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Chapters 14 – 16 Comprehension Questions
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Two-footers reached an altitude of around 3,000 feet. The three-footers reached an altitude of around 2,000 feet.
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When going for altitude, bigger is not always better.
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Sonny and Quentin want to learn calculus and differential equations in order to get all they can out the book Miss Riley gave Sonny.
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He believes Quentin is the only one of the six boys in the BCMA capable of learning calculus. He does not believe Mr. Turner will authorize the class. Mr. Hartsfield states Big Creek is a football and coal miner’s school.
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The state troopers believe their rockets started a forest fire and burned the top off of Davy Mountain and almost got to the houses on 52.
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Miss Riley pulled out a map and had Sonny point out the location of their launches and the troopers where the fire was. She showed the troopers there was a 10 mile difference.
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Quentin proves it’s an aeronautical flare, which must have been dropped from a plane since the Welch airport is just beside Davy Mountain.
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Auk XX’s casement proves the need for seamless tubing.
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The school board has only approved six spots for students in the calculus class. Seven students signed up for the class, and since Sonny has the lowest grades he was the one who was declined.
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Quentin will teach him calculus, but most importantly after discovering his dad’s book realizes he can learn it on his own as well.
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He is the BCMA boy who most vigorously campaigned for the class, but because seven students sign up for the six-student class, his grades are the lowest of the seven, he does not get to join. Ironically, the student who prevents his joining the class is Dorothy Plunk, the “love of his life.”
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Quentin believes it will give each of the boys the recognition and acknowledgment they need to help them get out of Coalwood and ultimately into college.
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Elsie pensively continues to work on her mural, putting a house on the beach. This symbolizes her desire to escape from the mine’s demands.
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To Homer’s reply that he might come when he has time, Sonny replies that he always has time for Jim.
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The ensuing confrontation reveals Homer’s continuing desire for Sonny to become a mining engineer and his accusation that Sonny will do nothing Homer wants him to do. Sonny experiences inner conflict between what his father wants and his own dreams. He begins to doubt his own vision of a future away from Coalwood.
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1.) Quentin and the other BCMA boys’ future 2.) His anger towards Homer to “show” his father
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