Bully Ch. 11-12

What does the word grateful mean in the following excerpt?

The winter recess had come, and Bluford High was closed for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Darrell was grateful he did not have to set foot in a classroom for a while. He did not want to see Amberlynn.

• surprised

• thankful

• uncertain

• disappointed

What does the word RESOLUTION mean in the following excerpt?

[Darrell} wanted to keep his New Year's RESOLUTION to himself. But he knew what it was....He was going to stop paying Tyray.

• memory

• treat

• celebration

• promise

Who said the following words?

"I'm glad you were here...I know I told you not to get involved with them, but you did the right thing. A man's got to stand up when someone else is in trouble, even if it means he might get himself into trouble."

• Mr. Mitchell

• Uncle Jason

• Darrell Mercer

• Harold Davis

Who said the following words?

"Tyray, you ain't nothing but a bully....No one in this school likes you. They are just afraid of you. But you know what? I ain't afraid of you no more. You don't scare me."

• Jamee Will

• Harold Davis

• Amberlynn Bailey

• Darrell Mercer

What is the MAI IDEA of the following excerpt?

"Jason and I are so proud that you are wrestling, and I was happy to see that you wanted to go to the dance. That takes a lot of courage, especially for someone new to the school. But with all that, you still don't seem happy. You walk around like you got something on your mind all the time. And every time I ask you, you, "I'm fine,Mom.'"

• Mom and Uncle Jason are proud that Darrell is wrestlilng.

• Darrell always tells his mother that he's fine.

• even though Darrell has become more active, Mom still can tell he's not happy.

What is the MAIN IDEA of the following excerpt?

Two months ago, he raced home every day to hide from Tyray. Now he stayed after school to go to wrestling practice....When he arrived in California, he knew no one. Now he was friends with Harold, danced once with Amberlynn, and talked regularly with the guys on the wrestling team, even older guys like Kevin.

• in several ways, Darrell is now different from who he was when he moved.

• instead of running home from school to avoid Tyray, Darrell now stays after school for wrestling practice

• Darrell is friends with Harold and danced with Amberlynn.

What is the MAIN IDEA of the following excerpt?

He was different, he realized, but not different enough. Darrell still lived in fear of Tyray. He still paid him every Friday. And. worst of all, he allowed his fear of Tyray to keep him away from Amberlynn Bailey, the only girl he liked at Bluford.

• Darrell realizes that he has changed.

• Darrell thinks he has not changed enough because he still fears Tyray.

• Amberlynn is the only girl Darrell likes at Bluford.

What is the MAIN IDEA of the following excerpt?

Tyray's friends had backed away, and now he was alone facing Darrell with dozens of students watching. As the seconds passed, Darrell sensed something new in his eyes, something he recognized well. Beneath the cold smirk on Tyray's face, Darrel saw fear. His heart raced.

• Tyray's friends had backed away, so he was facing Darrell alone.

• Darrell could see Tyray had a familiar look in his eyes.

• Darrell could see that Tyray was afraid.

The following excerpt suggests that lunch would be so good because WHY?

When Darrell arrived in school, he felt better than he had in moths. Knowing the lunch money was in HIS pocket- not Tyray's-- made his whole day more cheerful. he had decided on New Year's Day that he would use the money to buy his own lunch in the cafeteria....Even though he did not like most of the food at Bluford, he knew today's lunch would be one of the best he ever had.

• today's cafeteria menu was much better than usual.

• Darrell's appetite was much bigger than before.

• Darrell would buy lunch with money he'd kept instead of giving it to Tyray.

You can conclude what from the following excerpt?

Although he was physically tired, he was also strangely alert and calm at the same time. He also felt bigger, not just in relation to everyone else, but as if there were more of him, as if he had somehow added something to himself. It was as if the whole world had shrunk a bit during the time he had been in the principal's office.

• Darrell is realizing how much weight he's gained from wrestling.

• Darrell's experiences have made him more confident and mature.

• Darrell feels confident enough to begin bullying others at school.