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1
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What meal was suposed to be waiting at home for johnny and what was it actually

A

ham hock and string beans

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What news does ma give Johnny?

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He is going to live with another family

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How long has ma taken care of Johnny?

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most of his life (sing he was 6 months old)

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4
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What is Johnny?

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A foster kid

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What is the name of the family who is willing to take him in?

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The Greenes

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6
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Describe Johnny at the beggining of the story

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Johnny was a smart student who loved his family.

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Who is Billy?

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Billy is Jonny’s best friend who is not very smart

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What does johnny end up doing as a result of the city trying to move him?

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he runs away

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what was the initial plans for Johnny that night?

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Johnny was going to go see superman at the movies with Billy and his brother
jack who came back from the army.

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10
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Johnny gets on the subway and eds up where?

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In time square

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What is the lie he tells the police officer about where he is going?

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he tells the police officer that he was going to go see his mom who works in the washroom of the globe movie house

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12
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What does Johnny end up doing because he is hungry?

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Johnny ends up stealing from a candy/cigar store and this is his first crime that he commits in the book

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After robbing the Candy Store who does he try to find?

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He tries to find Billy

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Where does Billy bring Johnny and what info is given about Billy?

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Billy brings Johnny to the school and reveals he is in a gang?

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What info does Billy tell Johnny about his parents?

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He tells Johnny that he was conceived in Atlantic city when his mom and dad got drunk. It is also revealed that his mom did not remember who the father was which means nobody know anything about Johnny’s dad. We also learn Johnny’s mom had schizophrenia and was soon later put in an insane asylum which is where she is currently

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16
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What is demon preco?

A

demon preco is another name for Schizphrenia.

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17
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Why does Billy wish he was Johnny?

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Billy wishes he was Johnny because Billy wish he had a chance to run away due to how his dad treats his family (his dad beats them)

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What is the name of the gang Billy is in?

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The Moochers

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19
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Who is the leader of the gang?

A

Baldy

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20
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What does Billy give Johnny to give to the gang and what does he tell him to do with the note if the cops come

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Billy gives Johnny a note to give to the gang and he told Johnny if the cops show up, chew and swallow the note.

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21
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What is Johnny’s passport to a new life?

A

the note

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22
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How does the gang treat Johnny when they meet him?

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they treat him with agression and immediatley put a knife to his throat.

23
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What is the gangs main concern with Johnny?

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They are concerned that he is with the cops

24
Q

What is a bastard?

A

a bastard is somebody who was born by parents who were not married

25
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what does Baldy call Johnny and why?

A

Baldy calls Johnny a Moocher because he is a foster kid who ran away, just like the gang.

26
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What is one thing the gang and Johnny have in common?

A

They were all foster kids at some point

27
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What is the actual def for a moocher

A

someone who takes and does not give

28
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how does the gang react to Johnny trying to take out his candy from his jacket?

A

They react by pinning him to the ground causing all of his candy to fall out. Good thing his candy fell out because Baldy had a gun and almost used it.

29
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What does Johnny ask Baldy that triggers a fight between them?

A

Johnny asks Baldy how he got Bald

30
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Why did johnny see this fight as a test?

A

This would be Johnnys test if he could not only survive but also be worthy of joing the gang.

31
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Who ends up winning the fight and why?

A

Johnny ends up winning the fight because he was calculated and always though ahead.

32
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What is the result of Johnny winning his fight with Baldy?

A

the gang sees Johnny as their leader.

33
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who are the other gang members?

A

Skinkie and treetop

34
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Why does Johnny help Baldy recover after the fight?

A

Johnny still has his core values and upbringing

35
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How has Johnny beat Baldy in more than 1 way

A

Jonny has beat Baldy mentally and physially. HE beat Baldy mentally by showing him that he knew more about life then he did through figuring ou why he like how he is and telling him. he also beat hi physically through the fight

36
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What gang name does Johnny gert?

A

Johnny get the gang name Jackal

37
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What are some similarities between a jackal and Johnny?

A

They both can adapt to the ever changing circumstances

38
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What does Johnny and the gang do after he won the fight?

A

The decide to go mug somebody at morningside park because they need money.

39
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How does the gang choose their victims?

A

based on how wealthy they look?

40
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How did Baldy lose his hair?

A

He caught a bad case of ringworm with some other white boys in his class. They were all getting X-rays but then they forgot about Baldy. They put Baldy up for the X-ray and while being busy tending to all the other boys he felt his head burning. The X-ray ended up killing all his hair

41
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Why did Baldy run away from home

A

He got annoyed at how people in school and his family treated him because of what happened and then just left one day having had enough

42
Q

What Johnny learn about the cops?

A

He learnes that the cops really are no that good because it turns out they are taking bribes from the. The cops are the real boss because they are really the ones that

43
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Who is in the gang

A

Skinkie, Johnny, Billy, Baldy and Treetop

44
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What kind of people does the gang mug?

A

they mug blacks and whites

45
Q

Who is the gangs fence?

A

Gink

46
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What is The fence’s job

A

to sell valuables that the gang collects

47
Q

What else does gink do?

A

Gink also pays off the cops and keeps the gang safe

48
Q

What does the gang do to their victims?

A

The gang has someone act as bait and then act quick to pin the victim down, steal their valuables and then pull down their pants so they cant get away.

49
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Who does Johnny hear and see while running away after the mugging?

A

A black woman like his mom .

50
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Where does the gang stay during the day and night.

A

during the night they stay at the school and in the day they stay at Gink’s place.

51
Q

how much money did the gang get for tonights haul??

A

$50

52
Q

Skinkie description:

A

round, brown face, large black eyes, fat lips that dropped flabbily down

53
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Treetop desc:

A

Tall, muddy colored, straight hair, and skinn dotted with pimples

54
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Baldy description:

A

Raspy voice, bald, 16 years old

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