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Carr - Eng9 - Part 2
(Carr) Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes - Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Crispy Pork Rinds | Underground junior high newspaper of eight issues created by Eric and Sarah. |
Who gave Eric and Sarah the idea to write Crispy Pork Rinds? | Dale Thornton |
Who was the first person in the book to tell Sarah that he/she thought Sarah's burn story was untrue? | Dale Thornton |
What was Eric's mom's job/profession? | Writer |
Whom did Eric say Sarah was most afraid of? | Her father |
How does Eric lose his weight in high school? | Swimming |
Why was Sarah put into the hospital in high school? | She has stopped talking. |
What did Sarah originally say caused her burns? | She pulled a pot of boiling spaghetti on herself when she was little. |
What was the main issue discussed in Ms. Lemry's CAT class? | Abortion |
Whom did Carver side with on the discussion of Eric dating Jody? | Eric and Jody |
What room did Eric most like to retreat? | His bedroom |
Who did Sarah say could set everything straight about her burns? | Her mother |
Whom did Steve Ellerby call from Mr. Mautz's office at the high school to come to be part of the meeting? | His father |
Where does Sarah's mother live? | Reno, Nevada |
Who was in Eric's car when Ellerby dropped him off after practice? | Virgil Byrnes |
Were did Eric first want to run when Mr. Byrnes chased him? | The police station |
Where did Eric end up running to so he could get away from Mr. Byrnes? | Dale Thorton's house |
What does Sarah's father do to Eric? | Stabs him |
Who was Eric surprised to see visiting him in the hospital? | Mark Brittain |
Whom did Eric call first when Sarah told him she was leaving town? | Ms. Lemry |
Who found Mr. Byrnes? | Carver |
Who adopts Sarah? | Ms. Lemry and her husband |
From whose point of view is the story told? | Eric Calhoune |
What point of view is used in the story? | First person |
Where did Sarah's burns really come from? | Her father pushed her face and arms against the hot woodburning stove. |
Who did Eric and Sarah decide to make friends with in junior high? | Dale Thornton |
Why is Ellerby's chosen topic SHAME in CAT class? | He felt guilty for not knowing and including Sarah. |
Why does Brittain want to transfer out of CAT class? | He does not like the direction the discussions are going. |
What literary device explains Sarah's last name? | Pun |