Chapter 5

Question 1

Book meaning

Answer 1

To move, hurry

Question 2

I slam open the door to the stairwell, buttoning my jacket as I ________ up the steps to the roof

Answer 2

book it

Question 3

I keep picturing him standing there at the edge of the roof, about to ______ seven stories to his death, fear painted onto every feature of his face

Answer 3

plummet

Question 4

Wheezing, I make it past the fifthfloor, stopping just a moment to catch my breath, my sweaty palms _______ the cool metal railing

Answer 4

grabbing at

Question 5

I ______ the stiarwell to the top floor, my head spinning, my sore throat burning.

Answer 5

peer up

Question 6

Finally the door to the roof is in sight, _______ under a bright red alarm just ready to go off

Answer 6

cracked open

Question 7

I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air ______ my face and neck

Answer 7

bites at

Question 8

…looking down to see if his wallet is still ______ the doorjamb

Answer 8

wedged in

Question 9

He shrugs at me, casually, motioning over the edge of the roof to the ground below. My lungs are ______, So I am going to enjoy the view while I can

Answer 9

toast

Question 10

Some are even strung across the tress, creating this magical pathway you could walk under, head back, _______

Answer 10

mouth agape

Question 11

I ask him, genuinely wondering what would possess someone with defective lungs to take a trip onto the roof _______________

Answer 11

in the dead of winter

Question 12

His blue eyes light up in a way that makes my stomach ________

Answer 12

flip-flop

Question 13

I ignore his questions, ______

Answer 13

pushing on

Question 14

Another step back. And another, his footsteps ______________ the freshly fallen snow

Answer 14

crunching in

Question 15

I inhale sharply, the cold _______ the inside of my lung

Answer 15

scraping at

Question 16

He ______ one foot ___ the end

Answer 16

dangles one foot off the end

Question 17

Somewhere in the distance, the roof alarm goes off as Will opens the door to get back inside, distant but _______ as it echoes down the stairwell, ________ in the hallway

Answer 17

blaring; reverberating

Question 18

her curly hair bouncing in the frame. She’s wearing the polka-dot one-piece I helped her pick out, but she clearly doesn’t have time for _________________

Answer 18

pleasantaries

Question 19

My eyes travel to the roof, to the spot where Will was standing earlier. I know he was his usual self when I got up there, but I didn’t imaging the couging, and ________. Or the fear.

Answer 19

teetering