Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Full Tilt by Neal Schusterman


Chapters 1 - 2
What are Blake's feelings about rollercoasters?  How are they different from his brother Quinn's?
Vocabulary:
jinxed (1)
coherent (5)
excess (6)
ratchet (13)
premonition (18)

Chapters 3 - 4
What do we know about Blake's family?  What happened in his past?  How does it affect him now?
Vocabulary:
contribute (21)
misshappen (26)
exiled (29)

Chapters 5 - 6
Describe the park.  What are the rules?  Why do you think a person would want to go there?
Vocabulary:
mural (45)
equilibrium (47)
scrutinizing (48)
purged (59)
suave (69)

Chapter 7
How is the park created?  Where do the rides come from?
Vocabulary:
ominous (76)
maniacal (80)
restrained (88)
converge (90)

Chapters 8 - 9
What was the secret to the mirror maze?  Why do you think people become trapped there?
Vocabulary:
desolation (93)
pallid (94)
immense (98)
repulsive (101)

Chapters 10 - 11
Why has Quinn decided that he wants to stay as part of the ride?  Do you think Blake can save him or change his mind?
Vocabulary:
insidious (120)
depraved (124)
wary (127)
reign (137)

Chapters 12 - 13
How were Blake's ideas about riders different from the current park?  Why do you think he did not choose to create the rides?
Vocabulary:
conspirator (150)
evade (155)
consigned (159)
revulsion (160)

Chapters 14 - 16
Do you think Blake should feel guilty about what happened on the bus?  Why or why not?
Vocabulary:
eerie (170)
taunting (182)
recline (185)
burden (189)

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