JEOPARDY HARRIS AND ME EDITION Jeopardy Final Jeopardy

JEOPARDY: HARRIS AND ME EDITION

Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Topic 1 Characterization Topic 2 Vocabulary Topic 3 Questions that pertain to theme Topic 4 Facts about the story/ within the story Topic 5 Facts about the story/ within the story $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 $600 $700 $800

Topic 1 - $100 Question How would you describe Clair’s personality traits through her actions? a) b) c) d) Selfish Greedy Nurturing fun Click for answer

Topic 1 - $100 Answer c) Nurturing Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 - $200 Question Based on Gary’s reaction, which character is he most likely referring to? : “I had seen bums in the city looking better and tried not to stare as I moved toward the table”

Topic 1 - $200 Answer Louie Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 - $300 Question Which character said this: “You watch your tongue with all that swearing…” a) b) c) d) Clare Glennis Knute The sheriff

Topic 1 - $300 Answer b) Glennis Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 - $400 Question Which character is being described below: “She had wide blue eyes and blonde hair in braids that hung down her back…” Click for answer

Topic 1 - $400 Answer Elaine Peterson Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 - $500 Question Based on the actions described below, fill in the blank with the character’s name that is being described here? “He seemed about to say more but stopped and watched a hawk swoop low over the new-cut grass and I realized that ____ was always like that; always seemed about to say something but never quite got it out. ”

Topic 1 - $500 Answer Knute Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 - $600 Question Based on Harris’ actions, how would you describe him? a) b) c) d) Calm and kind Nervous and quiet Sweet and outgoing Wild and unpredictable

Topic 1 - $600 Answer d) wild and unpredictable Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 1 -$700 Question Which character had this kind of effect on Gary based on this passage below: “Harris was right about one thing though. [He] never said a word, just looked at me and then went out to glue and wire the stock together. But that look made me wish I’d never lied about anything in my life. ”

Topic 1 -$700 Answer Knute

Topic 2 - $100 Question Based on the quote below, choose the best synonym for the word matted: “He wore a matted beard- stuck with bits of dirt and sawdust and what looked like (and I found later to be) dried manure and dribbled spit and tobacco juice. ” a) b) c) d) Tangled Neat Colorful boring

Topic 2 - $100 Answer a) Tangled Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 - $200 Question Choose the definition of the word eloquently based on the passage below: “He swore eloquently- I began to understand where Harris found his abilityand then backed off on the spark. . ” a) b) c) d) Fluently Hardly Quietly loudly

Topic 2 - $200 Answer a) Fluently Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 - $300 Question Choose the synonym that best replaces the word compounded in the passage below: “This nervousness was compounded by the fact that the deputy was still there and I had somehow picked up the idea that the pictures were illegal. ” a) b) c) d) Combined Seperated Divided broken

Topic 2 - $300 Answer a) Combined Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 - $400 Question Choose the option that has the synonym of the highlighted word in the passage below “I wasn’t all that sure we wanted him to run, but I still rankled about that fear business so I started flailing away with my heels as Harris did with his” a) b) c) d) Beating; bashing Punching Kicking tapping

Topic 2 - $400 Answer a) Beating; bashing Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 - $500 Question “I had risen to my feet gingerly-half expecting some form of attack from a new direction- and moved to see what Harris was beating on. ” What is the synonym and antonym of the word gingerly? a) b) c) d) Happily, sadly Cautiously, carelessly Quietly, loudly Happily, angrily

Topic 2 - $500 Answer b) cautiously, carelessly Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 - $600 Question Choose the best definition for the highlighted word in the passage below: “The pancakes were consumed whole. He deftly forked them in the middle, twisted them a half turn, and then speared them back into his toothless mouth letting his lips squeegee off the excess syrup…” a) b) c) d) skillfully awkwardly quickly mistakenly

Topic 2 - $600 Answer a) Skillfully Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 -$700 Question Choose the pair of antonyms of the highlighted word in the passage: “Added to that was the realization that a sow covered in mud is too slippery to hang onto, and the final knowledge that the sows only seemed lethargic and were up and ready to do battle with any and all forces in less than a second. ” a) b) c) d) Sluggish; sleepy Active; energetic Unaware; oblivious Unintelligent; dumb

Topic 2 -$700 Answer b) active; energetic Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 2 -$800 Question Choose the best synonym of the highlighted word in the passage: “The truth was I had two formidable enemies at the farm. One was Vivian, who had driven. . . my head down between my shoulders. I still twinged when I thought of her. The second deadly adversary was, of course, Ernie. ” a) b) c) d) intimidating weak comforting huge

Topic 2 -$800 Answer a) Intimidating Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 3 - $100 Question When does Gary feel a sense of belonging? a) b) c) d) When he first arrives at the Larsons When Ernie jumps on him When he helped Harris collect the mice When he discovered Louie’s carving of him and Harris

Topic 3 - $100 Answer a) When he discovered Louie’s carving of him and Harris Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 3 - $200 Question Choose the answer that best states theme of the book. a) No matter where you are, always try and have fun. b) Home is where the heart is. c) Home is not just a place where you live but it is where you are surrounded by the memories you create and by those who love and care for you. d) Family is what counts the most.

