It snows because Duncan is cold

• It storms/rains because Duncan is feeling upset

• It is hot and humid because Duncan is tired

• A tornado happens because Duncan is a mess

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What news story catches Duncan's attention?

• A subway fire

• Animal cruelty

• A woman hit by a subway train

• A flood in the subway

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What name do the drivers and conductors call the lost and found?

• The morgue

• The dungeon

• Fingers Keepers

• The jail

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What is one distinctive physical characteristic of Roach?

• He smokes cigars

• He is bald

• He is extremely short

• He has thick glasses and bad acne scars

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What is Roach's job?

• Subway driver

• Security guard

• Custodian

• Cashier

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Who does Duncan call at the end of Chapter 28?

• Wayne

• Kim

• The Police

• All of the Above

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Why doesn't Roach's grandmother notice Duncan and Wayne when they enter the house?

• She's deaf and can't hear them

• She's dead and Roach stuffed her like a mannequin

• She's asleep

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

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What does Duncan find in Roach's basement?

• A police scanner

• A set of photographs of potential victims

• A locked room with a plastic bucket in it

• All of the above

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What happens to Roach?

• He gets arrested

• He gets hit by a train

• He runs away

• He disappears

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At the end of the novel when Duncan goes swimming, what does Duncan say to Vinny?

• "[Maya's] not down there anymore"

• "Maya is still screaming"

• "I love swimming"

• "I'm glad it's over"

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