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VOCABULARY TERMS
fiery weaving retaining frantically
opposing raggedy honorable cold-blooded
dizzy dashboard stunted infinite
outrageous scholarship proceeded courage
miscellaneous recuperated adjusting hollers
offends clogged eliminate
VOCABULARY ACTIVITY
Choose 15 of the above vocabulary words and write them in a list. Then find an antonym and a synonym for each word and use each word in a complete sentence.
STUDY QUESTIONS
Who caused the car crash?
Who was involved in the accident? Who was admitted to the hospital?
Explain how Keisha find out about the accident?
Who escapes from the car first?
Explain why the boys couldn’t rescue Rob from the car?
Who is questioned first about the accident? Why?
Explain how B.J. is different from his friends?
What conclusions can be drawn about Gerald’s stepfather?
Explain B.J.’s prayer?
Who was closest to Rob?
Who does Andy confide in on his first day back at school?
What is Andy’s sentence? Is the judge lenient? Why or why not?
What does Andy have to do to keep his basketball privileges?
How would you describe Gerald’s home life?
Explain why Gerald says that Andy and his friends “ended up buying five dollars worth of death?”
