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Acceleration Workbook 1 of 43 Date: _______________ Name: ______________________ Acceleration Chapter 1 Who is the author of Acceleration ? ______________________________________________ Describe Duncan as a character in the novel. (main, minor character, humour, serious, etc) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Describe Duncan as a person. Demographics and psychographics (what does he look like, how does he behave)? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Describe Jacob as a person and character in the novel. Why is he in the novel? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary – Find the words below and explain what each one means in your own words. Supervisor (1): ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Expiration date (3) __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Decipher (6) _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Warped (7) _______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Why does Duncan kick the leather-bound journal under the bookshelf? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
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Acceleration Workbook 1 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 1
Who is the author of Acceleration? ______________________________________________
Describe Duncan as a character in the novel. (main, minor character, humour, serious, etc)
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Describe Duncan as a person. Demographics and psychographics (what does he look like,
how does he behave)?
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Describe Jacob as a person and character in the novel. Why is he in the novel?
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Vocabulary – Find the words below and explain what each one means in your own words.
Supervisor (1): ____________________________________________________
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Expiration date (3) __________________________________________________
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Decipher (6) _______________________________________________________
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Warped (7) _______________________________________________________
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Why does Duncan kick the leather-bound journal under the bookshelf?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 2
What is a flashback?
It is a literary term.
Refers to a time when a character thinks back to the past, like a memory or
dream
It is used to share old information with the reader
It is used to fill in missing information or to add mystery
What is the flashback that Duncan experiences in Chapter 2?
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Why is Duncan haunted by this dream/flashback? What did he not do that he still feels very
guilty about?
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Vocabulary – This chapter uses very descriptive verbs. It adds to the drama and the intensity of
the event. Find the words below and explain what each one means in your own words.
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What short story or article that we read in class does this chapter remind you of?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 3&4
Who is Vinny? Describe him and his relationship with Duncan.
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On page 14, a) who says, “it wouldn‟t kill you to expand your wardrobe a little,”
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Who is Wayne? Describe him and his relationship with Duncan.
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a) What is wrong with Vinny‟s hand? (17-19)
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What is The Jungle? (18)
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 5
What is the Dairy Barn?
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What do you learn about Wayne in Chapter 5?
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What does “Wayne‟s gone straight” (14) mean? What literary device is this an example of?
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What are “juvenile delinquents” (21)?
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What is the “six-hundred-dollar, hundred pound porcelain baby” (24) that the boys were trying
to deliver? Who did the “baby” belong to?
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1What qualifies as a skin-head?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 6
What does the cop want when he goes to the lost and found (29-30)?
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What does Duncan learn about Jacob? Why does this surprise him? (29-30)?
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Why does Duncan think that Jacob was EXILED? Why would he CHOOSE it?
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Why do police make Duncan nervous? (31)
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1How does Duncan describe the book to Jacob (34)?
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Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own
words.
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What important advise does Jacob share with Duncan and why? (30)
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What new horror has the book revealed about the author?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 7 Figurative Language: Analogy
-A similarity between things that are normally not the same
-Comparing two things and the relationship between them
-Basically making up an example to help you to explain away something else.
What is Wayne dying from? (35)
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Why do you think that Duncan hasn‟t been to the pool all summer even though he used to pretty much
live at the pool during the summers? (35)
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What is the „old argument‟ (37)?
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
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1What is a phobia of water called? (38)
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1 What does Duncan find on the pool‟s bottom? (42)?
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1What does “eclipse” mean? (42) How does this analogy help the reader to understand the
situation?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 8
1Why is Duncan so attached to the „lady club‟? What is it and how has „she‟ entertained him?
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1What is it that causes Duncan and Jacob to have a momentary bonding moment? What do they agree
on that connects them?
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1Vocabulary / Phrases – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in
your own words.
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1Why would an arsonist stand “on the sidelines watching” (47) every one of his creations?
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1What in the world is the author of the diary saying when he refers to women on the subway as
auditioning like a cattle-call? What is he searching for in these “auditions”? What does Duncan
think? (47)
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6. How many pages in the diary? ____________________________________ 7. So far, do you like the novel? Why/why not?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 9
1How did Duncan sleep on Friday night? How do you know? Why do you think this happened? (48)
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1Simile versus metaphor. These are literary devices that compare two similar items. The
simile compares by using like or as. A metaphor makes a comparison without using like or as.
Locate one metaphor and one simile from chapter 9.
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1Why does Duncan‟s dad need/want to eat only really spicy food? (49)
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1What was it that ended the relationship between Kim and Duncan? Read over the argument
that they were having over the game of 21. What was the problem for Kim? (54)
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1What is a “phantom limb” and what is the significance of Duncan‟s reference to Kim in this
regard? (52)
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1 What was the purpose of mom’s penguin story? What was she trying to say to her son? What
does he want him to do?
