Schooled Questions
Flashcard maker : Alexander Barker
13 years old
Q: How old was Capricorn the first time he saw a police officer up close?
Driving without a license
p.3)
Q: What offence was Capricorn being accused of the first time he was arrested?
Q: What offence was Capricorn being accused of the first time he was arrested?
Rain
p.3)
Q: Who was being loaded onto a stretcher while Capricorn was being arrested?
Q: Who was being loaded onto a stretcher while Capricorn was being arrested?
“It belongs to the community.”
p.3)
Q: What was Capricorn’s response when the police officer asked him who the owner of the pickup was?
Q: What was Capricorn’s response when the police officer asked him who the owner of the pickup was?
Golf club community or condo community
p.3)
Q: Which two places did the officer assume Capricorn meant when he heard the word “community?”
Q: Which two places did the officer assume Capricorn meant when he heard the word “community?”
Garland Farm
p.3)
Q: What was the name of the community Capricorn was referring to?
Q: What was the name of the community Capricorn was referring to?
He told him it was “an alternative farm commune”
p.3)
Q: How did Capricorn explain Garland Farm to the police officer?
Q: How did Capricorn explain Garland Farm to the police officer?
Fourteen families
p.4)
Q: How many families had been part of the Garland Farm community back in the 1960’s?
Q: How many families had been part of the Garland Farm community back in the 1960’s?
Rachel Esther Rosenblatt
p.4)
Q: What name is listed on Rain’s social security card?
Q: What name is listed on Rain’s social security card?
Rain is Capricorn’s grandmother
p.4)
Q: What is the family relationship between Rain and Capricorn?
Q: What is the family relationship between Rain and Capricorn?
67 years old
p.4)
Q: How old is Rain?
Q: How old is Rain?
plums
p.4)
Q: What type of fruit was Rain picking from the tree that she fell from?
Q: What type of fruit was Rain picking from the tree that she fell from?
8 years old
p.4)
Q: At what age did Rain teach Capricorn how to drive?
Q: At what age did Rain teach Capricorn how to drive?
Vocabulary lesson
p.4)
Q: What school subject had Capricorn and Rain been working on when Rain fell from the tree?
Q: What school subject had Capricorn and Rain been working on when Rain fell from the tree?
The state 8th grade curriculum
p.5)
Q: Where did most of the words on Capricorn’s vocabulary list come from?
Q: Where did most of the words on Capricorn’s vocabulary list come from?
The Foucault pendulum
p.5)
Q: What was Capricorn’s science project?
Q: What was Capricorn’s science project?
the Science Fair Project
p.6)
Q: What did Rain think was “just a trick to get Capricorn to go to regular school?”
Q: What did Rain think was “just a trick to get Capricorn to go to regular school?”
a Veterinarian
p.6)
Q: What kind of doctor was Doc Cafferty technically?
Q: What kind of doctor was Doc Cafferty technically?
6 kids
p.7)
Q: How many kids did Doc Cafferty have?
Q: How many kids did Doc Cafferty have?
8 years old
p.7)
Q: How old was Capricorn when Doc Cafferty gave him stitches?
Q: How old was Capricorn when Doc Cafferty gave him stitches?
Malaria when they were in the Peace Corps in Namibia
p.7)
Q: What did Capricorn’s parents die from?
Q: What did Capricorn’s parents die from?
“Talk it out, think it out, work it out”
p.8)
Q: According to Rain, what do you do with problems?
Q: According to Rain, what do you do with problems?
Floramundi- a world of flowers
p.8)
Q: What was Flora Donnelly’s first name short for?
Q: What was Flora Donnelly’s first name short for?
She was five
p.10)
Q: How old was Mrs. Donnelly when her parents joined the community?
Q: How old was Mrs. Donnelly when her parents joined the community?
6 years
p.11)
Q: How many years did Mrs. Donnelly’s family stay with the community when she was younger?
Q: How many years did Mrs. Donnelly’s family stay with the community when she was younger?
Time traveler
p.11)
Q: When Mrs. Donnelly first saw Capricorn, she didn’t see a case- she saw a ________?
Q: When Mrs. Donnelly first saw Capricorn, she didn’t see a case- she saw a ________?
Rain
p.11)
Q: When she was younger, Mrs. Donnelly thought who was a witch?
Q: When she was younger, Mrs. Donnelly thought who was a witch?
football and soccer
p.12)
Q: Which two teams was Zach Powers captain of?
Q: Which two teams was Zach Powers captain of?
the letter “L”
p.13)
Q: What letter of the alphabet did Zach Powers remove from the school’s front lawn sign?
Q: What letter of the alphabet did Zach Powers remove from the school’s front lawn sign?
“Welcome to C Average Middle School”
p.14)
Q: What did Zach Powers make the school sign read by removing one letter?
Q: What did Zach Powers make the school sign read by removing one letter?
the biggest loser in the school
p.14)
Q: According to tradition at Claverage Middle School, who was nominated to the position of 8th grade president?
Q: According to tradition at Claverage Middle School, who was nominated to the position of 8th grade president?
Hugh Winkleman
p.14)
Q: Who was the “primo nerd” ever since kindergarten, according to Zach Powers?
Q: Who was the “primo nerd” ever since kindergarten, according to Zach Powers?
Corn husks
p.15)
Q: What type of material were Capricorn’s sandals woven out of?
Q: What type of material were Capricorn’s sandals woven out of?
locker 743
p.15)
Q: What number locker was Capricorn assigned?
Q: What number locker was Capricorn assigned?
at the top of his orientation form
p.15)
Q: Where was Capricorn’s locker combo printed?
Q: Where was Capricorn’s locker combo printed?
