What does Jenna do to take her mind off of things?
She cleans her room/completes math problems.
100
What is the name of Michael's girlfriend at the start of the novel?
Her name is Darcy.
100
The act of hinting at future action; the rainy weather, the foreboding Ghost Tree, Jenna dreaming about Michael.
What is foreshadowing.
100
Where do Andrea and Jenna go to "escape" the reality of Jenna's father's death?
They take a bus to the beach.
200
What is the "small stone" Michael must swallow the day he learns about Charlie Ward's death?
He lets his father believe he passed his driver's test.
200
Where were Jenna and her boyfriend when Jenna had a panic attack?
At the movies.
200
What is the name of Michael's best friend and accomplice?
Joe.
200
Jenna Ward's hand hangs above her brow, A VISOR BLOTTING OUT THE SUN.' is an example of what literary element?
What is a metaphor.
200
Who brought Amy to Michael's party in the beginning of the novel?
Amy arrived as Joe's "date"
300
What did Michael do with the weapon used to kill Charlie Ward?
Buried it in the backyard, under a wood pile.
300
How did Jenna embarrass her best friend?
She told Michael that her best friend had a crush on him.
300
What is the name of Jenna's best friend?
Andrea.
300
What literary element is used in '...the bullet rips through the summer haze...like an old homing pigeon'?
What is a simile.
300
Where was Jenna's boyfriend when her father was shot and killed?
He was camping with his family.
400
Where does Michael go to "get away" from the stress of the Ward murder?
Amy Ruggiero's house.
400
What can't Jenna do for most of the novel that really upsets her?
She cannot cry.
400
What is the name of Jenna's boyfriend?
Jason
400
The "stones" that must be swallowed are actually the bad decisions made by each character and that character's need to deal with the consequences. The stones are being as what literary device?
What is a symbol/symbolism.
400
Who does Jenna call to get information about the investigation of her father's shooting?
Annie Rico (the nosy neighbor).
500
At the end of the novel, what is Michael's biggest regret after killing Charlie Ward?
Not turning himself in to the police right away.
500
Where does Jenna go at the end of the novel?
To the Ghost Tree.
500
What is Michael's younger brother's name?
Josh.
500
Michael's father tells the police that he taught both of his boys how to safely use a gun; Michael is the killer.
What is irony.
500
What is Michael's brother's favorite game to watch/play?