The red bandanna
This man is known as "the man in the red bandanna."
Who is Welles Crowther?
From a young age, Welles dreamed of being this when he grew up.
What is a fireman?
Welles attended this college.
What is Boston College?
This is the building where Welles worked. (Bonus points if you know the specific building)
What is The Twin Towers (The South Tower - 2 World Trade)?
This is the person who gave Welles the red bandanna.
Who is his father?
As a child, Welles would go to his grandparents' house and would "play" this in his grandfather's home office.
What is business?
Welles played this sport in college.
What is lacrosse?
In 2001, Welles thought about applying to become this.
What is a NYC firefighter?
After having dinner on September 9, 2001, Welles's mom was surprised to see him still carrying this with him.
What is the red bandanna?
When he turned 16, Welles became...
What is a junior firefighter?
Welles studied abroad here.
Where is Madrid?
This is the company that Welles worked for.
What is Sandler O'Neill and Partners?
What is "one is for show...one is for blow?"
Welles tried many sports, but he excelled at this one in high school.
What is hockey?
Welles's dad imitated this sound to get Welles's attention.
What is a siren?
While visiting Welles's office, his friend Johnny noticed this was happening in the building.
What is the doors were swaying and the building tremors?
Based on the following example from the text, the red bandanna might be a symbol of...
"Welles would reach the bandanna above his head...he would say...'I'm a superhero'...'I'm going to save the world'."
What is courage, strength, heroism?
This quote from the text shows readers that Welles was...
"'...the most beautiful girl could be sitting there' and then once...'that alarm goes off...he went into Superman mode and just went to the call'."
What is responsible, heroic, dedicated?
The following quote from the story shows that Welles was...
"But skating on the ice of an otherwise grassy yard was not adventure enough. To raise the stakes, Welles decided to take off his clothes, all the way down to his boxer shorts..."
What is spontaneous, a jokester, a troublemaker?
The following quote from the story describes Welles as...
"'I don't know everybody that works on Wall Street...but they think they're very important, and they're doing important work, and I never got that feeling about Welles...'."
What is humble, quiet, carefree?