| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Q: What do all of the neighborhood's problems symbolize? | A: Everyone lives in nice homes, but everything under the surface is rotten |
| Q: What does Paul think will happen as a result of Erik's humiliation? | A: Someone will pay |
| Q: Why is Mom upset at the football game? | A: Parts of the bleachers are unusable; no one planned appropriately for seating arrangements |
| Q: How is soccer affecting Paul's life right now? | A: his team is winning: other teams fear the War Eagles and Paul is excited to be intimidating rather than being intimidated |
| Q: What does the coach mean when she says, "There's no way this team can beat you. You can only beat yourselves."? | A: They are a good team and will win if they play well |
| Q: What does Coach Walski try to do to Paul? | A: he wants Paul taken out of the game because he lives in a different school district |
| Q: Why is Paul surprised when Cara calls him? | A: Girls in the past probably didn't pay much attention to him |
| Q: What happened to Paul's IEP? | A: Mom got rid of the IEP before she delivered his file to Tangerine Middle |
| Q: What does the sinkhole symbolize? | A: a conflict between humans and nature |
| Q: How does Paul feel when he realizes that he scored a goal? | A: proud and happy |
| Q: Is Erik as excited about the way the game turned out as Dad is? | A: No, Erick ends up looking like a fool; he isn't a team player; he wants all of the credit and doesn't get any |
| Q: Why is Paul's family shcoked when they hear Mr. Donnelly say that he is pleased to meet Paul? | A: No one ever seems to care if they meet Paul, only Erik |
| Q: How does Paul's comment during the homeowner's meeting contribute to the theme concerning sight in the story? | A: It is ironic that Paul notices the ospreys, not the peope, taking the koi out of the lake and none of the adults notice, when Paul is the one who has vision problems |
| Q: What is Paul talking about when he tells Mom that it was "quite a ride"? | A: Everything that had happened to him recently |
| Q: What did Paul find on his father's computer? | A: A file containing information on Erik's scholarship offers |
| Q: What does Paul mean when he says that the homes in Lake Windsor are as phony as the Erik Fisher Football Hero Smile? | A: it is all superficial - pretty only on the surface |
| Q: Why did Paul want to clear his conscience about ratting on the boys? | A: He feels guilty since they are now his friends |
| Q: What does Paul mean and what is he referring to when he says that they are all becoming big fish in a little pond? | A: They are all becoming significant people in their small community |
| Q: What does Coach Bright inform Paul about Shandra? | A: Her brother is Antoine Thomas, who goes to Lake Windsor even though he should go to Tangerine |
| Q: Why is Paul willing to play second string? | A: He's happy to be playing soccer at all |
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