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Acceleration Workbook 9 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 10
1Setting: Where does the chapter take place?
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1Who are Cherry, Bones, and Clown? ______________________________________________
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Bones: _______________________________________________________________________
Clown: ______________________________________________________________________
1Why is Duncan worried about the ladies?
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1What name has Duncan given the diary author? ____________________________
1Vocabulary/phrase – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your
own words.
Relentless (57): ________________________________________________
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1What is Duncan‟s „brilliant‟ plan (59)? Why does he want to do this…?
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1 What problems might arise?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 11
Idiom -This is a literary device when a word or word phrase only has meaning because society has
‘provided one to the word’
-Usually the meaning comes from pop-culture, or slang sayings
1What is Duncan‟s plan for tonight? (61)
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1When Vinny asks Duncan if he is “gonna chuck”, what did he mean? ____________________
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What literary device is this an example of? _________________________________________
1What does he mean “he inhales more toxic fumes” (McNamee 63)?
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1How does Vinny use his handicap to his advantage? Explain and use a quote (67).
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own
words.
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1Who does Duncan go off to „meet‟? (68) _________________________________________
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1 What does Cherry do for a living (68-69)? ________________________________________
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1What is the first rule of surveillance (71)?
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Acceleration Workbook 11 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 12
1What responsibility escapes Duncan and disappoints his mother?
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1Is Vinny an honest person? Why/why not?
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1Is Vinny a good friend? Explain.
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1What does surreal mean, in particular when Duncan said it in the chapter?
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1Choose one of your best friends. Think of how they remind you of Vinny as a friend. Write a
bit about how your friendship is special just like that of Duncan and Vinny. Then explain what
is it that you value most about your friendship with this person?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 13
Personification -Gives life to inanimate (unreal) objects
-Ex: The train choked on the thick smoke and seemed to hiccup all the way down the tracks.
Idiom -This is a literary device used when a word or word phrase only has meaning because society has „provided one to the word‟
-Usually the meaning comes from pop-culture, or slang sayings
1“The machines have teeth” is an example of what TWO literary devices? Choose between
personification, idiom, metaphor, and simile. Explain why you chose each device.
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1How does dad‟s “Sixty Minutes” show about the secret service agent compare/ relate/ have
similarities to Duncan‟s current predicament (tricky situation)? Be clear and use examples to
support your well-written response. (78)
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1Why do you thing that „dad‟ tells the “Sixty Minutes” story to Duncan? (80)?
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
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Acceleration Workbook 13 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 14
1Why would Duncan say that “air conditioners are as rare as college diplomas in the Jungle” (81)? What
is he implying?
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1What is the library's nickname? (81) Why does Duncan call it this name?
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1Who was Duncan friends with first, Vinny or Wayne? _____________________________
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1What book catches Duncan's attention and why? (84) _________________________________
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1 Mason Lucas identifies the Homicidal Triad – the three childhood behaviours that are shared by
more serial killers. What are the three traits and why are they so important (85-86)?
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1What trouble did Wayne find himself in that embarrassed the boys? (86-87)
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1“Escalation of increasingly destructive aberrant behaviour” (88) means what exactly?
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Acceleration Workbook 14 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 15-18
Summarizing: Did you know that summarizing is a skill that many students struggle to do well.
What a good summary does is state the MAIN IDEAS of a passage/selection/ or story.
TASK: You are to going to summarize chapters 15-18. To do this, we will us a two-stage process.
Stage One:
go back to each chapter. Thumb through and remind yourself about the contents. Then write
down three bullet points that seem very important to THAT chapter AND to the OVERALL NOVEL
PLOT. Sounds hard? It isn't really that bad. Just start off with points you find.
Stage Two:
write out your summary into full sentences. Try to summarize the chapter in about 2-6 sentences
only. Just join your bullets together after you first say which chapter/or selection, you are summarizing.
Easy as making toast, right?
Chapter 15 (summary bullet points I can come up with)
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Chapter 15 SUMMARY (Summary written out in a few sentences – indent first word)
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bravo... you did it. Now let's keep going. The next one is going to be short!
Acceleration Workbook 16 of 43
Chapter 16 (summary bullet points I can come up with)
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Chapter 16 SUMMARY (Summary written out in a few sentences – indent first word)
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Chapter 17 (summary bullet points I can come up with)
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Acceleration Workbook 17 of 43
Chapter 18 is a dream and is really messed up. So let's just skip that one and move on to reading.
