Miscellaneous 😏
Name of author
Paul Volponi
The two protagonists
Marcus and Eddie
Which character pulled the trigger..?
Eddie
Another term for main character
Describing Rikers Island: «Black people, .... .... ....»
«... wall to wall»
Date of publishing
2005
Eddie's sister
Rose
What is the story regarding Marcus's father?
Left right after his sister was born.
Commenting on when and where =
The Setting
Also about Rikers:
«kids spent all day trying to prove... ... ...."»
«... they were gangsters»
The story is set in...
Queens, New York
The busdriver
Sidney Parker
Why do Marcus and Eddie decide to rob people?
Needed money for senior dues and for new Nike trainers, couldn't work at McDonald's...👟🍟
Eddie was "dragging everything around with him".. this is an example of a...
Metaphor 🥳
The point when Marcus agrees to use the gun: . «Whatever we can take, ... ....»
«... we deserve»
What does AWOL stand for and mean?
Absent Without Official Leave - SKULK
The two security guards
Jefferson and Connelly
Markus had to spend time in this notorious jail complex.
Rikers Island
The story is told from a....
First person points of view
Complete: Jefferson tells Marcus not to... «put more ... ..... black children on the street»
«put more fatherless black children on the street»
What is the title of the sequel of "Black and White", published 2021?
"Marcus and Eddie - Black and White Part II"
The boy who was killed on the basketball court.
Jason Taylor
What is the term for pleading guilty?
To cop a plea
The story starts in the middle of the action. What device is used?
In medias res
Complete: «That natural .... That ... between blacks and whites that can’t get ...»
«That natural hatred. That line between blacks and whites that can’t get erased.»