Main character
True or False
The main character enjoyed studying and wanted to make all As.
False - School came fairly easy for him, but he did not give it a lot of effort.
What does the main character's sister do at night?
snore
The main character is practicing basketball in the summer before what grade at school?
9th grade
The main character lives near _____________.
the beach, San Diego
I will vouch for you.
What is the meaning of vouch?
Confirm something - especially to state that something is true
How tall is the main character?
6'1''
How did the main character describe the police officer's face?
meaty
Why did Dante go to the main character's high school basketball game?
To show he cared, because he was interested to see how well the kid played
The name of the gym where the main character wants to play basketball is ______________.
Muni Gym
The doors of the dilapidated building were locked.
What is the meaning of dilapidated?
In a state of disrepair, rundown
suspect
Why was one character at the gym called, "Mr. Unleaded?"
He was called this because he worked at a gas station.
Why didn't the main character stand up to Dante after he proved that he could play basketball well?
He knew all the guys saw he really knows how to play. He realized fighting/arguing with Dante would not help his relationship with him.
Specifically, where is gym that the main character goes to so early each morning in the summer?
Balboa Park
I have an arsenal of highlighters to use for marking the text.
What is the meaning of arsenal?
An array of resources available for a specific purpose.
Esperanza
Name something difficult that happened for the character named Slim.
He lost his job and got evicted from his home.
What is something the main character learned that summer at the gym besides playing basketball?
to be persistent; that when a quiet person gives advice you'd better listen; that when a guy has nothing but offers to give you something - you'd better accept it; that there's power in silence sometimes
Where does the main character sit on a bucket and have a "heart-to-heart" with himself?
In the back alley behind his apartment building
The people were loitering outside the gym an hour before it opened.
What is the meaning of loitering?
Standing around without apparent purpose
Name a character trait of the main character
Caring, thoughtful, skillful at basketball, persistent...
Where did the main character's father work?
At a factory
Why did the main character not accept Slim's offer to buy him a hotdog and Coke?
Because he knew Slim had no job, no home and no money. He felt that he couldn't spend his little bit of money.
Where did the main character's mom take him and his sister to "back in the day"?
The Air and Space Museum
It was a psychological phenomenon that he could not wrap his head around.
What is the meaning of phenomenon?
an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence