Plot Points 1
The setting is
Harlem, New York
What is The Tigros
a gang
Monkeyman wants to become a
doctor
The main character's uncle works as a
barber
What kind of neighborhood is Harlem?
What is one adjective to describe the main character?
answers vary
What is one adjective to describe the main character?
answers vary
Who does Monkeyman try to protect?
Peaches
How does the conflict start?
Monkeyman protects his friend
Monkeyman's friends feel ______ about him
worried
Why don't the police get involved?
They can't because nothing has happened yet
Why does Peaches want to help Monkeyman?
He helped protect her
Who is the new person in town?
Clean
Clean is described as
unintelligent
Where is Clean from?
California
How do the narrator and his friends try to stop the fight?
They talk to Clean
What does Clean bring to school that gets him in trouble?
a knife
Where does Monkeyman suggest they meet to settle the situation?
a park
Who does Monkeyman bring to the fight?
His grandfather and Godmother
What is unexpected about the fight?
Monkeyman doesn't fight back
The girl who threatens the grandfather probably feels
embarrassed / ashamed / remorseful
What happens to Monkeyman after the fight?
He gets stabbed
What hope does Monkeyman have in his future?
He was accepted to an art college
The main character thinks Monkeyman's decision to not fight was
foolish
The outside neighbors feel ____ about the fight
angry, frustrated, annoyed