Acceleration Workbook 18 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 19
1Why does Duncan call Kim (110-111)?
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1Why does he delete his messages?
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1How can you relate to Duncan in this chapter? Show that you can make a connection between
Duncan being embarrassed, wanting to reach out to someone who he really admires, and yet he
feels as if every word he will say will be evaluated and judged? How can you relate?
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4. What does the word 'satisfied' mean (110)?
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Acceleration Workbook 19 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 20
1What has changed to make Duncan now think that his job has value and is NOT a complete
waste of time?
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1What can Vinny do that is very helpful to Duncan? (114)
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1Where do Vinny and Duncan agree to meet?
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1How do serial killers begin their careers? How do they usually kill at first? (115)
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1The Hardy Boys are characters in a book series. They are teenagers who solve crimes. The girl
version is the Nancy Drew series. All references to Hardy and Nancy have to do with the perfect
little sweetheart teenagers trying to do good around the world. How is the comparison between
the Hardy Boys an Hannibal Lecter similar to Duncan and Vinny against Roach?
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1Where did they get the scratch tickets from?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Chapter 21
1Explain how Roach feels about his mother/grandmother. (118)
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2Is Roach justified in feeling angry? Why/why not?
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2“Painted like a clown” (McNamee 118) is an expression. It is a literary device used to help readers to
visualize the idea better. How does this expression help you to understand Roach's mother and how she
looked/behaved?
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2Why do you think that the author chose to describe Roach's relationship with his mother in the same
chapter that he shows Duncan's relationship with his mother?
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Acceleration Workbook 21 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration
Chapter 22
1Where does Wayne work?
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1He doesn't like wearing his uniform and he offers a few reasons why. In the end, he feels that it
erases who he is and creates a new image, one that to him says “loser”. When you were forced
to wear something that did not feel personal to you, how did it make you feel and why? Can you
relate to Wayne's feelings?
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1Where have they decided that the crazy killer lives?
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1What else have they guessed about the killer?
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marital status _______________________
Acceleration Workbook 22 of 43
Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 23
1Describe Bones.
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1Why does Duncan take a hot shower (and no it is not because he is dirty)? (129)
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2How is it that Roach has “Given himself away” (McNamee 130-131)?
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2What do you like about the novel so far? Justify your answer.
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2What do you not enjoy about the novel study we are doing?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 24
1What discount do employees at the Nut Factory get? ___________________________
1How does this discount pose a problem for Duncan and also, at the same time, present a new
opportunity?
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3What is it about janitors and security guards that Makes Duncan suspicious that Roach has one
of these jobs?
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3What shift do they finally assume that Roach works? How/why do they conclude this answer?
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
Narrow it down (133): __________________________________________________________
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 25
1How does Wayne lose his job?
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2A) How doe you think he feels about his situation and the way he has been judged?
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B) Do you think it is justified the way some people are prejudged or labelled based on past
experiences? Explain.
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3On page 147, Duncan says, “I love this boring ordinary mean.” What is he talking about? Why is he
so happy doing such an ordinary, boring activity with Dad??
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 26
1Duncan and Vinny are on a stake-out, where and why?
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1Describe each of these people with as much detail as possible. Explain why they are suspect.
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1Explain why Duncan became flustered and wanted to board the other train with Vinny and to stop
following Jumbo. What set him off? How is it important to the plot of the story and the action?
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1What does Jumbo have that is not normal for a pycho-killer?
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
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Acceleration Chapter 27
1What is the dungeon (157)?
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1 A) When Vinny hears the news from last night, what does he assume?
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B) What is odd about the transition to the weather that happens in the same conversation?
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1Is this the Motive Operandus (M.O.) of Roach? Why or why not?
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1Why does Vinny want to quit?
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2Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
Dolly (157): __________________________________________________________________
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 28
1What „does‟ Duncan mean by a „liquid lunch‟? (164)
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1“But you don‟t belong here, kid”, states Jacob (165). Duncan believes that he does belong because they
are “both in hiding”. What does Duncan mean and why does he think this way?
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1Who comes into the lost and found and freaks Duncan out? ___________________________
Why did he come?
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1Would „YOU‟ have reacted like Duncan and put your own life in danger? Why do you think HE did
it?
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1How does Duncan track his prey? What tricks does he use?
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1What does the line, “I‟m seeing things through the filter of his words in the diary, where everything
tastes of death and decay” (170)?
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1Why does the author spend so much energy describing the chase/follow of Roach? What does it do to
the reader? What is it building up within the reader? (169-171)
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1What does Duncan do when he is facing the #18 door?
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1What does he think is inside the old oil drums in the backyard?
