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How does Penn help the team in the Penn Relays Crash?

How does Penn help the team in the Penn Relays Crash?

Mike doesn’t give two hoots about this sad situation, but Penn gets it. He gets it so well, in fact, that he gifts Scooter his tin of miracle mud and wishes him a swift recovery. Despite himself, Crash is touched by Penn’s gesture.

How do Crash and Mike bully Penn?

Penn and his parents visit Crash and his family, and Penn gives Crash a special gift. At this time, Crash and Mike also get into a big fight after Mike takes and wears Scooter’s hat. At school, Mike’s bullying of Penn gets even worse, and for once Crash steps in and tells Mike to stop, which ends their friendship.

What surprises Crash about the race between him and Penn?

Crash was surprised when Penn got hurt in the race. Crash was surprised at how close Penn was to him in the race. What is true about Penn’s family? They love to watch television together.

How do the coaches react when Crash gets in a fight with Schultz?

At football practice, Crash gets into a fistfight with a kid named Schultz. The coaches laugh it off. He also notices Jane Forbes helping Penn wash out his sneakers.

How is the narrator humiliated at the school dance?

The narrator’s mom explains that she is going to be working on selling three of the stores at the mall. Everyone gets excited because this means that she will be making more money. How is the narrator humiliated at the school dance? He was rejected by Jane and a random 6th grader.

Why does the narrator threaten Penn?

Why does the narrator threaten Penn? He threatens Penn because he is frustrated that he is friends with Jane. In chapter 25 the narrator boasts about the punishment he received for the behavior he demonstrated at the dance.

Who is the one person that does not call the narrator his nickname in Crash?

Who is the one person that does not call the narrator his nickname in crash? There is only one person who does not call John “Crash,” Penn Webb, his peer and neighbor. John then takes readers back to the summer before first grade when he meets Penn the day after Penn moves into the neighborhood.

Why can’t Penn have a water gun fight with Crash?

Why can’t Penn have a water gun fight with Crash? Penn is a Quaker. Quakers don’t believe in using guns or acting with violence.

What does Crash spend his sneaker money?

Also, Crash reveals that he spent his own hard-earned sneaker money on a gift for his mom: a set of paints. In other news, Crash is now friends with Jane Forbes.

Why does crash want to run in the Penn Relay?

Penn wants to run in the Penn Relay, which is the race his great-grandfather named him for. The relay is coming up and since his great-grandfather is in town, Penn hope to use the opportunity to make him proud. Crash returns the essay to Penn in time for him to hand in the assignment.

Who are the antagonists in crash and Penn?

By the end of the book Crash and Penn become best friends. The two antagonists are Mike Deluca and Crash Coogan. Mike Deluca is an antagonist because he always wants to bully Penn.

How did crash become a good friend to Penn Webb?

Crash started out wanting to bully people with his friend Mike, but a series of unfortunate circumstances and his grandfather illness, made him realize he needed to change his ways. So, in the end, Crash becomes a good, kind, friend to Penn Webb and not the bully Mike Deluca.

What is the conflict between crash and Penn?

He realizes that he and Penn are not so different. At the end of class, he returns Penn’s wrinkled essay to him. This is his first act of kindness towards Penn. The biggest conflict in the book is Crash’s desire to be a bully when the story begins.

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