WorksheetsSwallowing Stones
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why is Michael excited about turning 17 in the beginning of the novel?
a)
He can finally move out.
b)
He will enter his senior year in HS.
c)
He can get a job.
d)
He can get his driver's license.
2.
In the beginning of the novel, describe the relationship between Jenna and her mom.
a)
They are friendly towards each other.
b)
There is tension between them.
c)
They never speak to each other.
3.
What terrible thing does Michael unintentionally do at the beginning of the novel?
a)
Shoot Jenna's dad
b)
Shoot Jenna's mom
c)
Shoot Jenna's dog
d)
Shoot Joe
4.
Who is Joe?
a)
Jenna's boyfriend
b)
Michael's cousin
c)
Jenna's cousin
d)
Michael's best friend
5.
How is Joe an accessory (aid) to Michael's crime?
a)
He encourages Michael to pull the trigger.
b)
He throws Michael's gun into the river.
c)
He makes Michael promise to not tell the cops.
6.
What is Michael's job?
a)
Lifeguard
b)
Mows lawns
c)
Works at a shooting range
d)
Works at the bowling alley
7.
Who is Amy Ruggerio?
a)
Jenna's best friend
b)
Michael's girlfriend
c)
The girl Michael kisses at his party
d)
Jenna's long lost twin sister.
8.
How does Michael feel about killing Jenna's dad?
a)
He doesn't care.
b)
He brags about it.
c)
He thinks it's funny.
d)
He feels guilty.
9.
The title of the novel refers to --
a)
Amy's suspicions of what Michael has done.
b)
the heavy relationship Michaels has with Joe
c)
Michael's attempt to deal with his guilt.
d)
Darcy's guilt for hating Joe.
10.
Who is Jenna's best friend?
a)
Amy
b)
Michael
c)
Andrea
d)
Darcy
11.
Who is Michael's girlfriend?
a)
Darcy
b)
Amy
c)
Jenna
d)
Andrea
12.
Why does Michael become interested in Amy as the story progresses?
a)
He is trying to impress his friends.
b)
They are both outcasts.
c)
They both killed a person.
d)
They both have parents that have died.
13.
Who helps Jenna when she has a panic attack in the movie theater?
a)
Darcy
b)
Amy
c)
Michael
d)
Yolanda
14.
What recurring (repeating) dream does Jenna have?
a)
She is on the roof with her father, but the bullet strikes her instead.
b)
She is at Amy's house and it catches on fire.
c)
She keeps seeing her father getting shot.
d)
The branches of a tree are pulling her close.
15.
What does the ballistics lab determine about the murder?
a)
They know who bought the gun because of the shell casings.
b)
They narrow down the area where the gun was shot.
c)
They determine that a bird didn't shoot Charlie Ward.
16.
Who is Michael's younger brother?
a)
Josh
b)
Jason
c)
Randy
d)
Joe
17.
Why does Darcy break up with Michael?
a)
She has fallen in love with Joe and has been going over to his house.
b)
She knows he has been going over to Amy's house.
c)
She finds out that he is being questioned in Charlie Ward's death.
d)
She's tired of being ignored and not having her phone calls returned.
18.
When the cops come to Michael's house, what does he tell them about his rifle?
a)
He lost it.
b)
It was stolen.
c)
He confesses to his crime.
d)
He tell them he buried it out back.
19.
How does Joe get further involved in the crime?
a)
He digs up the gun and hides it in his car.
b)
He tells the cops that he stole Michael's gun.
c)
He tells the cops that they sold Michael's gun in a pawn shop.
d)
He tells the cops that the gun was stolen out of his car.
20.
What do Darcy and her friends tell Amy?
a)
Joe was only seeing her for a bet.
b)
Joe didn't really love her.
c)
Joe was the person who shot Charlie Ward.
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