Novel Questions
What is the name of the boy who Will thinks killed his brother?
Riggs
The first ghost to get on the elevator.
Buck
"The middle drawer called to me"
Personification
What could the smoke be a symbol for?
The smoke could represent Will's clouded thoughts, his hazy idea for what he should do.
This rapper wrote the famous poem "The Rose That Grew from Concrete"
Tupac
Shawn has to pick up special soap for his mom to treat what skin condition?
Eczema
Guy that shoots Gee. (Who he later learns was the wrong guy.)
Mikey/Pops
"Beef / gets passed down like name-brand / T-shirts around here."
Simile
The middle drawer could represent the darker side of Shawn's life that he was hiding from Will. The jacked up drawer could be a reflection of the jacked up choices.
Jason Reynolds lists this rapper as a major inspiration for his writing.
Queen Latifah
How was Frick supposed to gain entrance into the Dark Suns?
Dark Sun who is shot by Shawn
Frick
"A man who moved with precision, / patience, / purpose"
Alliteration
What could the ghosts symbolize?
The ghosts could symbolize the consequences of following the rules and the cycle of violence.
Eminem
What does Shawn do when he enters the elevator and sees Will for the first time?
Gives him the silent treatment.
The person who tries to get Will to verbally say that he is going to kill someone by picturing the scene.
Uncle Mark
"That it stopped mom from / scraping loose a river / of wounds"
What could the elevator be a symbol for?
The elevator could symbolize being trapped in a place where violence is constant and everywhere.
3 women have won a Grammy for best rap album. Name one of them.
Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii
Who is Will's friend that alerts Shawn about Buck's death . . .
(Hint the friend is always at the basketball court, not trying to dunk, trying to . . . fly)
Tony
After the death of this ghost, Will learns about the rules for the first time.
Dani
"To get lost in the new / and strangely familiar feeling / of fatherhood"
What could "the rules" symbolize?
The toxic way of life that is passed down from generations. The unspoken rules that dictate how people act.
Name the rapper whose 2015 rap album (abbreviated TPAB) includes elements of jazz, funk, and spoken word poetry
Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp a Butterfly)