How does Wayne practice "civil disobedience"?

He refuses to launder his work uniform

Duncan believes that Maya haunts him to...

"show me the way to the surface" - meaning that she will help him recover

When Duncan's mom asks if he's been with a girl, he answers "sort of." What does he mean?

He's been following Cherry, so that's "sort of" like being with a girl.

What happened to Jacob's wife?

She had a stroke and later died

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Acceleration Chapters 1-12

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1
The three contestants are named...
Cherry, Bunny, and Slim
Skinny, Red, and Clown
Happy, Berries, and Bug
Bones, Cherry, and Clown
2
How does Wayne practice "civil disobedience"?
He makes protest videos
He refuses to hold a job
He refuses to launder his work uniform
He pickets discriminatory businesses
3
Vinny and Duncan live in the ___________
projects
Jungle
wealthiest section in town
streets
4
Duncan believes that Maya haunts him to...
"teach me to love again" - helping him recover
"show me the way to the surface" - meaning that she will help him recover
"torture me to the depths of hell" - meaning he'll never get over his guilt
"take my life" - meaning he'll have no life since he couldn't save hers
5
Where does Wayne work?
Dairy Barn
McDonald's
Nowhere, he sleeps his days away
The subway lost and found
6
What is in the suspicious package Duncan hands over to the police?
pipe bombs
the journal
gas masks
a black leather jacket
7
What kind of sandwiches does Duncan's mom have in the fridge?
Tofu meatloaf
Spicy curry chicken
Tuna
Tofu ham and cheese
8
What literary technique is at work with the statement, "Darth Vader to my Luke"?
simile
allusion
personification
movie trivia
9
What is Duncan's dad's job?
He is an executive with the subway system
He is a machinist
He is an actor
He is a subway conductor
10
What handicap does Vinny have?
He cannot swim
He has hydrophobia
He has hearing loss
He has a malformed hand/arm
11
What kind of food does Duncan's dad like?
Meat and potatoes
Japanese
Tofu
Spicy
12
What is the name of the novel's protagonist?
Roach
Vinny
Alex
Duncan
13
Duncan could not save ___________
Cherry
Vinny
Maya
Bones
14
What nickname to schoolkids give to Vinny?
Flipper
the Claw
Hands
Roach
15
What is the name that Duncan gives the author of the journal?
Flipper
Zodiac Killer
Roach
Son of Sam
16
The author of the journal writes that he is now...
hungry
tired
satisfied
hunting
17
What is in the glass case where Duncan works?
Missing valuables
An artificial leg
The diary
The lost and found log book
18
When Duncan's mom asks if he's been with a girl, he answers "sort of." What does he mean?
He's been following Cherry, so that's "sort of" like being with a girl.
He's been at work, and a girl came to the lost and found.
He's been thinking all day of Maya, so he's "sort of" been with a girl.
He's been reading the comics, and the main character is female.
19
What happened to Jacob's wife?
She had a stroke and later died
She died of cancer
He's never been married
She left him for another man
20
The author of the diary says, "I need a ________."
dog
book written about me
name
journal
21
What did Wayne and Duncan try to steal?
Banana splits
The diary
Toilets
Happy meals
22
Duncan's ex-girlfriend is named
Cherry
Lisa
Kim
Maya
23
What is the fear of water called?
hydrophobia
acrophobia
agoraphobia
liquifobia
24
The girl that Duncan tracks down is
Red
Bunny
Cherry
Bones
25
What city is the novel set in?
London
NYC
Canton, Ohio
Toronto
26
How did Vinny's arm become handicapped?
Kidnappers tortured him when he was little
It was a birth defect
He burned it on a hot stove
It got caught in a garbage disposal
27
Roach's early crimes focus on
killing animal and arson
robbery
murder
stalking women and kidnapping them
28
The three "contestants" are named
Cherry, Poppy, and Bones
Clown, Bones, and Cherry
Berry, Red, and Clown
Contestant 1, 2, and 3
29
Who is Duncan's boss?
Roach
Wayne
Vinny
Jacob

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