17… 33… 5
p.16)
Q: What was Capricorn’s locker combination?
Q: What was Capricorn’s locker combination?
More than an hour
p.16)
Q: How long did it take to get to the hospital where Rain was recovering from her surgery?
Q: How long did it take to get to the hospital where Rain was recovering from her surgery?
In the top 5%
p.20)
Q: In what percentage did Capricorn always pass the state tests?
Q: In what percentage did Capricorn always pass the state tests?
experience
p.21)
Q: According to Rain, “Information isn’t the same as _____”
Q: According to Rain, “Information isn’t the same as _____”
1994
p.21)
Q: What year was Capricorn born?
Q: What year was Capricorn born?
Stairs
p.23)
Q: What feature of Mrs. Donnelly’s house did Capricorn believe there were too many of?
Q: What feature of Mrs. Donnelly’s house did Capricorn believe there were too many of?
a “split-level”
p.23)
Q: What was the name of the type of house that Mrs. Donnelly lived in?
Q: What was the name of the type of house that Mrs. Donnelly lived in?
16 years old
p.23)
Q: How old was Sophie Donnelly?
Q: How old was Sophie Donnelly?
a freakazoid
p.24)
Q: What was the first mean name that Sophie had called Capricorn?
Q: What was the first mean name that Sophie had called Capricorn?
pale green
p.24)
Q: What was the color of the moisturizer that Sophie was using when Capricorn accidentally walked into her room?
Q: What was the color of the moisturizer that Sophie was using when Capricorn accidentally walked into her room?
Nice
p.25)
Q: Just standing near Sophie- even when she was yelling at him- made Capricorn feel _______ ?
Q: Just standing near Sophie- even when she was yelling at him- made Capricorn feel _______ ?
Follow the wedgies
p.26)
Q: According to Hugh Winkleman, if you want to understand middle school students, what should you do?
Q: According to Hugh Winkleman, if you want to understand middle school students, what should you do?
the chess club
p.27)
Q: What was Hugh Winkle man the captain of?
Q: What was Hugh Winkle man the captain of?
the jocks and the wannabes
p.28)
Q: What two subgroups do the kids hanging around Zach and Lena fall into?
Q: What two subgroups do the kids hanging around Zach and Lena fall into?
salad, carrot sticks, and two slices of whole wheat bread
p.28)
Q: What was Capricorn having for lunch the day Hugh sat with him for the first time?
Q: What was Capricorn having for lunch the day Hugh sat with him for the first time?
Deadeye
p.29)
Q: What name did Hugh call Darryl Pennyfield?
Q: What name did Hugh call Darryl Pennyfield?
Tuesday, September 26th
p.30)
Q: What day and date was the election for 8th grade president being held on?
Q: What day and date was the election for 8th grade president being held on?
Luke Simard
p.30)
Q: Who had last year’s 8th grade class nominated for class president?
Q: Who had last year’s 8th grade class nominated for class president?
Lena
p.31)
Q: Who was Naomi Erlanger’s best friend?
Q: Who was Naomi Erlanger’s best friend?
Grant Tubman
p.33)
Q: Which student had a ridiculous tongue stud?
Q: Which student had a ridiculous tongue stud?
a snow blower
p.33)
Q: According to Naomi, Lena applied makeup with what device?
Q: According to Naomi, Lena applied makeup with what device?
the spitball she just shot at Capricorn in the cafeteria
p.34)
Q: When Zach said to Naomi, “Nice trajectory” what was he referring to?
Q: When Zach said to Naomi, “Nice trajectory” what was he referring to?
“Capricorn Anderson- The People’s Choice”
p.34)
Q: What was Naomi’s favorite poster that she made for Capricorn’s presidency campaign?
Q: What was Naomi’s favorite poster that she made for Capricorn’s presidency campaign?
Eleven hundred
p.34)
Q: How many students were in the entire student body?
Q: How many students were in the entire student body?
He didn’t know anybody’s name in the school
p.35)
Q: Why did Capricorn say he shouldn’t be class president?
Q: Why did Capricorn say he shouldn’t be class president?
Zach and Naomi
p.36)
Q: Who were the first two people to introduce themselves to Capricorn after he became president?
Q: Who were the first two people to introduce themselves to Capricorn after he became president?
Gatorade
p.37)
Q: What liquid did someone suggest converting the water fountains to?
Q: What liquid did someone suggest converting the water fountains to?
a bullfighting stadium
p.38)
Q: What kind of stadium did someone suggest Capricorn erect in the parking lot?
Q: What kind of stadium did someone suggest Capricorn erect in the parking lot?
the geography lab
p.38)
Q: What made-up room was Capricorn searching for to meet with the newspaper reporters for the first weekly press briefing?
Q: What made-up room was Capricorn searching for to meet with the newspaper reporters for the first weekly press briefing?
room 226
p.39)
Q: What room was the rescheduled first press briefing held in?
Q: What room was the rescheduled first press briefing held in?
Lena
p.40)
Q: Who was the apex of the cheerleaders pyramid?
Q: Who was the apex of the cheerleaders pyramid?
Lorelei Lumley, a seventh-grade student government groupie
p.40)
Q: Who was the secret admirer of Capricorn’s that Naomi invented?
Q: Who was the secret admirer of Capricorn’s that Naomi invented?
He buried it outside in the flower bed
p.41)
Q: What did Capricorn do with the dead bird that Zach and Naomi put in his locker?
Q: What did Capricorn do with the dead bird that Zach and Naomi put in his locker?
Naomi
p.41)
Q: Who felt moved enough with emotion to stand beside Capricorn while he buried the dead bird?
Q: Who felt moved enough with emotion to stand beside Capricorn while he buried the dead bird?
daisies
p.42)
Q: What flowers did Capricorn place on the dead bird’s grave?
