The Report Card Book Club

Where does Nora live? Kansas Connecticut Ohio Kentucky In which class did Nora have a C on her report card? Art Math Social Studies Spelling The only place Nora feels free to use her intelligence is: in the swimming pool on the soccer field on the softball field on the basketball court Why does Nora keep her smarts a secret? she did not want to be treated differently she was embarrassed her brother told her not to her teachers were mean to her about it In Kindergarten what animal did Nora act like? cat dog elephant lizzard What do you think Nora meant by saying she got the D's for Stephen? She didn't try her hardest at school and got all D's She wanted to see if she'd get in trouble by her parents if she got bad grades She wanted to make Stephen feel better about himself She doesn't think that school is important Who was Mrs. Byrne? her teacher the principal at her school the custodian the librarian At the end of the book, Nora is happy because: Stephen talks to her like she is a normal kid she did not get suspended from school she will start the gifted program on Monday Stephen carries her backpack for her How did Nora "win a round" of report card battle at dinner? by pretending to choke on an eggroll by demanding her parents share their employee evaluations by refusing to read her grades aloud and staying at the table for hours by presenting her parents with an altered report card with straight A's Why did Nora tell Dr. Trindler the truth about her IQ test? She was afraid of ruining her chances to go to a good college. He had threatened to put her in special ed classes. She was tired of pretending to be average. Stephen made her promise to never tell a lie. Who did Nora like because she could depend on it Her mom Grades Facts Stephen