CHARATERS
The one who passed on the rules to Pop.
UNCLE MARK
Why is Will in the elevator? Be specific!
Will is in the elevator because he is heading downstairs in order to get revenge on the person he thinks killed his brother.
What was Shawn doing when he was killed?
He was buying special soap for his mother.
What are THREE pieces of evidence that show that Will knows Riggs killed his brother
Riggs Is trying to become cool with the Dark Suns.
Will watches a lot of crime shows.
It just has to be him.
What is an anagram?
When you rearrange the letters in a word to create a new word.
This character was eight years old when they were killed.
DANI
How many bullets are inside?
Why is this significant?
He finds it in Shawn's jacked-up middle drawer.
There are 15 bullets.
It is significant because there is one bullet for every year of Will's life.
What question does Dani ask that seems to unravel Will's confidence in who the killer is?
She asks Frick if he knows Riggs. Riggs doesn't know who he is, which confuses Will because they're both supposed to be in the Dark Suns. If Frick doesn't know Riggs, then maybe he is not the killer.
"When you're walking in the nighttime, make sure the nighttime ain't walking into you."
Who said this, and what does it mean?
Will/Shawn's mother.
It means to be careful of the dark/evil things in the world, and to not let them influence or "get to you".
She sells seashells down by the seashore.
What figurative language is this?
alliteration
Shawn's former friend who joined the Dark Suns.
RIGGS
What are the three rules IN THE CORRECT ORDER?
1. Don't cry
2. Don't snitch
3. Get revenge
Who enters on Floor 5? Why is their entrance different from everyone else?
Uncle Mark enters the elevator, and he grabs Will and puts him in a headlock right away.
Why is the gun in the story so significant?
The cycle of violence: everyone who owned the gun before Will is dead
What is personification?
When you give human-like qualities to something that's not a human.
Frick's real name is....
FRANK
What are the THREE things that happen when someone dies?
1. screaming
2. sirens
3. questions
What are the three steps to join the Dark Suns? Be SPECIFIC.
1. Turf: you have to live in the correct area
2. The shining: cigarette burn scar under the right eye
3. A dark deed: robbing someone, beating someone, or killing someone
What does Dani show Will that helps him recognize her?
A picture of the two of them as kids
What does "enjambment" mean in poetry?
When there is more than one line in a poem without a period.
Who is the person whom Will's dad killed? Was he the person who killed Uncle Mark?
Gee
No, he was working the corner for the person who killed Uncle Mark
What is Buck's real name? Why is he considered two-sided?
Buck's real name is James.
He's considered two-sided because his biological father is a robber, and his stepfather is a preacher.
Which two characters seem friendly even though they had "beef" in real life? What does this show? Be specific!
How much time has passed since Will first got onto the elevator, and when he arrived on the first floor?
60 SECONDS
What's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things, while a simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things.