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1What did Vinny make him agree to do?
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1What do you think is Duncan‟s seriously stupid idea?( 173)
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2What would you do in this situation?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 29
1Why does Duncan call Wayne and not Vinny? What was the promise that he made to Vinny? What is
Wayne “good for”?
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1Vocabulary – Find the words/phrases below and explain what each one means in your own words.
Addict (174): _________________________________________________________________
Legal in the eye of the beholder (174): _____________________________________________
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The fingers never forget (175) ___________________________________________________
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eternity (175) ________________________________________________________
time crunch (175): ____________________________________________________________
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rob (175) ________________________________________________________
1What does he mean by the expression “it‟s like I‟m waving a needle in front of an addict.” (174)
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
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Acceleration
Chapter 30
1How has Duncan, perhaps hurt his friend Wayne?
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1Why does Wayne almost bang the door to #18 down?
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1Is Granny home? Why didn‟t she answer the door?
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1 What does Duncan discover in the basement?
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1How long is the knife? _________________________________________________
2What does “raw panic” mean? ____________________________________________
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1What does “a line of fire into my ….arm” mean (187)?
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1“Hearing a yell of animal rage behind me” (188), means what? What does it say about Roach?
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1What is slowing down Duncan‟s escape?
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1What is the hope/focus for Duncan (189)?
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1The scene is very descriptive. Choose a sentence that is very well written. Copy it out and say WHY it
is so well written? What are the descriptive words used?
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(McNamee _____ ). Why it is good: _______________________________________________
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1Once again, “the only way out is through him”, means what exactly?
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2What happened at the train tracks? Put these in order.
�Roach calmly walks towards Duncan���Roach pushed Duncan onto the tracks���Duncan runs
through the Subway station���Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at
Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway
screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Roach calmly walks towards Duncan���Roach pushed Duncan onto the tracks���Duncan runs
through the Subway station���Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at
Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway
screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Roach pushed Duncan onto the tracks���Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach
kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto
tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach
stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Roach pushed Duncan onto the tracks���Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach kicks
Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan
rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks
without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies��
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Roach pushed Duncan onto the tracks���Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach kicks
Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan
rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks
without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings
a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl
space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan
screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a
punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl
space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan
screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Duncan runs through the Subway station���Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a
punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl
space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan
screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto
tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach
stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto
tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach
stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Roach kicks Duncan in the face���Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto
tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach
stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform
crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without
glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform
crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without
glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Duncan swings a punch at Roach���Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform
crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without
glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches
brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches
brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Roach falls onto tracks���Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches
brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up
on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on
the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies��
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Duncan rolls under the platform crawl space���Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the
tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams
into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams
into unconsciousness���Roach dies�� Subway screeches brakes���Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� ��Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into
unconsciousness���Roach dies�� �Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach
dies�� Roach stands up on the tracks without glasses���Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach
dies��
��Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies��
�Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies��
Duncan screams into unconsciousness���Roach dies��
��Roach dies��
�Roach dies��
Roach dies��
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1Do you like how it all ended? What would make it better?
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Acceleration Chapter 32
1Why is mom hovering in the hospital?_____________________________________________
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1What are Duncan‟s injuries? _____________________________________________________
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1What is road rash? _____________________________________________________________
2What is Roach‟s name? __________________________________________
3Why is he not telling the police what really happened?
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1What is nice about Wayne‟s visit? _______________________________________________
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1Where was Wayne when the big attach took place?
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1What is the significance of the pudding deal?
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1Who is the “vanilla phantom” and why is „it‟ called this? _________________________________
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 33
1Why does Duncan burn the diary?
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1What are your thoughts about the Grandmother?
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1Do you think that Kim‟s visits and calls means anything?
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1Why does Duncan return to work?
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Date: _______________ Name: ______________________
Acceleration Chapter 34
1What are “dog days”? (206) What literary device is this?
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1How do we know that Duncan has changed and overcome his fear?
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1Who does Duncan refer to when he says, “she‟s not there”? (210)?
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1How do you rate this novel? ____________________________________________
Why? _____________________________________________________________________________
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Movie comparison to the novel
Name of the movie: __________________________________________________
Year it was made: _________________
1. Main characters and details about each one:
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2. Main conflicts:
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3. Climax of the movie:
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4. Why would this movie be considered a good comparison to the novel?
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5. What is very different that it could be considered a stretch, or that is missing and therefore the point
of the novel and the movie are misaligned?
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6. If you were the movie director, what would you change int he movie to make it resemble the book
more closely – so something that you would have redirected in order to capture the same stress that
Duncan experienced?
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