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 * Pigman Class Work﻿ **

//The Pigman// Tag

1. Disagree 2. Agree 3. Agree 4. Agree 5. Disagree 6. Disagree 7. Kinda Agree 8. Disagree

Teen Behavior

Elderly Exploitation

Study Guide Questions


 * Pages 1 - 13**

1. Why are John and Lorraine writing this story?

They did not want to forget about the experience. They wanted to let everyone know about The Pigman...Mr. Pignati.

2. Why was John known as the “Bathroom Bomber?” What was the “supercolossal fruit roll?

John is known as the Bathroom Bomber because in ninth grade he put firecrackers in the bathrooms.

John would tell all of the students to get one of those disgusting little apples from the cafeteria, and on his mark, they would roll the apples down the aisles during a class - only when they had a substitute.

3. How does Lorraine seem to feel about John?

She likes him. At first, she thinks he is a jerk, but they get to know each other. She cares because she tries to get him to stop destroying his body through the use of alcohol and tobacco.

4. What is Lorraine’s mother like?

She is mean. She tells Lorraine that she is fat and uuuuuuuugggggllllllyyyyy.

5. Why does Lorraine feel sorry for Miss Stewart, the typing teacher?

Her mom is home sick, living with Miss Stewart. Her mom's bed is in the middle of the living room.


 * Pages 14 - 25**

1. Would you say that John is conceited? Why or why not?

He could be considered conceited because he thinks he is awesome - that he is good looking and his jokes are really good.

2. What are Lorraine’s impressions of Dennis and Norton?

They are morons and are not nice.

3. According to Lorraine, why did Mr. Pignati stay on the line?

He stayed on the telephone line because he was lonely.

4. Why did John get interested in Mr. Pignati?

Mr. Pignati was going to give them ten dollars and John wanted the money.


 * Week of 2-7 - 2-11**


 * Chapter 5**
 * Pages 26-39**

1. Why didn’t John want Norton to know about the L&J Fund?

Norton would try to hustle him in on the deal causing him to not settle for just ten.

2. What is said by John that foreshadows that Norton is involved in the death of the Pigman?

John says that he is the one that finally causes all of the trouble.

3. What do you know about John’s relationship with his parents?

His parents do not trust him. They are not especially close to him. His mom is a freak and he calls his dad Bore.

4. How did John convince Lorraine to go to Mr. Pignati’s to collect the money?

Appealing to her good side, claiming that Mr. Pignati is going to commit suicide.

5. Why was the book titled, //The Pigman//?

Mr. Pignati collects pigs....get it....Pignati...pigs?


 * Chapter 6**
 * PagPages 40-53**

1. Where is Lorraine’s mother?

She was home and Lorraine was not expecting...but instead expecting her to be at work.

2. Why does Lorraine wear Ben Franklin glasses?

She thinks it makes people look at her.

3. What were the “bad omens” at the zoo?

1. The little boy looking at her from the glass. 2. The mean woman selling peanuts. 3. Getting attacked by the peacock.

4. How did Mr. Pignati describe Bobo to John and Lorraine?

Mr. Pignati said that Bobo was his best friend.

5. How does Lorraine feel about zoos?

She does not like them. She wants the animals to be free...free....free!


 * Chapters 7-8**
 * Pages 54-80**

1. Why do you think John liked going to the cemetery?

Think about afterlife....it's quiet...hang out with his friends.

2. What is the difference between the way John’s father and Mr. Pignati treat John?

John's father isn't very nice to him. Mr. Pignati treats him like a person.

3. Why do you think Mr. Pignati said Conchetta was in California?

He doesn't want anyone to know. Maybe he doesn't want to remember...denial.

4. Why did Lorraine accept the stockings and other gifts from Mr. Pignati?

The sales lady insisted. She was going to give the stockings to her mom. It sound like fun with the rolller skates.

5. Why did John want to wear the roller skates in the store?

He was just trying to have some fun by roller skating down five flights of stairs....


 * Week of 2-14**


 * Chapters 9-10**
 * Pages 81-99**

1. Why would John have anything to do with Norton?

He thought that Norton would do some criminal things with the Pigman. He thought that Norton was nuts....

2. Explain what Lorraine means when she says that her mother is “fixated on the subject” of men.

Lorraine's father cheated on Lorraine's mother. She has not had good luck with men. So she tells Lorraine that she needs to stay away from them.

3. How does Lorraine lie about the stockings?

She says that she used the money her mother gave her for lunch and the bus.

4. Why did John and Lorraine decide to tell Mr. Pignati the truth – that they were not collecting for charity?

They felt bad for lying because they really were having a good time with him. Then after they told the truth to him, he admitted that his wife was dead.

Chapters 11-12 Pages 100-117

1. What lie do Lorraine and John tell in order to be allowed to see Mr. Pignati at the hospital?

That they are his children.

2. What did Lorraine and John bring Mr. Pignati while in the hospital?

Flowers.

3. Why did Lorraine and John avoid the room with the pigs when they were cleaning?

That the room was important and special.

4. Why was John taking out the beer?

He was going to have a party at Mr. Pignati's house.


 * Chapters 13-14**
 * PagPages 118-149**

1. Why did John invite Dennis?

Because his dad had some whiskey.

2. How many people came to the party?

Forty or so.

3. Would the party have gone wrong if Norton hadn’t come? Why or why not?

No, the party was not a good idea, but Norton by destroying all of the pigs, made it a lot worse.

4. How did Lorraine’s mother react when the policemen brought her to the door?

Slapped her....

5. How did John’s parents react when he arrived home?

They almost didn't react. In the morning, Bore told John he was going to a physchiatrist.

6. Lorraine blames John for everything that went wrong from the point where he hatched the idea of the party. Is she right? Why or why not?

No - I would blame both of them. She did not have to be talked into the activities.

7. Why did Mr. Pignati collapse and die?

Bobo was dead.

8. What is the climax?

The Pigman dies. Or you could make the case that the end of the party is the climax.