What general mine superintendent replaced Mr. Van Dyke?
Mr. Bundini
Mr. Dubonnet
Mr. Fuller
Who replaced Mr. Fuller as general mine superintendent?
Mr. Dubonnet
Mr. Bundini
During Sonny's senior year, who do we hear got married after high school?
Valentine Carmina and Buck Trant
Name one thing we find out about Jim in chapter 22.
Jim went to college on a football scholarship; he and Dorothy broke up; he had made first string on his freshman team.
What do we find out about Big Creek's football team during Sonny's senior year?
They are no longer on suspension, but they have a new coach and are no long a power house team. They have been losing games.
Tell us something about the situation in the coal mine as far as the work week and salaries are concerned.
They have had to go to a four-day work week and salaries had been cut by 20%.
What two people are now exclusively helping Sonny and Quentin with building their rockets in the machine shop?
Mr. Ferro and Mr. Caton
When Quentin and Sonny discuss rockets, what does Quentin say makes a rocket great?
one that reaches greatest altitude and fastest speed
one that does what it is designed to do
one that reaches the maximum altitude
one that keeps a straight trajectory
What does Sonny notice about Miss Riley in chapter 22?
She is looking pale and thin and is getting weak.
What does Mr. Turner, the principal, tell the boys about the science fair and Welch?
The principal of Welch wants to make a wager (bet) with Big Creek about who will will the science fair.
What miner causes trouble and pushes for the men at the mine to go on strike?
Pooky Suggs
How long was the boys' new Auk XXVIII rocket?
4 ft
What does the landing of Auk XXVII inspire O'Dell to do to make more money for the boys?
The rocket lands in an area with loads of ginseng.
On the new money making venture, the boys make enough money to buy ____ pounds of zinc dust.
10
15
20
50
Who does Sonny get together with at the Christmas formal?
Emily Sue
Dorothy Plunk
Melba June
What nozzle does Mr. Caton finally create for the boys' rocket?
De Laval nozzle
