1. SECTION 5: CHAPTERS 29-35

2. On Deck Parallel Storylines (continued)
Nicknames & Perception (continued)
Cruelty & Violence (continued)
Questions Left to Consider

3. 1. Parallel Storylines Far Past Past Present
Stanley’s great-grandfather found refuge on “God’s thumb”
Kate kills the sheriff and flees
Sam is killed on his boat; exchanges work at schoolhouse for canned peaches
Sam and Katherine attempt to escape Green Lake
The mob vs. Katherine & Sam
Stanley sees a rock formation that looks like a fist with the thumb sticking up
Zero hits Mr. Pendanski in the face with his shovel and flees
Stanley and Zero find shelter in the Mary Lou boat and drink sploosh
Stanley and Zero escape Camp Green Lake
The boys vs. Stanley

4. 2. Nicknames & Perception
Character
Perception
Truth
Mr. Pendanski
Supportive influence
Is determined (with Warden) to keep Zero in his dead-end situation
Zero
No one cares about him
Stanley leaves Camp in hopes of saving Zero

5. 3. Cruelty & Violence Mr. Pendanski: “Teach a bully a lesson”
Zigzag instigates a fight with Stanley
Mr. Pendanski encourages Stanley to hit Zigzag
Zigzag beats up Stanley
Zero chokes Zigzag
The Warden and Mr. Pendanski seem determined to hinder Zero as much as possible
Zero is a ward of the state and was on the streets when arrested
Zero lashes out and hits Mr. Pendanski in the face with his shovel
The Warden asks that Zero’s records be erased from the system

6. 4. Questions Left to Consider
Much of the backstory has been revealed, but what questions do we as readers have left unanswered?
Who is the “A.G.” the Warden mentions?
Will Stanley and Zero survive the unfriendly desert against the threats of dehydration and yellow-spotted lizards?
Will Stanley and Zero find refuge at the God’s Thumb? What will they find there?

7. Reflection: Nicknames & Perception
What’s your story? Have you been wrongfully perceived by someone? How were you perceived and how did it make you feel? What did you do to change that perception?