Q: What flowers did Capricorn place on the dead bird’s grave?
being a Marine drill sergeant
p.42)
Q: According to Mrs. Donnelly, if Rain hadn’t adopted the hippie lifestyle, what would she have been terrific at?
Q: According to Mrs. Donnelly, if Rain hadn’t adopted the hippie lifestyle, what would she have been terrific at?
village idiot
p.44)
Q: According to Sophie Donnelly, being elected 8th grade president is equivalent to being elected ____?
Q: According to Sophie Donnelly, being elected 8th grade president is equivalent to being elected ____?
Caitlin Tortolo
p.45)
Q: When Sophie was in 8th grade, who was elected class president?
Q: When Sophie was in 8th grade, who was elected class president?
Tai chi
p.46)
Q: What did Capricorn wake up early to practice on the front lawn of the Donnelly house?
Q: What did Capricorn wake up early to practice on the front lawn of the Donnelly house?
a wastebasket full of water
p.47)
Q: What did Sophie throw on Capricorn while he practiced his Tai Chi?
Q: What did Sophie throw on Capricorn while he practiced his Tai Chi?
Duct tape
p.47)
Q: What was just about the most useful thing for a farm commune?
Q: What was just about the most useful thing for a farm commune?
He objected to it on moral grounds
p.50)
Q: What was the reason that Capricorn told Zach as to why he wouldn’t ask Mr. Kasigi about bullfighting anymore?
Q: What was the reason that Capricorn told Zach as to why he wouldn’t ask Mr. Kasigi about bullfighting anymore?
The Halloween dance
p.52)
Q: What was the most important social event of the school year, according to Hugh?
Q: What was the most important social event of the school year, according to Hugh?
Seven acres
p.53)
Q: How many acres of land was Garland on?
Q: How many acres of land was Garland on?
Meditation
p.53)
Q: What did Rain always suggest for stress and confusion?
Q: What did Rain always suggest for stress and confusion?
1967
p.54)
Q: What year was Garland founded?
Q: What year was Garland founded?
An insane asylum on wheels
p.54)
Q: What did Capricorn equate a school bus to?
Q: What did Capricorn equate a school bus to?
Bizarro World
p.54)
Q: What world did Sophie think Capricorn was a refugee from?
Q: What world did Sophie think Capricorn was a refugee from?
that he was a homeless guy
p.56)
Q: When Josh asked Sophie if Capricorn was her brother, what did she tell him?
Q: When Josh asked Sophie if Capricorn was her brother, what did she tell him?
Trigonometry and Tears
p.57)
Q: What high school soap opera was Sophie’s favorite?
Q: What high school soap opera was Sophie’s favorite?
Indiana
p.58)
Q: What state was Josh’s ex-girlfriend from?
Q: What state was Josh’s ex-girlfriend from?
someone’s drive way
p.58)
Q: Thinking it was a side street, Sophie turned into where during her first driving lesson with Cap?
Q: Thinking it was a side street, Sophie turned into where during her first driving lesson with Cap?
a Saturn
p.60)
Q: What kind of car did Sophie and Capricorn practice driving with?
Q: What kind of car did Sophie and Capricorn practice driving with?
Abdominal breathing
p.60)
Q: What did Capricorn quietly order Sophie to do after she almost crashed the car?
Q: What did Capricorn quietly order Sophie to do after she almost crashed the car?
only “happened” and “didn’t happen”
p.60)
Q: According to Capricorn, there is no “almost”, only these two things…
Q: According to Capricorn, there is no “almost”, only these two things…
“If the front gets through, the rest will drag.”
p.60)
Q: What driving philosophy did Rain teach Capricorn after her years of driving a taxi in San Francisco?
Q: What driving philosophy did Rain teach Capricorn after her years of driving a taxi in San Francisco?
He re-planted them
p.60)
Q: What did Capricorn do with all the flowers that Sophie’s bad driving had spun up?
Q: What did Capricorn do with all the flowers that Sophie’s bad driving had spun up?
storeroom B-376
p.61)
Q: What number storeroom existed in the high school but not the middle school according to Lorelei’s love note to Capricorn?
Q: What number storeroom existed in the high school but not the middle school according to Lorelei’s love note to Capricorn?
It locked as soon as it closed behind you
p.65)
Q: What was the problem that Capricorn discovered with the one door off of the library that lead into the courtyard?
Q: What was the problem that Capricorn discovered with the one door off of the library that lead into the courtyard?
Two hours
p.65)
Q: How long did Capricorn spend locked in the courtyard before a custodian found him?
Q: How long did Capricorn spend locked in the courtyard before a custodian found him?
Math
p.65)
Q: What was the one class that Naomi had with Capricorn?
Q: What was the one class that Naomi had with Capricorn?
Hippie Ballet
p.67)
Q: What did Zach call Tai Chi?
Q: What did Zach call Tai Chi?
He was anonymous
p.68)
Q: What did Hugh Winkleman have going for him this year that he considered pure gold?
Q: What did Hugh Winkleman have going for him this year that he considered pure gold?
Mr. Rodrigo
p.70)
Q: Who was the school bus driver?
Q: Who was the school bus driver?
a dump truck
p.71)
Q: What type of vehicle did the school bus just miss colliding with after Mr. Rodrigo had a heart attack?
Q: What type of vehicle did the school bus just miss colliding with after Mr. Rodrigo had a heart attack?
forty-one
p.72)
Q: What was the number of Mr. Rodrigo’s bus?
Q: What was the number of Mr. Rodrigo’s bus?
seven cop cars and at least a couple of unmarked cars
p.73)
Q: How many police cars were chasing the bus that Capricorn was driving to the hospital?
