Flipped

Chapters 1-2

Reading Check

1. Second (Chapter 1)

2. Lynetta (Chapter 1)

3. Shelly Stalls (Chapter 1)

4. Sniffs him (Chapter 1)

5. His mother (Chapter 2)

6. Watermelon (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. Bryce believes he can avoid Juli once he is in a bigger school. He also believes Juli will become less infatuated with him. (Chapter 1)

2. Juli thinks Bryce intentionally holds her hand and looks into her eyes. Bryce says the encounter when they held hands was an accident, and he was trying to escape her. (Chapters 1-2)

3. Juli believes Bryce wants to get away from Shelly and needs her help. (Chapter 2)

Chapters 3-6

Reading Check

1. A sycamore (Chapter 3)

2. Paint landscapes (Chapter 3)

3. A bike (Chapter 3)

4. Eggs (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Grandad Duncan is impressed with Juli’s determination and tells Bryce he should befriend her because she has an iron backbone. (Chapter 3)

2. She realizes that being in the sycamore tree with the view, the wind, and the colors creates a magical experience. (Chapter 4)

3. He does not confront her directly to tell her the family does not want her eggs. He behaves in a cowardly manner. (Chapter 5)

4. Her family dog, Champ, dies, and she discovers Bryce’s lie about the eggs. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Granddad Duncan (Chapter 7)

2. His late wife (Chapter 8)

3. Invite them to dinner (Chapter 9)

4. The newspaper (Chapter 9)

5. His 40th birthday (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Mr. Loski criticizes Granddad for helping Juli but not helping around his own house. He also criticizes the Bakers because Juli is cleaning the yard, not the parents. (Chapter 7)

2. Grandad reveals that the Bakers rent the house, and the landlord does not keep up the yard as he should; the family also struggles financially because they care for Mr. Baker’s brother, who has intellectual disabilities. (Chapter 7)

3. Bryce and Juli’s uncle had their umbilical cord wrapped around their necks at birth. Unlike Bryce, Juli’s uncle had his oxygen cut off, resulting in an intellectual disability. (Chapter 7)

4. He has a violent outburst, turning over chairs and tables. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-12

Reading Check

1. Dealing drugs (Chapter 11)

2. A country band (Chapter 11)

3. A rooster (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. She heard him talking about her uncle and her in the library. (Chapter 11)

2. Bryce believes that Juli’s family is more friendly and has more stability than his own, which is spinning out of control. (Chapter 11)

3. She thinks it will hurt her parents if she refuses to go. (Chapter 12)

4. Mr. Loski is judgmental and derisive toward others. His outlandish accusations and assumptions create conflict in the family. (Various chapters)

5. It is possible Bryce feels lonely because he spends much of his time trying to blend into his surroundings, depending on who he is with. His lack of identity causes him to feel isolated when he is with different groups of people. (Various chapters)

Chapters 13-14

Reading Check

1. A basket boy (Chapter 13)

2. Jumbo Jenny (Chapter 13)

3. Jon (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. Chet tells Bryce that Bryce has changed and not Juli, indicating that Juli has always been herself and Bryce has matured. (Chapter 13)

2. She feels bad that she put Jon on the list and no one voted for him but her. (Chapter 14)

3. Mrs. Baker tells Juli that she is friends with Mrs. Loski and that maybe Bryce has changed after all. (Chapter 14)

4. He plants a sycamore tree in her yard. His choice demonstrates his own growth in maturity and empathy; earlier in the novel, he had trouble understanding Juli’s concern over the loss of the sycamore tree, but he demonstrates more thoughtfulness and an acknowledgement of her feelings with his choice of actions here. (Chapter 14)