Topic 3 - $200 Answer c) Home is not just a place where you live but it is where you are surrounded by the memories you create and by those who love and care for you. Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 3 - $300 Question Why was home “something of an impossibility for him”? a) His parents were unstable and did not provide with the love and care that he needed b) His house burned down c) It was too crowded d) None of the above

Topic 3 - $300 Answer a) His parents were unstable and did not provide with the love and care that he needed Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 3 - $400 Question How does Gary’s idea of home change? a) He still felt the same way about home b) In the end, he felt at home with the Larsons and finally found a place where he belonged c) He feels like he can finally consider living with his parents as home d) None of the above

Topic 3 - $400 Answer b) In the end, he felt at home with the Larsons and finally found a place where he belonged Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 3 - $500 Question “They lived on a farm forty miles north of the town I lived in, yet it might as well have been a different planet. ” Which quote best shows a difference in Gary’s feelings about being at the Larson’s place in the end? a) “I had come to belong here, wanted to be here, thought of this as home…” b) “Any concept of an outside world was lost in the endless games and new ideas Harris conceived. ” c) “Yes. I did. I had a nice summer. ” d) “And it was all there. The horses and the pigs and Ernie and the pictures and Louie and swimming. . . all there at once, filling me…”

Topic 3 -$500 Answer a) “I had come to belong here, wanted to be here, thought of this as home…” Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $100 Question What year does the story take place? a) b) c) d) 1939 1960 1950 1970

Topic 4 - $100 Answer c) 1950 Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $200 Question True or False. This book is an autobiography.

Topic 4 - $200 Answer False Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $300 Question What is the real name of Gary’s cousin? a) b) c) d) Harris Harvey Henry Harlen

Topic 4 - $300 Answer d) Harlen Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $400 Question Where did Gary live before staying with the Larsons and why? a) Hawaii because that is where most of his family lived b) Amsterdam because that is where his parents liked to vacation c) Philippines because that is what he considered to be home out of any other place d) Philippines because that is where his father was stationed

Topic 4 - $400 Answer d) Philippines because that is where his father was stationed Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $500 Question During the time of this book, which war had already ended? a) b) c) d) Cold War World War 1 World War 2 Civil War

Topic 4 - $500 Answer c) World War 2 Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $600 Question When did Gary receive the letter and the small package? a) b) c) d) 3 months after he returned to his parents’ house 3 years after he returned to his parents 3 weeks after he returned to his parents None of the above

Topic 4 - $600 Answer c) 3 weeks after he returned to his parents

Topic 4 - $700 Question Who came and picked up Gary from the Larsons’ place?

Topic 4 - $700 Answer The Sheriff Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 4 - $800 Question What does Harris do to Gary on the night he met his first love? a) b) c) d) Harris plays a prank on Gary Harris punches Gary Harris leaves Gary alone at the dance he embarrases Gary by saying that “he ain’t right in the head”

Topic 4 - $800 Answer d) he embarrases Gary by saying that “he ain’t right in the head” Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $100 Question Who is Ernie and when is he the most dangerous? a) A turkey who is most dangerous when he escapes the yard b) A rooster who is most dangerous when you can not see him c) A bull who is most dangerous when he is not fed d) A rooster who is most dangerous when you can smell him

Topic 5 - $100 Answer b) A rooster who is most dangerous when you can not see him Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $200 Question Why does Louie want the mice? a) He skins the mice to make fur coats for his wood carvings b) He keeps them as pets c) He eats them d) He feeds them to Buzzer

Topic 5 - 200 Answer a) He skins the mice to make fur coats for his wood carvings Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $300 Question What is the name of Gary’s first love? a) b) c) d) Elaine Peterson Emma Peterson Alaina Patterson Eleanor Peterson

Topic 5 - $300 Answer a) Elaine Peterson Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $400 Question What is the name of the place in town where they go to see the movie? a) b) c) d) Lumberjack lounge Lumberjack shack Lumberjack club Lumberjack’s paradise

Topic 5 - $400 Answer a) Lumberjack lounge Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $500 Question What is so interesting about this “town”? a) b) c) d) There is so much to do It is a big town with several places to shop None of the above It is just as rural looking as the Larsons’ place

Topic 5 - $500 Answer d) It is just as rural looking as the Larsons’ place Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $600 Question Who is vivian and what did she do? a) Vivian is a girl staying with the Larsons and she kicked Harris b) Vivian is the rooster who attacked Harris c) Vivian is a cat who stole Gary’s mice d) Vivian is a cow who kicked Gary which made him unconscious

Topic 5 -$600 Answer d) Vivian is a cow who kicked Gary which made him unconscious Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $700 Question How old is Glennis and Harris? a) b) c) d) Glennis is 11 and Harris is 8 Glennis is 14 and Harris is 9 Glennis is 13 and Harris is 7 They are both the same age

Topic 5 - $700 Answer b) Glennis is 14 and Harris is 9 Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Topic 5 - $800 Question Name the famous icons that inspired Harris’ games in chapter 6 and chapter 8? a) b) c) d) Tarzan and Gene Autry Superman and John Wayne Gene Autry and Wonder Woman Tarzan and Superman

Topic 5 - $800 Answer a) Tarzan and Gene Autry Click to return to Jeopardy Board

Final Question What evidence is there in the story that indicates Harris and Gary still see each other as adults?

Final Answer In chapter 10, when Gary states that the responsibility of who owed the pictures “would plague us the rest of the summer and perhaps does yet. ”