Nothing
But The Truth Review Questions
1.
According
to the original memo, what was the rule for the playing of the Star
Spangled
Banner?
2.
Why can't
Philip try out for the track team?
3.
Why does
Philip get suspended from school?
4.
What was
Miss Narwin's perception of Philip when she first met him at the open
house?
5.
What is
Philip's plan to getting things done at school in most of his classes?
6.
Why does
Miss Narwin apply for a summer grant program?
7.
What does
Coach Jamison try to teach or impress upon Philip?
8.
Why is it
vital, in Dr. Seymour's opinion, to get the budget passed the second
time?
9.
What
happens every time Philip is in Miss Narwin's class?
10.
Why does
Philip think he isn't passing English class?
11.
What does
Philip's dad always use to try and talk to Philip about his problems?
12.
How does
Miss Narwin feel when she doesn't get her grant?
13.
Why does
Philip act up in class and try to get in trouble?
14.
What do
Philip's parents never do throughout the whole story?
15.
When Miss
Narwin says that Dr. Seymour is only interested in "bread and
circuses," what does she mean by that?
16.
If you
"beat around the bush" you are doing what?
17.
What is Dr. Palleni's attitude toward
Philip's behavior when he comes to his office?
18.
What does
Dr. Doane tell Miss Narwin that lets her know she is their best teacher?
19.
What does
it mean to "pass the buck?"
20.
Why
doesn't Philip's dad stand up to his boss at his job like he tells
Philip to
do?
21.
What does
Palleni ask Philip to do so that they can forget the whole incident?
22.
Who
actually suspends Philip?
23.
If
something is "counterproductive," what does that mean?
24.
Why does
Philip take the option offered him by Palleni and avoid the suspension?
25.
What
happens when Mrs. Malloy talks to Mr. Palleni?
26.
How did
Miss Narwin feel about the consequences Mr. Palleni gave Philip?
27.
Why
doesn't Miss Narwin do anything further with the situation herself?
28.
What did
Miss Narwin plan to do when Philip returned from his suspension?
29.
What did
Coach Jamison suggest to Philip so he could qualify for the track team?
30.
Why is Ted
Griffen concerned about Philip's situation?
31.
What does
Miss Stewart do to confirm the information the Malloy's have given her?
32.
Why does
Dr. Palleni send out the homeroom memo change after he told Philip he
wouldn't
unless he apologized?
33.
What do
the Malloy's think when Philip is transferred out of Miss Narwin's
homeroom?
34.
Why are
there so many errors printed in the newspaper story?
35.
Why are
Philip's parents so excited about being in the paper while Philip isn't?
36.
What is
the Associated Press?
37.
What
happens when the story gets on Jake Barlow's Radio Program?
38.
Why does
Dr. Seymour ask for the files on Miss Narwin?
39.
Why does
each person change the memo written about the incident?
40.
What does
Dr. Doane do to try and get some more information on the incident?
41.
What do
Young Americans for America and the Society of the Preservation of Free
Speech
have in common?
42.
What is
Miss Narwin's response when she finds out that the story is in
newspapers all
across the country?
43.
What
attitude do the students at the school have toward Miss Narwin?
44.
Once the
story is out and his homeroom is changed, what does Philip say he'll do?
45.
Several teachers and veterans send
telegrams to Miss Narwin to express what?
46.
What is
the attitude of the students at school toward Philip when he returns?
47.
Why does
Dr. Doane move Philip from Miss Narwin's class?
48.
Why is the
changing of homeroom and class good for Phil but bad for Miss Narwin?
49.
Where does
the story take place?
50.
Who was
the one person at the school that always was supportive of Miss Narwin?
51.
What does
Philip want to do so he doesn't have to face the kids at school?
52.
What is
ironic about the school budget not passing?
53.
Why
doesn't Miss Narwin's story ever get printed?
54.
What is
ironic about Philip transferring to Washington Academy?
55.
If a story
is slanted that means it tells what?
56.
If someone
is blamed for the problems of others when it isn't their fault, they
are
considered what?
57.
The
American Legion is an organization made up of whom?
58.
In what
order are the assistant principal, principal, and school superintendent?
59.
What is a
theme we can learn or take away from reading, Nothing But The
Truth?
60.
What did
you learn from looking at different news articles on the same story on
the
internet?
61.
What is
the connection between Dr. Doane and Miss Narwin?
62.
How does
Ted Griffen use Philip's story?
63.
Where does
Miss Narwin's sister live?
64.
What is
Dr. Seymour's biggest concern with the school system?
65.
What is
the biggest problem Philip and his parents have?
66.
What actually
causes the whole situation to start?
67.
What does
Philip sacrifice by not doing the right thing from the beginning?
68.
Which
characters were negatively affected by Philip's actions in the story?
69.
They
offered Miss Narwin a sabbatical, meaning she would do what?
70.
What do
Mr. and Mrs. Malloy never do throughout the whole story?
71.
Who is
never held responsible for their actions in the suspension incident?
72.
Which
character didn't appear to take school too seriously?
Be
sure to
know all the words to know from the story.