Q: How many police cars were chasing the bus that Capricorn was driving to the hospital?
Metro East Medical Center
p.75)
Q: What hospital did Capricorn drive Mr. Rodrigo to?
Q: What hospital did Capricorn drive Mr. Rodrigo to?
Naomi
p.76)
Q: Who was the first to speak up in Capricorn’s defense when the police arrested him for driving the school bus?
Q: Who was the first to speak up in Capricorn’s defense when the police arrested him for driving the school bus?
Television
p.76)
Q: What was Rain referring to when she said that it was a “vast wasteland that lowered our standard until we couldn’t tell the difference between bad and good.”
Q: What was Rain referring to when she said that it was a “vast wasteland that lowered our standard until we couldn’t tell the difference between bad and good.”
Trigonometry and Tears
p.78)
Q: What was T & T short for?
Q: What was T & T short for?
since the age of five
p.78)
Q: At what age did Capricorn start doing Tai Chi?
Q: At what age did Capricorn start doing Tai Chi?
Where did Cap learn to drive a school bus
p.80)
Q: What did Trent Davidoff want to know at the press conference after the incident with the bus driver having the heart attack?
Q: What did Trent Davidoff want to know at the press conference after the incident with the bus driver having the heart attack?
“Keep your nose clean or next time you’re looking at Juvie.”
p. 81- 82)
Q: What did the arresting officer say to Capricorn after the bus driving incident?
Q: What did the arresting officer say to Capricorn after the bus driving incident?
his cousin’s Bar Mitzvah
p.82)
Q: Trent offered the services of an amazing DJ for the Halloween Dance- where did he know the DJ from?
Q: Trent offered the services of an amazing DJ for the Halloween Dance- where did he know the DJ from?
Caitlin Rankin
p.83)
Q: Who suggested to Capricorn that the school must have a budget for the school dance?
Q: Who suggested to Capricorn that the school must have a budget for the school dance?
a Saab
p.84)
Q: What kind of car did Sophie’s Dad drive?
Q: What kind of car did Sophie’s Dad drive?
kendo
p.86)
Q: When Sophie’s Dad saw Cap doing Tai Chi, which martial arts activity did he say he did in his younger days?
Q: When Sophie’s Dad saw Cap doing Tai Chi, which martial arts activity did he say he did in his younger days?
seven months belated
p.86)
Q: How belated was Dad’s birthday gift to Sophie?
Q: How belated was Dad’s birthday gift to Sophie?
a silver bangle, set with multi-colored stones
p.87)
Q: What item did Sophie receive from her Dad for her birthday?
Q: What item did Sophie receive from her Dad for her birthday?
Duct tape
p.87)
Q: Rain always said that when people are negative, they’re trying to put ______ on their own damaged souls.
Q: Rain always said that when people are negative, they’re trying to put ______ on their own damaged souls.
muscle memory from her taxi-driving days
p.90)
Q: Rain told Capricorn that she had made a hand gesture to one of her doctors and that she hoped it was only ________.
Q: Rain told Capricorn that she had made a hand gesture to one of her doctors and that she hoped it was only ________.
Passion Fruit Heel Softener with Volcanic Pumice
p.91)
Q: What type of heel softener did Sophie use?
Q: What type of heel softener did Sophie use?
Honey-infused moisturizing lotion with Ylang Ylang
p.91)
Q: What type of moisturizing lotion did Sophie use?
Q: What type of moisturizing lotion did Sophie use?
Pomegranate shampoo with Giga-Volumizing Power
p.91)
Q: What type of shampoo did Sophie use?
use the conditioner that comes with it
p.92)
Q: What did you need to do if you used Sophie’s Giga-Volumizing shampoo in order to avoid looking like you’d stuck your finger in a light socket?
Q: What did you need to do if you used Sophie’s Giga-Volumizing shampoo in order to avoid looking like you’d stuck your finger in a light socket?
Rain’s description of the riots back in the 60’s
p.92)
Q: What did Capricorn think the dance scene on Trigonometry and Tears looked like?
Q: What did Capricorn think the dance scene on Trigonometry and Tears looked like?
Holly van Arden
p.94)
Q: Who was the 130th name that Capricorn learned?
Q: Who was the 130th name that Capricorn learned?
They have to bring in giant ovens on wheels
p.94)
Q: Why was the Create-Your-Own-Pizza idea for the dance not cheap?
Q: Why was the Create-Your-Own-Pizza idea for the dance not cheap?
purple
p.94)
Q: What color was in the tub where Cap and Hugh were dipping their first tie-dye shirt into?
Q: What color was in the tub where Cap and Hugh were dipping their first tie-dye shirt into?
drawing the human figure in motion
p.97)
Q: What did Miss Agnew’s first period class expect to be doing instead of tie-dyeing clothes?
Q: What did Miss Agnew’s first period class expect to be doing instead of tie-dyeing clothes?
80 students
p.98)
Q: How many students showed up to tie-dye with Capricorn in the art class?
Q: How many students showed up to tie-dye with Capricorn in the art class?
an empty Dasani bottle
p.99)
Q: What did Sophie throw at Capricorn when he asked what was wrong when Sophie’s Dad left town?
Q: What did Sophie throw at Capricorn when he asked what was wrong when Sophie’s Dad left town?
Rishon
p.100)
Q: What character on T &T really bothered Capricorn?
Q: What character on T &T really bothered Capricorn?
University of Florida
p.102)
Q: What university did Rishon have an acceptance to that was in jeopardy of being withdrawn?
Q: What university did Rishon have an acceptance to that was in jeopardy of being withdrawn?
going to the bathroom P.105)
Q: What was written on the checks that Capricorn received from Mr. Kasigi?
