Summary: Jack Osborne's
life changes forever the night men in masks break into his house, threaten Jack
and his family, and ransack their home. Jack then discovers the reason these
men have come into their lives-his father has been arrested for drug
trafficking. Jack, his mother, and his sister are then forced to enter Witness
Security Program. Jack becomes "Zach" and moves to Elko, Nevada, a
town in the middle of nowhere. There he meets Sam, the strangest school
custodian he has ever encountered, and Catalin, a girl who might make Zach's
uprooting worth the trouble. But just as Zach finally begins to piece together
a new life, he finds himself in danger again-and this time his actions could
determine the fates of everyone he cares about.
Choose 2 of the
following prompts. Remember that each answer needs to be at least two, well
written paragraphs
Spoiler alert! Some
of the questions contain key elements of the plot. Do not read if you don't
want to know what happens! Wait until you are done with the book!
1.
Zach is shocked to find
out about his father's involvement in illegal activities. Should Zach have
known about his dad's shady activities? How much do you know about your
parents' jobs?
2.
Zach has to conceal his
old identity from everyone he meets in his new life. Is this difficult for him
to do? Is it hard because he has to always be on guard against slipping up and
disclosing something about his past (like his sister's real name or his real
home town), or because he wants to confide in someone, but isn't allowed to?
What aspect of keeping that secret would be harder for you - remembering not to
slip up, or having to conceal your past from those you become close to?
3.
Darrell tells Zach about
the three E's of Elko - Everyone knows Everything about Everybody. Does it turn
out to be true? What are some good and bad things about living in an insulated
environment like that?
4.
The author uses the
technique of starting each chapter with part of one of Zach's journal entries,
then flashing back to the event in the entry or to another happening in Zach's
life. Did you like this way of starting out chapters? Was it effective?
5.
Zach's imaginary friend,
Commander IF, had been out of Zach's life for a while - until the move to Elko.
Why does he resurface? What role does he play for Zach and in the events prior
to Zach's discovery?
Remember
that you may either type this assignment in Word and email it to me, or type it
and hand it in when school starts. Your paper should be double spaced (even if
it is hand written) and have a heading that includes: Name, Book Title,
Questions that you are answering and grade.
Student
Name________
Title
XXXXXXX
Question
#2 and #4
Grade
7
This assignment is due NO LATER than August 30, 2013 Late work will not be
accepted.
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