Dr. Trindler and Nora have a talk in his office. He talks to her about what he heard in the cafeteria and gets her to admit something. What does he get her to admit to? Draw a picture of the Dr. and uses adjectives and phrases to describe him. Record your ideas here.
Filed under: The Report Card, books, characterization
He tries to get her to tell him whether she cheated on the test. Dr. Trindler tries to get Nora to admit that she is clever and smart. He tries to find out why she got Ds on her report card.
Dr Trindler is:
mean – he doesn’t really talk to kids
old – because he had been there more than six years and he had lots of fancy certificates
grumpy – he asked if she cheated on the test; he didn’t think she was that smart
smart – he has two jobs for the school at once, psychologolist and guidance counselor
curious & eager – to find out if Nora cheated on the test