The Gun Ch. 7 & 8

In the following excerpt, what does the word agonizing mean?

The minutes dragged by with an agonizing slowness.

• pleasurable

• relaxing

• painful

• relieving

In the following excerpt, what does the word putrid mean?

The air was heavy with the stench of rotting food and spilled beer. Tyray covered his nose at the putrid

odor.

• refreshing

• slight

• delicious

• rotten

The following words were said by:

“Got a big job today. Got a coupla new guys startin’ today, too. I’m gonna need to work ’em extra hard ’cause we’re under a deadline. . . . Contract says if we take too long, money gets deducted from our profits. I ain’t about to let that happen.”

• Mr. Mitchell.

• Darrell Mercer.

• Dad.

• Tyray Hobbs.

The following words were said by:

“Everyone kept telling me not to trust you, but I didn’t listen. I kept hoping that they were wrong, that you were different from what they said. Well, I guess I was the one who was wrong.”

• Darrell Mercer.

• Amberlynn Bailey.

• Tyray Hobbs.

• Lark Collins.

The main idea of the excerpt below is that:

Then [Tyray] saw a black and white police car in the distance. It was coming directly towards him. For an instant, Tyray did not know what to do. If the police found him, they would surely take him home, and then his father would get him. Yet if he ran, the police would chase him, suspectingthat he was running from a crime that he had just committed. Even if he tried to smooth-talk them, he would get in trouble for being out so late and breaking the city curfew for kids.

• Tyray saw a black and white police car.

• if Tyray tried to run, he knew the police would chase him.

• Tyray didn’t know what to do when he saw the police.

The main idea of the excerpt below is that Tyray :

As he slowly neared his home, Tyray considered his options. He could not call the police, but he could return to Jupiter’s street in the daylight and find the boy who had set him up. But he knew the kid would just deny what happened. . . . Tyray gave up that idea fast. . . . He knew he should see a doctor, but that was impossible. How could he explain to his father what he had been doing out on the street at that hour?

• thought about his options.

• could find the kid who betrayed him, but the kid would deny it.

• knew he should see a doctor.

The main idea of the excerpt below is that

Staring into the blackness of his bedroom, Tyray wished he could just go to sleep and never wake up. It was not that he wanted to die. He just wanted to stop what was happening. Yet he could see no end to it.

• Tyray did not want to die.

• Tyray’s bedroom is very dark

• Tyray wished he could escape from his situation.

The main idea of the excerpt below is that

When he arrived at Bluford, Tyray learned that a pep rally had been scheduled in the gym for just before lunch. All freshmen were expected to attend. Tyray did not mind such events during football season, when he got to attend as an athlete. But this pep rally was for winter sports. That meant the wrestling team and Darrell Mercer would be included. The last thing he wanted to do was see people praise Darrell.

• a pep rally was scheduled to take place right before lunch.

• Tyray dreads the pep rally because it will include Darrell.

• Tyray enjoys pep rallies for the football team.

You can conclude from the following excerpt that :

Tyray stood up. Each clap for Darrell was like an insult aimed directly at him, making his head throb even more. Desperate, Tyray spotted Mr. Mitchell sitting with his section of freshmen and mumbled, “Gotta go to the bathroom. I’m sick.” . . .“Hard to take, Tyray?” Jamee jeered as Tyray descended the steps. “What goes around comes around.”

• Tyray’s head wound is more serious than he thought.

• Tyray knows that Mr. Mitchell doesn’t like Darrell either.

• Jamee thinks Tyray deserves the bad things that are happening to him.

You can conclude from the following excerpt that Jamee

[Tyray] glanced up to see Jamee Wills coming towards them. Passing Tyray in icy silence, Jamee rushed to Lark’s side and put her hand on her friend’s shoulder. “Come over and eat with us, Lark. You don’t have to stay here.” Lark got up slowly. “Me and Amberlynn are gonna go to the mall after school. My sister is driving us. We want you to come too, Lark,” Jamee said as they walked away.

• doesn’t see Tyray

• is hoping Tyray will want to come along.

• wants to get Lark away from Tyray.