Crash (Jerry Spinelli) Quiz

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What is driving Abby's environmentalism and protest of the mall? (from Chapters 25-30)

She has a sincere interest in protecting the earth.

She wants to punish her mother for being negligent.

She is trying to sabotage her mother's career so she will lose her job and stay home with her children.

She is being brainwashed by Penn and follows his instructions because she is in love with him.

Why does John take Penn's turtle back from Mike? (from Chapters 39-42)

John is jealous that Mike stole the turtle since he was planning to do that himself.

John wants to take credit for the kidnapping.

John feels that Mike is going too far in his bullying.

John thinks if he returns the turtle Penn will help him with his homework.

How would you describe John's feelings towards Scooter when Scooter comes home from the recovery center? (from Chapters 43-49)

John fears that Scooter will hurt himself so he feels he always has to watch him.

John feels he cannot be around Scooter because it is too depressing to see him this way.

John is disappointed that Scooter has changed but is happy to have him home regardless.

John pushes Scooter to work harder at his recovery.

What is the main difference between Abby and John's reactions to Scooter's stroke and prognosis? (from Chapters 31-35)

Abby takes out her anger on Penn while John expresses his concerns to Mike.

Abby is much more outwardly upset while John internalizes his fears.

Abby acts out and gets into trouble at school while John becomes much more focused on his grades.

Abby always looks for the positive while John is a pessimist.

Why does Coach Lattner pull John from the game and threaten to bench him for the next one even though John is scoring touchdowns? (from Chapters 18-24)

John is directly disobeying Coach Lattner's plan to lose the game on purpose.

Coach Lattner thinks John is tired and needs to rest.

John is injuring players from the other team and Coach Lattner is worried for them.

Coach Lattner believes John's touchdowns are excessive and unsportsmanlike.