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What did it say on the back of Andy's jacket?
The Royals
The boy lay on the sidewalk bleeding in the rain
Missing a period at the end of the sentence
He had heard the voice saying, 'That's for you Royal!" and then the sound of footsteps hurrying into the rain, and then he had fallen to the sidewalk, clutching his stomach, trying to stop the flow of blood."
Based on the information above, what inference can we make about the reason Andy was stabbed?
He was stabbed because he was a Royal.
I can infer that Andy is a football player. I know this because in the text it said, "He was sixteen years old and he wore a bright purple jacket, and the lettering across the back of the jacket read THE ROYALS."
Is this good evidence to support the inference?
Yes this is good evidence because athletes often wear jackets or clothing that represents their team.
He had heard the voice saying, 'That's for you Royal!" This shows me that Andy was stabbed because he was a Royal since the stabber mentioned the Royals when he stabbed him and not his name so it wasn't personal to Andy.
Is this a good explanation?
Yes this is a good explanation because it it connects the evidence to the answer using background knowledge.
What was the name of Andy's girlfriend?
Laura
Did you fall down buddy.
Period should be a question mark
"He had left the jump to get a package of cigarettes."
Based on the information above, what can we the jump is?
The jump is a place where Andy hangs out.
I can infer Laura is Andy's girlfriend. I know this because in the text it said "He thought of her face, the brown eyes and the jet-black hair, and thinking of her he forgot his pain a little..."
Is this good evidence to support the inference?
Yes because it shows he cares about Laura.
"He had left the jump to get a package of cigarettes." This shows me its a place Andy hangs out because he left there to get cigarettes.
Is this a good explanation?
No because it does not connect the evidence to the answer, it just restates the evidence.
How old was Andy?
16
He had started through the alley, and that was when he had been ambush.
Ambush should be ambushed
"The rain was soothing somehow. It was a cold rain, but his body was hot all over, and the rain helped cool him. He had always liked rain. He could remember sitting in Laura's house one time, the rain running down the windows, and just looking out over the street, watching the people running from the rain. That was when he'd first joined the Royals."
Based on the information above, why does Andy find the rain soothing?
Andy finds the rain soothing because its cooling down his body and bringing him back to a happier time.
I can infer the old lady is homeless. I know this because in the text it said "She did not hear Andy grunt because she was a little deaf and because the rain was beating on the cans."
Is this good evidence to support the inference?
No because it does not include any evidence that would support her being homeless. It only explains why she didn't hear Andy in the alley.
"He thought of her face, the brown eyes and the jet-black hair, and thinking of her he forgot his pain a little..." This shows me that Laura is Andy's girlfriend because he wants to marry her in the future.
Is this a good explanation?
No because the explanation does not connect the answer to the evidence they used.
What was the name of the couple who didn't help Andy in the alley way?
Freddie and Angela
I wasnt afraid of the Guardians.
Wasnt should be wasn't (missing the apostrophe)
"She collected her string and her newspapers, and an old hat with a feather on it from one of the garbage cans, and a broken footstool from another of the cans."
Based on the information above what can you infer about the old lady?
We can infer that she is a homeless lady.
The drunk man didn't help Andy because he was drunk and thought Andy was drunk. I know this because in the text it said, "Okay, buddy. This time you get off easy. He got to his feet. This time you get off easy," he said again."
Is this good evidence to support the inference?
No because it does not include any evidence that would support the man being drunk or the thought that Andy was drunk. It only includes what he said to Andy when he left.
“He looked at Andy again, and then mumbled, ‘I’m sorry’.” This shows me that Freddie read Andy’s eyes to understand what he was trying to communicate because he apologized for not helping him when Andy's eyes were pleading with him for help.
Is this a good explanation?
Yes this is a good explanation because it it connects the evidence to the answer using background knowledge.
Where did Andy want to move in the future?
A clean project in the Bronx or Staten Island.
No, he thinked, I can't be dying, not from a little street rumble, not from just being cut.
Thinked should be thought.
"A Royal," he said. Then he began writing.
Based on the information above, what impression does the cop have of Andy?
The cop's impression of Andy is that he's just another gang member who causes trouble and now is dead.
The Royals jacket symbolizes his death. I know this because in the text it states, "I don't want to die, he thought. I haven't lived yet. It seemed very important to him that he take off the purple jacket."
Is this good evidence to support the inference?
No because it doesn't include any evidence about why the jacket symbolizes death to Andy. It just states that he wants to take it off.
“If he died, he was Andy. He was not a Royal.” This shows me that being "simply Andy" means that he’s simply Andy and not a Royal. He wants to be Andy not a Royal.
Is this a good explanation?
No this is not a good explanation because it just repeats the evidence twice but doesn't explain how the evidence connects to the answer.