1. How is Troy’s conflict at the sanitation department resolved?
2. Why does Troy refuse to accept Lyons’ repayment of the loan?
3. How does Troy discover that Cory has been playing football rather than working?
4. Describe Troy’s relationship with his father.
5. Describe Troy’s coming of age.
6. Why did Troy spend fifteen years in a penitentiary?
7. List three things that Troy counts as positives from his experience in prison.
8. What does Troy refer to as “strike one”?
9. In what ways is Tory similar to his father?
Homework 12/21 Close read pages 53-55 and 57-58. Create questions as you read. The questions should be application or analysis questions. Sample Analysis Questions Why do you think...? How is _____ related to...? What motive is there...? What inference can you make...? What evidence can you find...? What is the relationship between...? What ideas justify...?
Sample Application Questions What examples can you find to...? What would happen if...? What parts would you choose to change...? What approach would you use to...? How would you apply what you learned to...? What questions would you ask in an interview with...?