A: Claverage Middle School: Student Activity Fund
Q: What was written on the checks that Capricorn received from Mr. Kasigi?
A: Claverage Middle School: Student Activity Fund
p.102)
Q: According to Rain, financial matters were a distasteful but necessary private function, kind of like ___.
Q: According to Rain, financial matters were a distasteful but necessary private function, kind of like ___.
the first 12 checks
p.107)
Q: How many checks did Mr. Kasigi sign immediately?
$175
p.107)
Q: How much money was the bangle bracelet that Cap bought from the jewelry shop?
Q: How much money was the bangle bracelet that Cap bought from the jewelry shop?
the principals’ conference
p.108)
Q: What was Mr. Kasigi chairing this year that made him really busy?
Q: What was Mr. Kasigi chairing this year that made him really busy?
“a happening”
p.109)
Q: What was the term used back in the 60’s that described a big event?
Q: What was the term used back in the 60’s that described a big event?
“All you need is love”
p.110)
Q: What was engraved on Sophie’s bracelet from her Dad?
Q: What was engraved on Sophie’s bracelet from her Dad?
the presentation of the Lombardi trophy at the end of the Super Bowl
p.112)
Q: What was Mr. Donnelly’s idea of sentimentality according to Mrs. Donnelly?
Q: What was Mr. Donnelly’s idea of sentimentality according to Mrs. Donnelly?
“Who’s up for a nice tall glass of lemonade?”
p.112)
Q: What question did Mrs. Donnelly ask to break the awkward moment when she saw Cap and Sophie watching a steamy make-out scene on the show T & T?
Q: What question did Mrs. Donnelly ask to break the awkward moment when she saw Cap and Sophie watching a steamy make-out scene on the show T & T?
“Mother! What century is this?”
p. 113)
Q: What was Sophie’s response to Mrs. Donnelly’s question of who was up for a nice tall glass of lemonade?
Q: What was Sophie’s response to Mrs. Donnelly’s question of who was up for a nice tall glass of lemonade?
Mountain Dew
p.113)
Q: Hugh Winkleman described the way he practiced Tai Chi like a turkey amped up on what beverage?
Q: Hugh Winkleman described the way he practiced Tai Chi like a turkey amped up on what beverage?
the March of Caring
p.114)
Q: What charity were the popular kids at school walking for that Naomi was asking for donations?
Q: What charity were the popular kids at school walking for that Naomi was asking for donations?
a pair of crumpled dollar bills
p.116)
Q: How much money did Hugh donate to the March of Caring?
Q: How much money did Hugh donate to the March of Caring?
$1000
p.116)
Q: How much did Capricorn write a check for as a donation to the March of Caring?
Q: How much did Capricorn write a check for as a donation to the March of Caring?
Popularity had nothing to do with the truth. What really mattered was the image.
p.117)
Q: After Cap’s big donation to the March of Caring, what was Hugh’s moment of stunning understanding when it came to popularity?
Q: After Cap’s big donation to the March of Caring, what was Hugh’s moment of stunning understanding when it came to popularity?
“To be continued”
p.118)
Q: What did Naomi say to Capricorn right after she kissed him?
Q: What did Naomi say to Capricorn right after she kissed him?
When Cap Anderson becomes the most popular, happening kid at C Average Middle School
p.119)
Q: According to Zach Powers, what was a sign that the world was coming to an end?
Q: According to Zach Powers, what was a sign that the world was coming to an end?
Hauling huge rolls of construction paper to the decoration people in the art room
p.120)
Q: What was Darryl doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
Q: What was Darryl doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
designing reflective mobiles to hang from the basketball hoops
p.121)
Q: What was Naomi doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
Q: What was Naomi doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
she was on the committee to cover the bleachers with orange and black bunting
p.121)
Q: What was Lena doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
Q: What was Lena doing to prepare for the Halloween dance?
$800
p.121)
Q: How much money did Cap give to the food drive in the cafeteria?
Q: How much money did Cap give to the food drive in the cafeteria?
$500
p.122)
Q: How much money did Cap give to cancer research?
Q: How much money did Cap give to cancer research?
$500
p.122)
Q: How much money did Cap give to Alzheimer’s disease?
Q: How much money did Cap give to Alzheimer’s disease?
$650
p.122)
Q: How much money did Cap give to the March of Dimes?
Q: How much money did Cap give to the March of Dimes?
It was near the wall of windows, but not so close as to get too hot on sunny days… and a shaft of light always shone down on his seat by the end of the period
p.122)
Q: What was so special about the seat in cafeteria that Zach Powers always sat in?
Q: What was so special about the seat in cafeteria that Zach Powers always sat in?
Hugh Winkleman
p.123)
Q: Who did Zach Powers smash lunch trays with after realizing that he had lost his seat at the cool table?
Q: Who did Zach Powers smash lunch trays with after realizing that he had lost his seat at the cool table?
split pea soup and banana cream pie
p.123)
Q: What was on Zach Power’s lunch tray when it smashed into Hugh’s?
Q: What was on Zach Power’s lunch tray when it smashed into Hugh’s?
egg-salad sandwich, Tater Tots, and a Snapple
p.123)
Q: What was on Hugh Winkleman’s lunch tray when it smashed into Zach’s?
Q: What was on Hugh Winkleman’s lunch tray when it smashed into Zach’s?
From Rain who learned it from a college professor who passed through Garland in the 70’s
p.123)
Q: The memory technique that Cap used to remember student’s names was learned from who?
Monique
p.127)
Q: Who’s name rhymed with “streak” and had a blond streak in her dark hair?
Q: Who’s name rhymed with “streak” and had a blond streak in her dark hair?
