Test Review
OCTOBER SKY
Your test will consist of 25 multiple choice
questions worth 4 points each. You will have the
entire class to finish it. There is no essay since
you are writing a formal essay on October Sky.
KNOW…
what Coalwood citizens expect for their sons.
 what Sonny’s ultimate goal is.
 what vision the Captain had for Coalwood.
 why Homer favors Jim over Sonny.
 why Homer puts his “men” before his family.
 what the relationship between Jim and Sonny is
like.
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KNOW…
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what Coalwood citizens expect for their sons.
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what Sonny’s ultimate goal is.
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Homer wanted his second child to be a girl.
why Homer puts his “men” before his family.
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Peace, prosperity, tranquility
why Homer favors Jim over Sonny.
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To be a NASA engineer
what vision the Captain had for Coalwood.
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To go to college then return to Coalwood.
He feels obligated to protect them; responsible for them.
what the relationship between Jim and Sonny is like.
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Adversarial, competitive, aggressive, conflicting
KNOW…
what Sputnik was.
 what happened to Sonny because he was
Homer’s son.
 what the miners in Caretta had against Homer.
 what Mr. Turner challenges the students of Big
Creek to do.
 who Daisy Mae is.
 why Sonny envies the miners.
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KNOW…
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what Sputnik was.
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what happened to Sonny because he was Homer’s son.
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To dedicate the year to academic excellence.
who Daisy Mae is.
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He didn’t have a college degree.
what Mr. Turner challenges the students of Big Creek to
do.
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The miner’s sons bullied him and picked on him.
what the miners in Caretta had against Homer.
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A Russian satellite
Sonny’s cat
why Sonny envies the miners.
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They know who they are, what they are expected to do.
KNOW…
how Sputnik, mining, football, and the Rocket
Boys rank in order of importance in Coalwood.
 why Quentin teams with Sonny to build a
rocket.
 what BCMA stands for.
 who the Great Six are.
 what the themes of the book are.
 why Sonny thinks so highly of Jake Mosby.
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KNOW…
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how Sputnik, mining, football, and the Rocket Boys rank in order of
importance in Coalwood.
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why Quentin teams with Sonny to build a rocket.
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Coalwood teachers who had influence in the town
what the themes of the book are.
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Big Creek Missile Agency
who the Great Six are.
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He wanted to do it already but needed help to get materials and
resources.
what BCMA stands for.
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From most to least: mining, football, Rocket Boys, Sputnik
NOT BROTHERLY LOVE
why Sonny thinks so highly of Jake Mosby.
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He is self-confident, really good with the ladies, and lives life to the
fullest – taking enjoyment out of life.
KNOW…
how Basil Oglethorpe helps the Rocket Boys.
 why Sonny gets upset at the Dugout.
 why Homer has a connection to Geneva Eggers.
 why Elsie detests the mine.
 why Homer is devoted to the mine.
 the only way out of Coalwood for Jim.
 what Elsie’s dream is.
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KNOW…
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how Basil Oglethorpe helps the Rocket Boys.
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why Sonny gets upset at the Dugout.
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He feels responsible for the men there, and that he has something to prove
since he doesn’t have a college degree like the Captain did.
the only way out of Coalwood for Jim.
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It takes up all of Homer’s time, it is dangerous and dirty, and it is making Homer
sick with black lung.
why Homer is devoted to the mine.
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He saved her from a burning home when she was a baby, but didn’t save her
family, so he feels obligated to help her; he lets her live in a house on the
outskirts of town running her prostitution business.
why Elsie detests the mine.
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Dorothy and Jim show up together.
why Homer has a connection to Geneva Eggers.
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He gets them publicity in the newspaper.
A football scholarship
what Elsie’s dream is.
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To move to Myrtle Beach