New Kid

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. a Hummer (Chapter 1)

2. salmon pink (Chapter 2)

3. Alex (Chapter 3)

Short Answer

1. Jordan’s father is concerned that Jordan might be uncomfortable or face discrimination because the student body is not very diverse. (Chapter 1)

2. At first, the only other Black people Jordan sees are the chauffeurs dropping off students. (Chapter 2)

3. Andy is a student at RAD who is White, a football quarterback, and a bully. (Chapter 2)

4. Kirk sees Jordan getting out of a fancy car driven by Liam’s dad, and he sees Liam in the car, as well. (Chapter 3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. gossiping (Chapter 4)

2. soccer (Chapter 5)

3. Alexandra (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. They mix up Jordan’s and Drew’s names with the names of other Black students. (Chapter 4)

2. Jordan’s parents cheer loudly for him, but the other parents do not seem very interested in the game. (Chapter 5)

3. Drew is made the quarterback of the football team. (Chapter 5)

4. They disagree about whether Jordan should be allowed to change schools and whether Chuck should change jobs. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Chinese (Chapter 7)

2. “Private School” (Chapter 9)

3. Ms. Slate (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. He encourages Jordan to hang out with both Drew and Liam at the same time. (Chapter 7)

2. The book portrays Black life as violent and full of criminal activity. (Chapter 8)

3. His father and Liam both give Jordan the new edition of a video game called NBA2K. (Chapter 9)

4. She is trying to hide a scar that she got when she saved her brother from being burned by a pot of boiling water. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 11-14

Reading Check

1. his sketchbook (Chapter 12)

2. “special” (Chapter 13)

3. Ashley (Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. The school discovered that he went to Hawaii on vacation with Andy. (Chapter 11)

2. Jordan speaks up to defend Drew after Mrs. Rawle unfairly blames Drew for the fight with Andy. (Chapter 12)

3. Mrs. Rawle finds Jordan’s sketchbook and reads it, and it makes her think that he is ungrateful and angry toward RAD. (Chapter 13)

4. Jordan signs Andy’s yearbook, because no one else is willing to do it. (Chapter 14)