The Pinballs Comprehension Questions



The Pinballs Comprehension Questions

1. How do Carlie, Harvey, and Thomas J feel upon arriving at their new foster home?

2. Why does Carlie compare herself, Harvey, and Thomas to pinballs? In what way does she think they are alike?

3. Why does Harvey have difficulty writing a letter? Why does he decide to write lists instead?

4. How do the Benson twins behave when Thomas J visits them at the hospital?

5. From their behavior, what can you conclude about the Benson twins?

6. How does Thomas J feel before his visit to see the Benson twins in the hospital? How does he feel after?

7. Why do you think Harvey shares with Carlie the truth about his broken legs?

8. What does Harvey discover at the library? Why is this important to him?

9. Harvey’s dad tells him that his mother never wrote them letters, even when he wrote to her with news about Harvey. What effect does this news have on Harvey? Why?

10. How is Carlie affected when she sees how this news has affected Harvey? Why?

11. What happens during Harvey’s visit with his father?

12. Why does Mr. Mason tell Thomas J the story about his own mother?

13. What effect doe hearing Mr. Mason’s story have on Thomas J?

14. Why is Carlie so worried about Harvey?

15. Though the doctors treat Harvey’s infected leg, they worry about him. Harvey even tops eating! Why do you think Harvey continues to get worse?

16. How do Carlie and Thomas J decide to cheer Harvey up? Do you think it will work? Explain.

17. How do the nurse and Mrs. Mason react or feel about Carlie and Thomas J’s gift to Harvey?

18. How and why does Harvey begin to improve?

19. According to Carlie, why are she, Harvey, and Thomas J not like pinballs after all? What do you think made her change her mind?

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