Question 1

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What is Matts emotional state, at the beggining, middle, and end of chapter 4?

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Question 2

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Who was the owner of the bodega, the small neighborhood grocery store?

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Last updated by Jill W on 03 Nov 22:26

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Question 3

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According to Matt's mom, what was the real secret to getting girls?

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Question 4

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What is weighing Matt down in chapters one to five?

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Question 5

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Who else in Chapter 6 is broken and bonded besides Matt and his dad?

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Question 6

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What is the poem that Nancy's sister wrote for eulogy?

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Question 7

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What is Matt trying to run away from in Chapters One to Five?

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Question 8

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what is an item that matt is assosiated within chapters one to five?

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Question 9

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Who/what does matt care about the most?

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Last updated by Cat on 12 Jan 20:58

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Question 10

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in chapters one to five what did matt leave behind?

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Question 11

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How does matt see the world in chapters one to five?

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Question 12

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what is matt thinking about in chapters one to five?

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Question 13

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At the beginning of this book, what does Matt want as his future?

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Question 14

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In Chapters One to Five, what is Matt thinking about? How does Matt see the world? Who or what does Matt care about the most? What is weighing matt down? What has Matt "left" behind? What is an item associated with Matt? What is Matt running away from?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 23:11

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Question 15

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How do you feel about the ending of the novel?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 23:06

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Question 16

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The last line of Chapter 16 is “Or maybe the funeral was over”. Think about what Matt’s dream symbolizes. Now that the funeral is “over”, what else is “over” for Matt?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 23:04

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Question 17

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At the bottom of pg. 245, Mr. Ray explains his new outlook on life. How is this different from his “game of War” belief? Why do you think he’s changed?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 23:02

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Question 18

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What does sempervivum symbolize in this novel? Explain.

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:58

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Question 19

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In Chapter 15, we reach the falling action section of the plot graph. How do you know? What is happening with the protagonist here?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:56

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Question 20

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Chapter 14 is extremely short. Why did the author make that choice?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:52

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Question 21

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In Chapter 13, what is the shocking connection that Matt and Love have? Do you think this will bring them closer together, or farther apart? Explain.

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:47

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Question 22

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The mood of Chapter 13 is very tense. Give a quote that shows an example of that mood.

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:44

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Question 23

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In Chapter 13, the author uses onomatopoeia (“buzz”) whenever Matt’s phone gets a text message. Usually the “buzz” is on its own line. What effect does this have on the reader?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:40

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Question 24

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in Chapter 12, if you were Mr. Ray, what would you say to Candy Man?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:37

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Question 25

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Food is often used at important points in the plot of the novel, to represent a connection between two people. How is food used that way in Chapter 12?

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Last updated by Jill W on 11 Jan 22:33

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