Background Information

Talk about school experiences, good and bad. Was learning easy for you or hard? Also, discuss what it would be like for a family to move around a lot; how it would make family life difficult. Finally, talk about child abuse and how this can affect a child.

Questions

1. Why did the children make fun of Jack?

2. How many operations did Jack have on his mouth?

3. What does the word average mean as it is used in the story?

4. Why do you think Jack's mother acted the way she did?

5. How old was Jack when he left home?

6. Change the word left to the present tense.

7. What does the word coma mean?

8. How long was Jack in a coma when he was in the hospital?

9. Why do you think Jack's mother didn't want to take Jack to the hospital?

10. Was Jack able to forgive his family?