Barrel
p.128)
Q: To remember Darryl’s name, Cap remembered that he was built like a _______.
Q: To remember Darryl’s name, Cap remembered that he was built like a _______.
Ron had a birthmark shaped like a crab, which made him think of Crab Nebula… astRONomy.
p.128)
Q: How did Cap remember the name of the seventh-grader Ron?
Q: How did Cap remember the name of the seventh-grader Ron?
the checks Mr. Kasigi had given him
p.128)
Q: According to Cap, what was the best thing about being eighth-grade president?
Q: According to Cap, what was the best thing about being eighth-grade president?
three lunch periods
p/129)
Q: How many lunch periods were there at C Average Middle School?
Q: How many lunch periods were there at C Average Middle School?
Rhinecliff
p.130)
Q: What team was Claverage Middle School’s biggest football rival?
Q: What team was Claverage Middle School’s biggest football rival?
11:15am on Wednesday
p.130)
Q: What time and day did everyone head out to the pep rally?
Q: What time and day did everyone head out to the pep rally?
the Claverage Condors
p.130)
Q: What was the name of the football team at Claverage?
Q: What was the name of the football team at Claverage?
Yellow
p.131)
Q: What color was the football jersey and helmet that Hugh gave Cap to wear?
Q: What color was the football jersey and helmet that Hugh gave Cap to wear?
Blue and Red
p.131)
Q: What were the colors of the Claverage Condors?
Q: What were the colors of the Claverage Condors?
Rhinecliff Raider
p.132)
Q: What was the name of the Rhinecliff football team?
Q: What was the name of the Rhinecliff football team?
Tackler
p.133)
Q: Darryl Pennyfield wasn’t the fastest guy on the football team, but he was the best _____.
Q: Darryl Pennyfield wasn’t the fastest guy on the football team, but he was the best _____.
a punter’s little sister
p.133)
Q: Tackling Capricorn was like tackling what, according to Darryl?
Q: Tackling Capricorn was like tackling what, according to Darryl?
they studied their cleats
p.134)
Q: What did the football team do when Coach Pulaski asked they who put Cap up to wearing the yellow jersey?
Q: What did the football team do when Coach Pulaski asked they who put Cap up to wearing the yellow jersey?
“the word is”
p.137)
Q: What was the phrase that when Lena uttered it, meant that you could trust what she was saying?
Q: What was the phrase that when Lena uttered it, meant that you could trust what she was saying?
Phil
p.138)
Q: Who saw Hugh Winkleman getting bawled out in the office right after the pep rally?
Q: Who saw Hugh Winkleman getting bawled out in the office right after the pep rally?
Violence is not the answer
p.138)
Q: What phrase did Cap say when Darryl and Zach were fighting by the lockers?
Q: What phrase did Cap say when Darryl and Zach were fighting by the lockers?
between the third and the fourth buses
p.141)
Q: The ambulance was between which two buses in the line of vehicles?
Q: The ambulance was between which two buses in the line of vehicles?
Four black eyes
p.143)
Q: How many black eyes would Cap accept if it meant he was going home to Garland?
Q: How many black eyes would Cap accept if it meant he was going home to Garland?
Run the siren for a few seconds
p.146)
Q: What did the ambulance driver have to do in order to pass the school buses?
Q: What did the ambulance driver have to do in order to pass the school buses?
a Department of Motor Vehicles pamphlet entitled “Welcome New Driver”
p.146)
Q: What was Sophie reading when Cap ran into the house to get his things to go home?
Q: What was Sophie reading when Cap ran into the house to get his things to go home?
the he killed and ate a wild boar
p.146)
Q: When Cap told Sophie that his nose started bleeding at school, she said it looked more like ___?
Q: When Cap told Sophie that his nose started bleeding at school, she said it looked more like ___?
the Claverage yearbooks
p.147)
Q: What did Cap ask Sophie if he could take with him back to Garland?
Q: What did Cap ask Sophie if he could take with him back to Garland?
He never makes it to college- he gets run over by a cement truck on the way to freshman orientation
p.147)
Q: What made-up scenario did Sophie tell Cap about the future of the T & T character Rishon?
Q: What made-up scenario did Sophie tell Cap about the future of the T & T character Rishon?
“It was real, it was fun, but it wasn’t real fun.”
p.148)
Q: What did Sophie say to Cap as he headed down the front walk?
Q: What did Sophie say to Cap as he headed down the front walk?
“The place is lonely- it missed us.”
p.148)
Q: What was Rain’s take on why Garland looked so different when Cap and she returned?
Q: What was Rain’s take on why Garland looked so different when Cap and she returned?
the principalship of North High
p.149)
Q: What position was Mr. Kasigi told by the superintendent was his for the asking in a couple of years?
Q: What position was Mr. Kasigi told by the superintendent was his for the asking in a couple of years?
Consolidated Savings Bank
p.150)
Q: What bank did the school have an account with?
Q: What bank did the school have an account with?
the check made out to the American Cancer Society
p.150)
Q: When opening up the first letter from the bank marked “Urgent” upon his return from the principal conference, which check did he see marked “Insufficient Funds”?
Q: When opening up the first letter from the bank marked “Urgent” upon his return from the principal conference, which check did he see marked “Insufficient Funds”?
$4000
p.151)
Q: How much money had been in the Student Activities Fund?
Q: How much money had been in the Student Activities Fund?
Flora Donnelly
p.152)
Q: In lieu of reaching Rain or Capricorn by phone about the overdrawn bank account, who did Mr. Kasigi call?
Q: In lieu of reaching Rain or Capricorn by phone about the overdrawn bank account, who did Mr. Kasigi call?
flying
p.152)
Q: According to Mrs. Donnelly, Cap is no more capable of fraud than he is of _____?
