Characters Who Died from Gun Violence
Will's friend from the playground who was shot and killed at 8 years old
Dani
Whose story eerily parallels Will and Shawn's story?
Their father (Mikey) and their Uncle (Mark)
Rule Number One
No Crying
Where Shawn keeps his gun
Middle Drawer
Why is the elevator so smokey?
The ghosts are smoking cigarettes
Shot in a payphone booth after mistakenly taking the life of an innocent man
Mikey Holloman (Shawn and Will's father)
How many people has Will watched die in front of him (that we know of)? Who are they?
Two: Dani and Shawn
Rule Number Two
No snitching
Who Shawn was trying to keep from getting to/finding his gun
Why was Shawn in the (rival) Dark Sun's territory?
To buy his mother eczema cream
Wills dad's older brother who is shot and killed as a result of gang violence
Uncle Mark
What symbol/motif from the story best represents the theme of generational cycles?
The Rules
Rule Number Three
Get revenge (an eye for an eye)
Who holds the gun up to Will's head?
His father (Mikey Holloman)
What does Will tell the reader he and Shawn used to think about the meaning of the "L" button in the elevator?
That it meant loser
The man Frick murdered to gain street cred
Buck
Shawn, Dani, Buck, Uncle Mark, and his father
Will's dad was killed for avenging the death of which character?
Uncle Mark (his brother)
The gun originally belonged to
Buck
How many floors did Will go down in the elevator?
7 (I will also accept 8 floors because that's how many there are in total)
Who did Shawn use the missing 16th bullet on?
Frick (Buck's killer)
What is the last (and only) thing Shawn says to Will once they reach the bottom floor?
(hint it's two words)
"You coming?"
Trick Question: Who made The Rules?
No one knows, they just know its been passed on from grandfathers to fathers and from fathers to sons
Why does Will keep the gun in the back of his pants?
He doesn't want to be seen as tucking his tail between his legs (being cowardly)
What would Shawn often do to Will when he was still alive? Will describes it a few times as being like a hug.
Put Will in a headlock