Killing Mr. Griffin

What two things does Mark say that they need to do to be safe?

• Get rid of the body

• Get rid of Susan

• Get rid of the car

• Tell the authorities

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CCSS.RI.8.1

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Mark convinces Susan they need to bury the body with all of the following points EXCEPT...

• He threatens to blame it all on her if she doesn't go along with it

• He tells her they didn't mean to kill him; he must have been sick and it was just his time to go.

• He tells her that her parents won't ever have to know about her part in the kidnapping if they get rid of the body and the car.

• He says reporting the murder would wreck all of their lives

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How does Mark's father die?

• from old age

• in a tragic car accident

• he was murdered by someone who was never caught

• in a house fire

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What does David's father have to do with his decision to go along with Mark's plan to bury the body?

• David's father left and never came back, so David thinks people will believe Mr. Griffin has done the same

• David's father left and never came back; Because Mr. Griffin reminds David of his father, he wants to bury Mr. Griffin to help him forget the pain of losing his father.

• David thinks Mr. Griffin is actually his father and he wants to bury him in an unmarked grave to punish him for leaving when David was just a baby.

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Why does Mark comfort Susan?

• He admires her because she is smarter than most of the girls he knows

• He is worried she might crack and go to her father

• He feels bad that she is so upset

• He has a crush on her

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All of the following are true EXCEPT

• Susan and David go to the basketball game to tell the others that they found Mr. Griffin dead.

• They all plan to go to the diner after, so everything appears normal

• They plan to drive Mr.Griffin's car to the airport parking lot so it looks like he flew away somewhere

• They plan to move Griffin's body to the woods a few towns over to bury it

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Who is the outsider drawn into the plot to "discuss a test" with Mr. Griffin?

• Mark

• Betsy

• Jeff

• Susan

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Who is the person that Susan admires from a distance until she is called by him on the phone for a picnic?

• Jeff

• Mark

• David

• Lucas

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is first to bring up killing Mr. Griffin?

• Mark

• Jeff

• Betsy

• Mrs. Ruggles

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How many slices does Betsy take from her mother's cake in order to set up the alibi?

• None

• Two

• Three

• Four

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