Q: According to Mrs. Donnelly, Cap is no more capable of fraud than he is of _____?
until she was 12
p.153)
Q: Until what age had Mrs. Donnelly lived on Garland Farms?
Q: Until what age had Mrs. Donnelly lived on Garland Farms?
that he robbed the school at gunpoint and took off for the Mexican border
p.154)
Q: What scenario would have been easier to explain to the board and insurance company instead of the truth that Cap spent the Student Activities Fund on charities?
Q: What scenario would have been easier to explain to the board and insurance company instead of the truth that Cap spent the Student Activities Fund on charities?
Las Vegas
p.155)
Q: Where had the principals’ conference been held?
Q: Where had the principals’ conference been held?
a 3-3 tie
p.156)
Q: What was the score of the first football game of the season between C Average and Rhinecliff?
Q: What was the score of the first football game of the season between C Average and Rhinecliff?
Mrs. Vogel
p.158)
Q: Who was Naomi’s homeroom teacher?
Q: Who was Naomi’s homeroom teacher?
the elementary schools had holiday pageants and the high school had Homecoming
p.158)
Q: According to Tiffany, the Halloween dance was the Middle School’s trademark- just like which two events held by the elementary schools and the high school?
Q: According to Tiffany, the Halloween dance was the Middle School’s trademark- just like which two events held by the elementary schools and the high school?
Phil Ruiz
p.160)
Q: Who was able to pull Cap’s file from the school office?
In the kangaroo pocket of this hooded sweatshirt
p.161)
Q: How did Phil sneak Cap’s file out of the school office?
Q: How did Phil sneak Cap’s file out of the school office?
191 Rockcrest
p.161)
Q: What was the address of the Donnelly residence?
Q: What was the address of the Donnelly residence?
Meltdown
p.162)
Q: What was the one word that Naomi could use to describe her state of mind after talking to the Donnelly’s and when she realized that she couldn’t get in touch with Capricorn?
Q: What was the one word that Naomi could use to describe her state of mind after talking to the Donnelly’s and when she realized that she couldn’t get in touch with Capricorn?
The Brooklyn Bridge
p.163)
Q: After hearing all of the rumors about Cap’s whereabouts, Zach lost all respect for the intelligence level in the school and said they should try to raffle off this famous landmark at the next PTA fund-raiser.
Q: After hearing all of the rumors about Cap’s whereabouts, Zach lost all respect for the intelligence level in the school and said they should try to raffle off this famous landmark at the next PTA fund-raiser.
Guitarfunkel
p.165)
Q: What name did Zach call Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel?
Q: What name did Zach call Garfunkel of Simon and Garfunkel?
Tom Cruise
p.166)
Q: With the line of reasoning that just because you can’t find someone doesn’t mean he’s at death’s door, what actor did Zach use as an example?
Q: With the line of reasoning that just because you can’t find someone doesn’t mean he’s at death’s door, what actor did Zach use as an example?
Alicia Garret
p.167)
Q: What student had had their kitchen redone that had caused her to be gone from school for approximately three weeks?
Q: What student had had their kitchen redone that had caused her to be gone from school for approximately three weeks?
a spitball
p.167)
Q: What did Hugh retrieve from Zach’s hair that Zach thought was impossible?
Q: What did Hugh retrieve from Zach’s hair that Zach thought was impossible?
Saturday at 7pm
p.168)
Q: What day and time was the Cap Anderson Tribute scheduled to take place?
Q: What day and time was the Cap Anderson Tribute scheduled to take place?
…
the time of the cancelled Halloween dance)
a senior on the lacrosse team who Sophie believed was giving her intense glances
p.170)
Q: Who was Martin Enfield?
Q: Who was Martin Enfield?
Large, mounted photographs of multivehicle pileups
p.171)
Q: What decorated the walls of the DMV waiting room?
Q: What decorated the walls of the DMV waiting room?
Left
p.173)
Q: What direction had the driving test instructor told Sophie to turn out of the parking lot?
She tried to imagine her Dad, but Cap kept coming to mind
p.173)
Q: Who did Sophie try to imagine in the passenger’s seat during the driving test, and who kept coming into her mind instead?
Q: Who did Sophie try to imagine in the passenger’s seat during the driving test, and who kept coming into her mind instead?
p.173)
Q: Upon exiting the interstate during her driving test, which direction on which street was Sophie asked to drive?
Q: Upon exiting the interstate during her driving test, which direction on which street was Sophie asked to drive?
East on Fillmore
p.174)
Q: What did Sophie accidentally do when reaching for the de-fogger switch during her road test?
Q: What did Sophie accidentally do when reaching for the de-fogger switch during her road test?
turn on the radio
p.175)
Q: What type of apple did Capricorn pick from the trees at Garland?
Q: What type of apple did Capricorn pick from the trees at Garland?
MacIntosh
p.178)
Q: When had Rain been able to drive again after returning to Garland?
Q: When had Rain been able to drive again after returning to Garland?
By the second day home
p.178)
Q: After the injuries he endured from the punch in the face, what had Rain described Capricorn as?
Q: After the injuries he endured from the punch in the face, what had Rain described Capricorn as?
a wounded raccoon
p.179)
Q: What was the word that Rain kept using when referring to Cap’s time on the outside?
Q: What was the word that Rain kept using when referring to Cap’s time on the outside?
Contamination
p.181)
Q: What type of upset would be a sign of spiritual imbalance?
Q: What type of upset would be a sign of spiritual imbalance?
Anger
p.181)
Q: How did Cap affix the note to the refrigerator that explained that he had to leave Garland for a moment?
