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CHAPTERS 1-8
Reading Check
1. How does the setting change between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?
2. What job does Gecko have at “juvie”?
3. What is Arjay’s only question for Healy?
4. What type of “business transaction” does Terrence see in the school bathroom?
5. In addition to school, what are “The Juvie Three” expected to do each week?
6. How did Arjay get the nickname “Zep” while he was in Remsenville?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What happens in the opening scene? What is the outcome of Gecko’s actions?
2. What does Douglas Healy propose to Gecko?
3. Who is Arjay Moran? What happens after his interaction with Healy?
4. Who is Terence Florian? Why does his counselor Kellerman tell him that he is very lucky?
5. What does Healy reveal to Kellerman about why he specifically chose “The Juvie Three?”
6. How do the boys spend their one free day every week? How do they feel about this activity?
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