Vocabulary
Tuttle complained that Mr. Miller was going senile and that he could not take care of his apartment.
What does the word senile mean in this sentence.
Use the word in your own sentence.
Getting old and forgetful, maybe a little crazy.
What are you doing Roylin? Are you Tuttles little assistant now? Amberlynn said.
Quotation marks
A neighbor in Roylin's apartment building, who Roylin looks up to.
You must say his first and last name.
Why does Roylin look up to this person.
Ambrose Miller
Because he's a grandfather figure, supported Roylin when his father would beat him, and gave Roylin money from time to time.
"I played for the Buccaneers too", omitting the fact he was a mediocre player who quit so he can work more hours.
Roylin
Where does Roylin Work?
The Golden Grill
Roylin watched Korie glide through the students in the hallway. He jostled past several others to catch up to her.
What does the word jostled mean in this sentence?
What is the context clue in the sentence?
To bump, knock against, or slightly push.
In all his excitement, roylin almost forgot about the thud of tuttle's shovel digging into the ground somewhere in the distance.
Roylin and Tuttle should be capitalized because they are proper nouns.
A new girl at Roylin's school who he finds very attractive and likes a lot.
You must say her first and last name.
Cite evidence that explains Roylin is attracted to her.
Korie Archer
She's very pretty, he's made comments about her body and the clothes she has worn. She's very friendly with Roylin and shows him attention that he's not used to.
"You can call me all the names you want, but you don't scare me anymore. You're just a wannabe, and that's why you have to bribe some girl into dating you cause she never would wanna date you otherwise."
Amberlynn, Roylin's younger sister.
Where did Mr. Miller work for 40 years?
A mailman
But then he remembered carrying Mr. Miller's body down to the dreary basement.
What does the word dreary mean in this sentence?
What is the context clue in the sentence?
Dark, scary or depressing.
"Roylin Bailey, what has gotten into you? Don't you ever touch your sister" Mom yelled.
Exclamation point after sister, because mom is yelling.
The building manager at Roylin's apartment. He's very mean and lazy.
Mr. Tuttle
"The guilt is eating you alive isn't it? I used to be like that when I was younger before life hardened me, the guilt would gnaw at me too."
What inference can you make regarding his past?
Mr. Tuttle, the housing manager.
He may have stole before and has had a rough childhood.
What is the one thought Roylin keeps thinking of after Mr. Miller dies to make him feel at peace?
Be a little specific.
He keeps thinking of Korie and how she's going to react when she receives the necklace.
He rushed out and disposed of the trash, but he took the mementos upstairs to his room that he had given to Mr. Miller.
What does the word mementos mean in this sentence?
Why do you think Roylin wanted to keep some of Mr. Miller's belongings?
Treasured items or souvenirs that mean a lot to someone.
The name of the book is called Secrets in the Shadows the author of the book is Anne Schraff.
*Needs two corrections.
The title of the book needs to be underlined. We also need a semi-colon because we have two complete sentences.
Who are the two boys Roylin asked to borrow money from?
How did they react?
Hakeem and Cooper.
They didn't have that kind of money. They thought Roylin was crazy for even asking. They could have helped him with a few dollars but not $250.
Oh man, I'm swamped with homework, and I got that horrible history paper about a stupid Civil War general. Mom expects me to stay home and do my homework.
What is her motive for leaving her house?
Korie Archer
She only goes because Roylin says he has something for her.
What does Roylin due to his sister that sends her upstair's crying to there mother?
What is mom's reaction?
There are three grammar errors you need to fix.
Dumps dirty mop bucket water all over her.
Mom is furious! She tells him not to ever touch her again and once again gets compared to his father.
2 Homophones: do, there
upstairs
Roylin hoped that Mr. Miller was somewhere good now and that he can hear Roylin's anguished voice. "I'm so sorry Mr. Miller, I'm sorry. Please hear me. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to make you die.
What does the word anguish mean in the sentence.
Re-read it in an anguished voice.
Extreme sadness, or pain.
Since the day Roylin was grazed by a bullet at Tarahs party people have been treating him differently.
What two corrections are missing in the sentence?
An apostrophe in Tarah's name because we're showing possession.
And a comma after party, because we could have ended the sentence and giving more detail.
Roylin's two younger brothers that Darcy comes to babysit.
Chad and Antwon
"You should've dated me when I asked you. Remember when I asked you out and you blue me off?"
BONUS 100 points: Who is he talking to and where were they?
BONUS 100 points: Find the grammar error.
Roylin
BONUS: Darcy at Roylin's house.
Wrong homophone, should be blew.
How many siblings does Roylin have?
Can you name them??
4
Amberlynn, Chad, Antwon, and the baby.