Q: How did Cap affix the note to the refrigerator that explained that he had to leave Garland for a moment?
Duct tape
p.182)
Q: What was the name of the gas station that was a few miles from Garland?
Q: What was the name of the gas station that was a few miles from Garland?
the Service King
p.182)
Q: When was the first time that Cap experienced the power of a supernova?
Q: When was the first time that Cap experienced the power of a supernova?
when Sophie kissed his cheek
p.183)
Q: What costume did Sophie provide for Cap to go to the Halloween dance?
Q: What costume did Sophie provide for Cap to go to the Halloween dance?
a Mickey Mouse mask
p.185)
Q: What album was playing at the tribute to Cap Anderson?
Q: What album was playing at the tribute to Cap Anderson?
Abbey Road
p.185)
Q: What was Mrs. Donnelly doing to take her mind off of the anxiety of Sophie being gone for three hours with the car?
Q: What was Mrs. Donnelly doing to take her mind off of the anxiety of Sophie being gone for three hours with the car?
cleaning the spare room where Cap had stayed with them
p.186)
Q: Besides a few pieces of schoolwork, what did Mrs. Donnelly find in Cap’s old room?
Q: Besides a few pieces of schoolwork, what did Mrs. Donnelly find in Cap’s old room?
a receipt for the bangle bracelet
p.187)
Q: Who called Mr. Kasigi to alert him to all of the kids in the school parking lot?
Q: Who called Mr. Kasigi to alert him to all of the kids in the school parking lot?
a custodian
p.188)
Q: According to Hugh Winkleman, if you looked up this term in the encyclopedia of history you’d see a picture of the tribute to Cap Anderson.
Q: According to Hugh Winkleman, if you looked up this term in the encyclopedia of history you’d see a picture of the tribute to Cap Anderson.
Mass Stupidity
p.189)
Q: Hundreds of tiny flames glowing orange in the dark just screamed _______.
Q: Hundreds of tiny flames glowing orange in the dark just screamed _______.
mourning
p.190)
Q: What repercussions had Hugh Winkleman felt from Cap Anderson’s injuries and absence?
Q: What repercussions had Hugh Winkleman felt from Cap Anderson’s injuries and absence?
he was kicked out of the chess club, he had a month of detentions and a black mark on his permanent record
p.190)
Q: What song was playing on the boom box when Zach stopped it to make an announcement at the tribute to Cap Anderson?
Q: What song was playing on the boom box when Zach stopped it to make an announcement at the tribute to Cap Anderson?
“Here Comes the Sun”
p.191)
Q: How long had Cap Anderson been the eighth grade president?
Q: How long had Cap Anderson been the eighth grade president?
Two months
p.191))
Q: How many minutes of celebration did Zach count between when everyone saw Cap for the first time and before Cap could speak at the tribute?
Q: How many minutes of celebration did Zach count between when everyone saw Cap for the first time and before Cap could speak at the tribute?
6 minutes
p.196)
Q: When Zach realized that Cap was saying goodbye to everyone at school individually, he realized that he had been _____.
Q: When Zach realized that Cap was saying goodbye to everyone at school individually, he realized that he had been _____.
Hopelessly out-classed
p.198)
Q: How long had it taken Capricorn to say goodbye to all the students in the parking lot?
Q: How long had it taken Capricorn to say goodbye to all the students in the parking lot?
almost an hour
p.198)
Q: Navigating all of the outstretched arms in the parking lot crowd was like plowing through a field of this type of vegetation.
Q: Navigating all of the outstretched arms in the parking lot crowd was like plowing through a field of this type of vegetation.
Bamboo
p.199)
Q: Who had the officer told Capricorn owned the Garland land now?
Q: Who had the officer told Capricorn owned the Garland land now?
Skyline Realty and Development
p.202)
Q: The county sheriff’s office didn’t have a lockup, but instead had one of these?
Q: The county sheriff’s office didn’t have a lockup, but instead had one of these?
a metal ring to handcuff people to
p.203)
Q: What song did Rain play over and over after the tribute to Capricorn at the school?
Q: What song did Rain play over and over after the tribute to Capricorn at the school?
The Times They Are A-Changin’ by Bob Dylan
p.203)
Q: According to Cap, what can spoil you for being alone?
Q: According to Cap, what can spoil you for being alone?
knowing eleven hundred people
p.204)
Q: Capricorn learned a lot of things from his time away from Garland. Name the one thing he almost learned about, but didn’t.
Q: Capricorn learned a lot of things from his time away from Garland. Name the one thing he almost learned about, but didn’t.
Dances
p.204)
Q: What type of car did Rain buy?
Q: What type of car did Rain buy?
Mercedes
p.204)
Q: What bumper sticker was on the back of the Mercedes, just like the one from the back of the old pickup truck?
Q: What bumper sticker was on the back of the Mercedes, just like the one from the back of the old pickup truck?
“War is not healthy for children and other living things”
p.204)
Q: What color did Rain change her hair to?
Q: What color did Rain change her hair to?
Blond
p.205)
Q: Who originally said, “No one owns the earth, so no one can buy it or sell it.”
Q: Who originally said, “No one owns the earth, so no one can buy it or sell it.”
the Hopi Indians
p.205)
Q: Forty years ago, Rain purchased the land of Garland Farms with money she borrowed from who?
Q: Forty years ago, Rain purchased the land of Garland Farms with money she borrowed from who?
her parents
p.205)
Q: What was slated to be built on the land of Garland Farms?
Q: What was slated to be built on the land of Garland Farms?
affordable housing and a park with a flower garden
p.206)
Q: How much did Rain sell Garland Farms for?
Q: How much did Rain sell Garland Farms for?
17 million dollars
p.207)
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