Characters
She is Paul and Guzzo's only girl cousin
Who is Jill?
"Let me make something clear. I don't need ROTC. I don't want to be part of no military family."
Who is Rashad?
The students see graffiti that says this
What is "Rashad is absent again today"?
Rashad was a part of this program
What is ROTC?
What does Quinn do before he leaves for school on Thursday?
He makes a t-shirt proclaiming he is going to the march
This character is in law school, the sister of a school basketball player, and in a relationship with another character
Who is Berry?
"There's no better opportunity for a Black boy in this country than to join the army."
Who is Rashad's father?
Carlos, English, and Spoony say they have experienced racism in this way
What is being stopped and questioned on the streets by police?
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What is being asked to turn their pockets out and lift up their shirt
This is the reason Rashad's father quit the police force.
What is shooting a kid and paralyzing him?
Quinn feels off at practice because of this
What is English thinks that Quinn is defending Paul?
He is the person who beat Rashad and who Quinn looked up to & respected
Who is Paul?
"On Friday nights, there were only two things on my mind: getting the hell out of the house and finding the party. "
Who is Quinn?
Katie Lansing is the woman who experienced this event happen
Rashad likes to draw comics that are framed in this shape
Quinn's mother thought this when she heard that Quinn planned to participate in the march?
What is that it wasn't his fight and should step aside?
This character was the nurse who helped heal Rashad
Who is Clarissa?
"People have it all backward. They do...I'm sorry , but my brother did the right thing. He has to make tough calls."
Who is Guzzo?
This bird is the mascot of the basketball team
What is the Falcon?
What did Rashad do after he got home from the hospital?
He searched himself up on the internet
Quinn was hoping to start on the basketball team so that this would occur.
What is he would be noticed by college scouts?
The book was written by these co-authors
Who is Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely?
He wrote "Rashad Is Absent Again Today"
Who is Carlos?
Mark Blair is the name of a kid that Paul did this to
What is beat him up for Quinn?
Rashad stopped at the store while on the way here
Quinn realizes that his father was a hero because he did this
What is stood up for what he believed in?