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  • Who is Shawn?
    Will's brother who was shot
  • Cigarette smoke ain't supposed to be no wool blanket, ain't supposed to be no blizzard, no snowy TV.
    Metaphor
  • Why did people think Carlson Riggs talked so much trash?
    Because he mom made him take gymnastics as a kid and wear tights
  • What are the rules?
    1. No Crying 2. No snitching 3. No revenge
  • Lovely lilting lines of like letters.
    alliteration
  • Where did Will place the gun?
    In the waistband in the back of his jeans
  • When setting the scene of shooting Riggs, what couldn't Will say?
    He couldn't say "shoot him."
  • When bad things happen Will looks up at what?
    The moon
  • Describe the girl who walked in on the 6th floor.
    Around age 15. Flower dress. Low heels. Like makeup
  • When were things "different" between Shawn and Will?
    When Will was 12 and Shawn 16 they would talk about girls and other topics
  • What does Will tell us about the rules?
    Nobody knows where they came. They weren't meant to be broken. They were meant for the broken to follow.
  • What is Will's plan for revenge?
    To wait for Riggs in the front of his building. To go in the morning and time it right.
  • Who taught Shawn how to do a Penny Drop?
    Riggs
  • How Dani know Will?
    The playground
  • What happened to Dani on playground?
    She got shot and killed
  • What are the reasons Will thought Riggs killed Shawn?
    1. Turf (Riggs joined the Dark Suns which is 9 blocks from their building) 1.1 Survival Tactics (Get Down with somebody or beat by somebody) 2. Crime...
  • Why did Will break up with his first girlfriend?
    Because his girlfriend at age 13 hated his cologne that Shawn gave him so he broke up with her
  • Has Will ever held a gun before he took Shawn's gun from the drawer?
    No
  • What things happen when someone is killed?
    1. Screaming (moms and girls)2. Sirens (police sirens)3. Questions (many police officers ask questions)
  • What did Buck say about Will getting revenge?
    You don't got it in you
  • Describe the man who came on floor 7
    Older than Will. Medium-Brown skin. Gold links dangling (BUCK)
  • How many people were shot at the beginning of the book?
    Just one. Shawn
  • How old were Tony and Will when Shawn was shot?
    15
  • What did Dani do that Will reacted to hypocritically?
    smoked
  • Starred in Uncle Mark's movie
    Will and Shawn's parents
  • What does Will say about the rules?
    Nobody knows where they came. They weren't meant to be broken.They were meant for the broken to follow.
  • What did Uncle Mark do in order to earn money?
    sold drugs
  • What good thing happened to Will on the playground?
    Dani kissed him when they were 8
  • [LWD] What would be the things Uncle Mark would videotape?(
    Dance battles, gang fights, and block parties
  • What strange thing happens in  elevators?
    Everybody who comes in checks to make sure the floor for button they hit is lit up.
  • Compare Will and Shawn's sides of the bedroom.
    Will's was a pigsty; Shawn's was neat.
  • Who is Tony?
    Will's friend who was with him when Shawn was shot
  • What did Shawn typically listen to?
    Tupac or Biggie
  • Who is Leticia?
    Shawn's girlfriend. She was crying in tears with Will's mom when Shawn died
  • What did L stand for?
    L stood for loser. So when people hit the lobby button they would laugh
  • Will enjoys making these with words.
    anagrams
  • What floor did Will live on?
    8th floor
  • The gang
    the Dark Suns
  • What was the picture of in Dani's wallet?
    Will and Dani as kids on the playground. Picture of her wearing the flower dress
  • What was is Shawn's hand? What was in the bag?
    Plastic Bag with letters 'THANK YOU'. Treatment for his mothers Eczema.
  • How did Buck react when Will said he needed to follow the rules?
    He laughed. Said he didn't have it in him
  • Who was smoking in the elevator?
    Buck
  • True or False? Uncle Mark is Will's mother's brother.
    false
  • Why does Will look like a zombie in the bathroom?
    He hasn't slept in many days because of the killing
  • What was weird about Buck's shirt?
    "RIP BUCK YOU'LL BE MISSED 4EVA"
  • He was as strong as an ox.
    simile
  • To what does Will compare Shawn getting shot?
    An earthquake
  • What are the elevator rules?
    No talking, No looking, Stand Still,Stare at door and wait
  • Where does Will hide the gun when his mother approaches?
    Under his pillow
  • How did Will feel the next morning after Dani was killed?
    Like he wanted to scratch his skin off
  • What are the reasons Will thought Riggs killed Shawn?
    1. Turf (Riggs joined the Dark Suns which is 9 blocks from their building) 1.1 Survival Tactics 2. Crime Shows 3. Had to be
  • Why did Uncle Marks begin selling drugs?
    to buy a new camera
  • Who is the narrator?
    Will
  • What wake up tricks did Will do?
    Pinched his arm Slapped his face Blink
  • What was out of place in Shawn's bedroom? Why?
    The middle drawer. Shawn kept his gun in the middle drawer.
  • What is Beef?
    Gets passed down from person to person. Family to family.
  • Sleep ran from me . . .
    personification
  • When Will woke up from a nightmare he was nervous and thought of who?
    Shawn
  • Compare Will and Shawn's bedroom.
    Will's was pigsty. He had an anagram on the wall that said "SCARE=CARE"
  • Why was Buck there in the elevator?
    To check his gun
  • Where did Will go after leaving his apartment ?
    The elevator
  • What did Shawn say about flirting?
    If a girl says she knows you then she is into you.
  • Wanted to make movies
    Uncle Mark
  • How many bullets were in the gun? How many should there be?
    15, 16
  • Curse the invisible thing trying to eat her. (p.25) Literary device?
    irony
    simile
    understatement
    personification
  • What is Will's full name?
    William Holloman
  • What did Shawn teach Will the day Dani was killed night?
    No crying
  • Word for grudge or argument
    beef
  • You are my sunshine.
    metaphor
  • What is a Penny Drop?
    Is when you hang upside down on the monkey bars and swing forth harder and harder until the right moment you release your legs. It is all about timing
  • Why did the bedroom seem lopsided?
    Will missed having Shawn with him in half the room
  • What does the Yellow Tape Symbolize?
    Murder Scene
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