questioner April 29,2010

1. Who do you think poked out Midgleys eyes with the pin?
2. How long do you think that it would have taken for the boys to dig the hole without the spike?
3. What do you think happened to Penny after he jumped out of the boat?
4. Why didn't Tom follow through with his plan and ditch Midgley?
5. What do you think Tom was thinking when he saw Midgley and started to strangle Weedle.

The convicts, Authors message. April 23,2010

The authors message for this chapter of the book was to let the reader know that Tom is trying to dig his what through the hull. This chapter is also showing the dark side of Tom by lieing to Medgley and telling him that he is going to take him along with Tom. But Tom didn't want to take him along. Medgley is giving him all of this good information like they would have to drop out of the ship at December when the water is the lowest. do you think that it is a good idea for Tom to leave Midgley behind?

Passage picker (the convicts) April 13, 2010

Passage #1: in the book it says: 'A guard came running. he bashed me with his cane, then bashed Medgley, too. I cowered from him ducking my head, and in the angle below his raised arm I saw the Overseer watching.' I found this passage interesting because in modern time era, people aren't allowed to beat anyone unless they try to kill someone.