An all knowing narrative voice gives the reader a detailed account of thoughts and feelings of all the characters.

The limited narrated voice, whose identity is not revealed until the end of the novel, gives a detailed description of events that took place in the elevator.

Will gives the reader a detailed and descriptive insight into his experience in the elevator and leading up to the elevator ride.

None of the above

To humanize Shawn’s death and to highlight the cyclical violence in his neighborhood

To show that someone had it out for Shawn

To place extra grief on Shawn’s mother

To show that violence can happen anywhere and that everyone is not safe

Will had a plan for killing Riggs in the early morning.

Will never held a gun before.

Will did not check to see if the gun was loaded before entering the elevator.

Will felt guilty for waking up the morning after Shawn’s death and reaching for the gun underneath his pillow.

She represents crime in violent neighborhoods.

She represents Will’s first love.

She represents the tragic consequences of cyclical violence.

She represents the end of Will’s innocence.

“Plus/ it’s hard to think about/ kissing and killing/ at the same time.”

“A girl stepped in./ Stood beside me./ Around my age./ Fine as heaven.”

“Her eyes wide, the brightness/ dimming. Her mouth, open./ Bubble gum/ and blood.”

“But then/ she put her hand on my shoulder,/ her perfume floating from her wrist.”

When Shawn shared his cologne with Will

When Will’s father was killed when Will was three

When Dani died when she and Will were both eight

When Will learned about Buck’s death

Dani was shot and killed at eight years old when she was at the playground.

Buck taught The Rules to Shawn, who then taught The Rules to Will.

Will’s dad shot and killed the wrong guy.

Frick does not know Riggs.

Stealing from Shawn

Killing Shawn

Killing Buck

Stealing from Buck

Urges Will to follow him to the lobby

Gives Will a big hug

Does not say a word to Will

Cries upon seeing Shawn for the first time

deaf and blind

scared and confused

run and hide

angry and hateful

Stick by your brothers

Don’t leave your neighbor

No crying

Family first

Listen to your mother

Always get revenge

No crying

No snitching

Always get revenge

Always have fun

No crying

Don’t talk to cops

Under his pillow

In his closet

The middle drawer

In his waistband

Will didn’t understand Shawn

Will felt like he could never impress Shawn

Will respected and admired Shawn

Will felt like Shawn was a bad influence

Buck and Shawn were close acquaintances

Buck was like a big brother to Shawn

Buck and Shawn were cousins

Buck and Shawn were enemies

The author wants the reader to know Will does not smoke.

The author is a smoker himself.

The author needs to fill space in the book.

The author uses the smoke to help show Will’s confusion building up.

He wants to feel emotions that make him feel like he is flying.

The emotions he is feeling cause him to want to run away.

He is unsure of where he is going.

He wants to be able to feel emotion again.

Anger

Death

Freedom

Violence

Will realizes his father was a poser.

Will realizes his father loved him all along.

Will realizes his father truly was a hero.

Will realizes his father is just like Uncle Mark.

Cries

Laughs

Sings

Dances

He fears he is not the man he should be.

He questions blind obedience to the “rules.”

He questions his sanity.

He becomes comfortable with his grief and anger.

The ending leaves the reader content and hopeful.

The ending leaves the reader with more questions than answers.

The ending leaves the reader with a simple yet satisfied resolve of the events in the novel.

The ending leaves the reader sad and anxious.

Will is dead.

Will is surrounded by death.

Both of the above

None of the above

Thief

Gangster

Complicated Person

Preacher

Will is worried himself.

Will is very confident about what he is planning to do.

Will thinks Dani has anxiety.

Will doesn’t like Dani.

He got a gun after Dani’s death.

He learned “The Rules.”

He learned life is not perfect.

He learned about his father’s death.

Will is losing his mind.

Will feels he can’t see clearly.

Will doesn’t believe in ghosts.

Will is dead.

The actual weight of the gun.

The metaphorical weight of the gun.

Both of the above

None of the above

Will’s mother is scared.

Will’s mother is not very smart.

Will’s mother was expecting this.

Will’s mother grieved so much she is not herself.