"Boston Public" - Season 1 Chapter 5 Quiz

Answer: Lauren

When Lauren invited Scott, he asked if she meant he should go as her date. She said the position wasn't open, but he could come as her friend. Scott replied that he actually did have plans for Thanksgiving. (He later admitted he only planned on going to his brother's house.)

Answer: Steven

After Scott declined Lauren's invitation, Steven found out and invited Scott to his home for Thanksgiving. (Steven's daughter planned on going to New York City with her mother for Thanksgiving.)

Harvey spent Thanksgiving alone in the darkened school.

Marla spent Thanksgiving with the other staff members at Lauren's.

Answer: Malcolm White

Malcolm White was a bully at the school. Steven taught one of the kids who was being picked on a martial arts move. This kid, in turn, taught the move to Jason Harrelson, a football player, who used it on Malcolm and broke Malcolm's arm.

Because Jason broke Malcolm's arm, he was suspended for a week from school.

Answer: Steven

Because Steven was ultimately the person who introduced the martial arts move to the students, he was almost sued for negligence. However, because the kid who Steven taught the move to admitted that Steven only meant the move to be used defensively, a jury wouldn't find fault with him.

Answer: Lauren

Lauren was approached by a freshman girl who was dating a senior. Lauren tried to tell the girl that because she was 14 and the boy was 17, if they had sex, the boy would be guilty of statutory rape.

Answer: 15

Having sex with a senior girl brought in the fewest amount of points, while having sex with a freshman was 15 points. The group of senior boys who were competing would start to date a girl then dump her once he got his points.

Answer: Harvey

Lauren didn't want to do the assembly because her nickname was 'The Nun' and preaching chastity wouldn't mean much coming from her. So Steven made the teachers who were in the teachers' lounge draw straws for the 'privilege' of organizing the assembly. Harvey won.

Answer: his wife had cheated on him

The students were making fun of Harvey while he talked during the assembly. However, he started to talk about the one time he decided to go home from work early to surprise his wife, he found her in bed with another man. That, he told the students, proved that sex really meant something.

Answer: racism

Jason's father told Steven that his son shouldn't be suspended. His reasoning was that Steven had thrown a kid against the locker and nothing happened to Steven. Steven, however, countered that he hadn't broken an arm - Jason did and that deserved a suspension. Later on, Steven accused Jason's father of being a racist and trying to get Steven to not suspend Jason because Steven was also black.

Answer: Helen

This was going to be the first Thanksgiving since Harvey's wife, Helen, had died. Lauren invited Harvey to her place for Thanksgiving dinner, but Harvey declined, claiming it wouldn't be the same without Helen.