Study Questions for Part One | Two | Three
Part One
- When Geoffrey's brother John got his jacket stolen, what lesson does their
mother teach that Geoffrey relearns from his daughter's experience?
- When Geoffrey was robbed at the A&P, what does he do?
- What was the main reason for neighborhood fighting?
- What is a "program buster"?
- Middle School was similar to Geoffrey's block in several ways (name four).
- How was Mike important to Geoffrey?
- On Geoffrey's block, what purpose were "lessons"?
- According to Geoffrey's education, when someone points a gun in your direction
but doesn't want to shot you in particular, you should....
- After the confrontation with the encircled man who nearly shot Geoffrey and
some of his friends, everyone acted as if it never occurred. Why?
- According to Geoffrey's childhood education, what degree of violence is
necessary?
Test = |
25 pts from 10 multiple choice questions + |
15 point essay in which you make a connection between the
book, a given article, and your life. Use a clear example from all three. |
Part Two
- Part of the problem with violence on the streets is that policy makers do not
address the huge availability of guns. As a result, children understand that their
neighborhoods are war zones, and part of their desire for guns is what?
- According to Mr. Canada, how are kids on the street with knives similar to Vietnam
soldiers?
- New York Governor Rockefellers Drug Laws set up mandatory sentences of 15
years to life for any offence. What was the unexpected negative?
- Why did young kids recruit others to help them start themselves in the violent drug
business.
- According to Mr. Canada, what did these shows have in common: The Dirty Dozen and
Death Wish?
- In the drug business, what does it mean if a person is made an example of?
- Robert, a black belt, beat up a drug dealer who later tried to shoot him. Why would
Robert not call the police?
- Going to Luis wake, Geoffrey almost faces death twice, once while asking
directions from a paranoid stranger at the spot of Luis murder, and again when car
slowly drives towards them. What lesson does Geoffrey learn?
- How did owning a gun effect Geoffrey when in his old neighborhood?
- What does the following phrase mean: Id rather be judged by 12 then carried
by 6?
- Focus of Essay Question
Compare the level of violence in Part I and
II. Explain how people disassociate themselves from the moral of human compassion to act
violently. Use a specific example from your experiences and Parts I and II
as supporting evidence.
Part Three
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