1. After transferring, Steve is in jeopardy of failing senior year. What is the plan devised by Mr.DeMouy to get Steve to graduate? Why did he devise this plan?

2. Describe the float that the GOD club is entering in the homecoming parade.

3. Describe the scene where Steve first sees Mr. Demouy as a man rather than just a teacher.

4. After the homecoming dance, Steve and Dub talk about their week. What does Dub reveal?

5. Steve's sophomore year Doug and Steve formed a new group after they are done with Skate or Die. What was the second club and what did it mean?

6. Why does Steve goes to visit his mother at her workplace his senior year?

7. What was Steve and Dub's first date?

8. Who was Toby the Party at Wakefield and why was that his nickname?

9. Describe the scene in Houston, Sophomore Year where Steve comes to the kitchen while his father is there.

10. What is Steve's concern in regard to his father meeting Dub?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Steve to his father.

Part 1) Are the similarities between Steve and his father realistic?

Part 2) Is there anything shown to the reader that shows how much they are alike earlier in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Steve realizes he doesn't want to be one of the stoners any longer while at the wake for Kurt Cobain.

What is significant about this realization? What does it mean for the main character? How would the story have been different without this realization?

Essay Topic 3

Divorced families are becoming more common. In what ways is Steve's family typical for a divorced family? In what ways are they atypical?

(see the answer keys)

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