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The Homework Machine

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What did Brenton gain from the experience? He made friends.

The Homework Machine

 

Author:  Gutman, Dan

 

Main Characters:  Sam Dawkins known as Snikwad or Snik (This is his last name spelled backwards. ),Kelsey, Judy and Brenton.  Miss Rasmussen the teacher.

 

Setting: Grand Canyon school and the homes of students in that school . Arizona near the Grand Canyon,

 

Summary:Four 5th grade students – a geek, a class-clown, a teacher’s pet and a slacker – as well as their teachers and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

 

  

 

Questions:Please list three questions and answers.  Read what has been written already.  Do not duplicate an question.  Please correct or add information to an answer.

 

1. Why didn’t the kids believe the homework machine, and what changed their mind? First Brenton had it do 2 +2. They said any calculator could do that. Then they saw it complete a solar system homework sheet in Brenton’s handwriting and then they believed.

 
2.  Who is Belch? That is the name they gave the homework machine. 
 
3.  What did Brenton gain from the experience? He made friends.

 

 

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