Knots in My Yo-Yo String by Jerry Spinelli

Johnson - War
What does the author learn about himself concerning the way he treats Joey Stackhouse?

Vocabulary:
vague (2)
territory (6)
captor (13)

Lash La Rue - Never the Monkey
What is the author's relationship with sports?

Vocabulary:
coiled (17)
inevitable (23)
peak (26)

Shortstop - George Street
Do you think the author's ideas concerning the "bad kid in class" are similar to your school experiences?  Explain.

Vocabulary:
precious (29)
banquet (32)
envy (36)

Mrs. Seeton's Whistle - Night
What are some of the neighborhood routines that the author remembers?

Vocabulary:
catastrophe (50)
relishing (54)
solitary (57)

A Family Thing - Big Brother
How do the author's memories change when seen through a second pair of eyes?

Vocabulary:
memorable (65)
pilfer (71)
fabricate (72)

Sixteen Things - A Swooner in Sneakers
What are some of the larger ideas the author approaches in these chapters?

Vocabulary:
wading (78)
seldom (80)
eager (83)

A Little Stiff - Staying in the Lines
What is the author really talking about when he refers to the "knots in my yo-yo string"?

Vocabulary:
clever (89)
appeal (92)
plagiarism (93)

Dr. Winter's Finger - Girls
What does the author mean when he says, "Garfield Shainlain was not the teacher, but the lesson"?

Vocabulary:
casual (103)
cease (106)
retaliate (117)

When I Was King
Why would the author be in bad moods during this chapter?  Who did it affect, and how?

Vocabulary:
solace (124)
conformity (129)

Johnson Highway - Fargo, North Dakota
How did "being a kid" help the author to become a writer?

Vocabulary:
tidy (138)
placid (139)
tumult (143)