Wes (Author)
Wes (Other)
Locations
Grab Bag
Vocabulary
100
This action by Wes awakens his mother
What is creaking stairs
100
This is Wes's older brother
Who is Tony
100
The nickname for the projects called "Murphy Homes"
What is "Murder Homes"
100
Chapter Two takes place during this year
What is 1984
100
This word means to "cover up"
What is shroud?
200
This is what Wes's mother does with the settlement money from her husband's death
What is create a fund to train paramedics
200
To Wes, Tony was a "certified" __________
What is gangsta
200
This "fruit named" complex is where Wes (other) spent his early years
What is Cherry Hill
200
This is the name of Tony's half Lebanese, half white friend?
Who is White Boy
200
This word means "countless"
What is "myriad"
300
Cuba and Jamaica
Where are Wes's grandparents from?
300
This is the phrase that describes Tony's "cold, frozen stare"
What is "ice grille"
300
This location, the third for Wes (other) is described as "a paradise of neat house and fastidiously maintained lawns"
What is Northwood
300
This is the name for the boys give this rule: "If someone disrespects you, you send a message so fierce that they won't have a chance to do it again
What is "Murphy's Homes Law"
300
If you are _________, then you are appeased.
What is mollified
400
President of Ghana
What important political position did the man who helped Wes's grandfather eventually achieve?
400
This fact about Woody both surprises Wes and makes him envious
What is Woody's father is at home
400
This is the game Wes (Other) and his friends play in the street
What is football
400
When Wes, Shani, and his mom move to his grandparents small home, how many people now lived there?
What is seven
400
The word for English spoken with an accent.
What is patois
500
This is how former president Jimmy Carter described the Bronx in 1977
What is a war zone
500
This action sends Wes into a violent rage
What is getting punched in the face by a smaller boy
500
Although it is five blocks away, Wes's (author) strict grandmother allows him to go here
What is a park to play basketball
500
This is the sign that Wes (author) must return home or face his grandmother's wrath
What is when the streetlights come on
500
If you are very sociable or outgoing, you might be called this.
What is gregarious
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