Ungifted

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Atlas (Chapter 1)

2. Superintendent (Chapter 2)

Short Answer

1. He uses the office microphone to announce that the school’s basketball team will lose their big game by 50 points. (Chapter 1)

2. It is an invitation to attend a school for the gifted, the Academy for Scholastic Distinction (ASD). (Chapter 3)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Oz (Chapter 4)

2. Human Growth and Development (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Their lives at school are strictly devoted to academics, and they never break the rules, which makes Chloe feel like a robot. (Chapter 4)

2. They try to get him to jump into the fountain. (Chapter 5)

Chapters 7-11

Reading Check

1. Beatrice (Chapter 7)

2. How to fail math (Chapter 9)

Short Answer

1. Donovan is the only one who can come up with a solution to the Human Growth and Development problem. (Chapter 8)

2. He says that Katie must be part of a wonderful family, not realizing that her brother is the student who caused the damage to the Hardcastle Middle School gym. (Chapter 11)

Chapters 12-15

Reading Check

1. Noah (Chapter 12)

2. In a floor polisher/the custodians’ closet (Chapter 14)

Short Answer

1. Before he started attending ASD, Donovan would have made fun of the students there too, just like he is now criticizing the Daniels for doing. (Chapter 13)

2. He thinks that the Daniels would not have taken a risk like this to help him. (Chapter 15)

Chapters 16-19

Reading Check

1. The Wizard of Oz (Chapter 16)

2. Noah’s YouTube video (Chapter 19)

Short Answer

1. Donovan points out that some students are just good at taking tests. He also points out that it seems unlikely that anyone at ASD would take the risk of cheating on his behalf. (Chapter 17)

2. At first, she did not want to be involved and resented Donovan for extorting her into it. Over time, she begins to appreciate the students’ interest and support. (Chapter 18)

Chapters 20-27

Reading Check

1. The Dutchess Auditorium (Chapter 21)

2. Noah (Chapter 27)

Short Answer

1. Abigail says that she would not take a risk like that for Donovan because she does not like him and because she thought his presence at ASD lowered the school’s standards. (Chapter 22)

2. The reader knows that he actually wants to get kicked out of ASD, which explains why he is so casual about her accusations. (Chapter 24)

Chapters 28-31

Reading Check

1. Abigail (Chapter 29)

2. Tina Mandy Patterson (Chapter 30)

Short Answer

1. Katie has a girl, which means that Noah was wrong about the baby’s gender. He is delighted to be wrong about something. (Chapter 28)

2. He suggests a Titanic memorial as a tribute to his ancestor, James. (Chapter 31)