Heroes Flashcards
What is the main character’s name?
Frank McCoy
Who is Frank’s best friend?
Stanley Summers
What is Frank and Stanley’s hobby?
Drawing comics
What is Frank’s dad’s job?
He’s a Navy pilot
What is Frank afraid of?
Pretty much everything
Who are the bullies?
Arthur Edwards and Johnny Ross
Who is Ginny?
Frank’s older sister
Who is Ginny’s boyfriend?
Brooks Leonard
Where does Frank live?
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
What truck were Frank and Stanley under?
Gasoline truck
Who attacked first at Pearl Harbor?
Japan
What job does Brooks Leonard have?
A sailor in the Navy on USS Utah
What ship were Frank and Brooks on?
The Utah
When was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
December 7, 1941
What saying does Frank’s dad whisper to him?
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
“You’re braver than you think, Frank McCoy.”
What do the kids call the old First World War army bunker?
The dungeon
What does each boy do when creating their superhero story?
Frank is the writer and Stanley is the illustrator
What was the first name used for Frank and Stanley’s superhero?
Warhawk
Describe what Frank looks like
White with blue eyes and wavy light brown hair
Describe what Stanley looks like
Tan skin with dark brown eyes and straight black hair
What nationality is Stanleys mom?
Japanese American
Which countries made up the Axis power?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Why was the US called the “Arsenal of democracy”?
Before the US entered the war they made ships, planes, tanks, and guns to help the allies
What do the boys change their superheros name to?
Arsenal of democracy, arsenal for short
What Hawaiian Island is Pearl Harbor on?
The Island of Oahu
When had Frank and his family arrived in Oahu?
A year beforehand
Where do the boys live?
Ford Island, a small island in the middle of Pearl Harbor
Where do Frank and Stanley’s dads work?
Ford Island Naval Air Station
What grade are Arthur and Johnny in?
Ninth grade
How did Frank become more popular at school?
He got bigger and stronger which helped him get better at sports
Why were Arthur and Johnny picking on Charlie?
Arthur said that Charlie stole his bike, even though it was Charlie’s bike
What did all the Navy families call Mrs. McCoy?
Commodore McCory because she always took charge in any situation
What is Stanley’s moms name?
Mitsuko Summers
What does Stanley’s dad do at the air station?
Flight crew chief, he fixed and maintained the planes for the pilots
What does Brooks say when asked what he thinks about the war?
He just wants to finish his tour and come home to play baseball
What were most of the battleships named after?
States and cities in the United States
What is the name of the hospital ship?
Solace
Why was Stanley so excited to visit the Utah on a Sunday afternoon?
It meant he didn’t have to go to Japanese school
How long and how much does the Utah weight?
The Utah weights more than thirty thousand tons and is about one and a half football fields long
At first what did the sailors think was happening during the attack?
They thought it was a drill they call maneuvers
What did Frank say he saw on one of the planes?
He saw a meatball, what he really saw was the Japanese flag
What did the sailor mean when he yelled fish?
It was torpedoes coming for them
Where did the boys hide when the shooting started?
Behind big stacks of timber
What was the Japanese fighter plane that Frank spotted called?
Zero
What did the sailor mean when he said “three hots and a cot”?
He joined the Navy because they promised him three hot meals a day and a cot to sleep on
What kept the Utah from capsizing at first?
The hawsers, ropes that held the ship to the harbor
What did Brooks, Frank, and Stanley have to do to get off the sinking Utah?
Slide down the ships belly as it rolled over
When trying to get off the ship what did Frank and Stanley hear?
They heard noises coming from inside the ship, it was morse code, an sos
Where did the boys learn morse code?
From their Sentinels of Liberty kits they got from their Captain America comic books
What was Stanleys plan to get the sailors out of the capsized boat?
Slice through the steel with flames
Who did the boys find lifeless in the water?
Brooks
When the Japanese tail gunner looked at Stanley and Frank what do they think he did?
Smiled and waved at them
Once the boys got to dry land where did they hide from the Japanese bombers?
Under the koa trees
What does koa mean in Hawaiian?
Brave
Why did Frank start taking advanced swimming lessons?
Just in case he got lost at sea and had to swim to shore
Why is Frank afraid of flip-flops?
No protections for your toes and you can’t run in them
What was “The Incident”?
He was mauled by a big dog while trying to save another dog from an attack
What started dripping on the boys as they were hiding under the maintenance vehicle?
Gasoline
Why were there no American planes fighting back during the attack?
The commanding officer had told the soldiers to hide the planes in the hanger. Most of them weren’t flight ready yet
Why were things going to be different for Mrs. Summers and Stanley?
Mrs. Summers is Japanese and Stanley is half Japanese
What was Mrs. Summers trying to bury?
All of her Japanese heirlooms
What was causing multiple explosions while the boys were trying to get Mrs. Summers to the dungeon?
A bomb hit the USS Arizona ammunition room
