Dead End in Norvelt chapters 14-17

Question 1

Who is the "enemy of America" Miss Volker spoke fondly of?

Accepted Answer

Japanese baby of her sister

Question 2

What food is on the table when Jack and Miss Volker deal with Mrs. Linga's dead body?

Accepted Answer

casserole and Thin MInts

Question 3

Who got lost on the ship while immigrating to New York from Slovenia?

Accepted Answer

Mrs. Dubicki

Question 4

Besides poison, what else does Mr. Spizz want Jack to get for him from the store?

Accepted Answer

tube repair kit for his tire

Question 5

What does Bunny point to and say Jack dug his "own grave" this summer?

Accepted Answer

bomb shelter

Question 6

How does Mom answer Jack's question--"How can dying be good for you?"

Accepted Answer

"When living is worse."

Question 7

Jack feels like he's getting more nosebleeds; why doesn't he want Miss Volker to fix it again?

Accepted Answer

her hands are getting worse

Question 8

What does Jack realizes about the "historic truth" of one lie leading to another?

Accepted Answer

it's a historic curse

Question 9

As Jack's dad packs up Monopoly, he sings a song with what lyric?

Accepted Answer

Another day older and deeper in debt

Question 10

What does mom say shows "no respect for human life, or anything"?

Accepted Answer

burning down a house

Question 11

What did Jack's mom say which he called "one of the worst things she could have said"?

Accepted Answer

"You disappoint me!"

Question 12

Which is an example of the personification of Miss Volker's sister's house?

Accepted Answer

the house was a "piece of history dropping to its knees"

Questions 12