Swallowing Stones Study Guide

Who writes Jenna a letter offering help if she needs it?

Amy because she could relate to Jenna

Who does Michael get into a car accident with and subsequently Joe breaks their windshield?

Amy who was traumatized by the experience

Where do Michael and Jenna talk for the first time?

At a party

Michael has a dream that he is flying as a...?

Bullet

The novel ends with Jenna and Michael going to?

Ghost Tree

Jenna and her mother pack up Charlie's Ward's clothes. Jenna says that packing up his clothes is like they are saying what to him?

Goodbye

When the police come to see Michael, what does he tell them happened to his rifle?

He loaned it to Joe.

What question does Jenna ask her mother regarding her father's death?

Is it my fault?

Who does Jenna think shot her father after talking to Annie Rico?

Jenna thinks Joe is the killer

Who does Michael's brother Josh imply is responsible for shooting Charlie Ward?

Joe because Michael said that he gave the rifle to him.

Who does Michael have to rescue from the party Darcy drags him to?

Joe because he was drunk

What are they doing in his backyard/In his house?

Looking for the rifle

What does Jenna notice when she looks out her window several days in a row?

Michael on the church steps

Michael learns that Amy saw ____ at his party.

Michael shooting his rifle around the time Charlie was killed.

What is Michael doing when he finds out the consequences of his actions on his birthday?

On his way to take his driver test

What does Darcy do to Michael after he breaks up with her?

She bites his hand.

What was the real cause of Jenna's anxiety around Jason?

She thinks that if she would have gotten off the phone with him sooner, then her father may not have been shot.

What does Jenna tell Andrea she wants to do to the person who killed her dad?

She wants to tell them at the trial how they messed up her life and then kill them in the courtroom.

What does Jenna's mom discover about the outside of their home?

Someone has been taking care of their yard and cleaning out the gutters.

What does Darcy and her friends say to Amy?

That Michael is only hanging out with her as a bet with the track team.

What does Michael say about swallowing stones? (extended metaphor)

That if you found a stone in your throat you should swallow it to survive. If you do not you will choke on it and die.

As Michael and Joe are in the house, who shows up at Joe's?

The police show up

Who was/were at Jenna's house all day, the day after her father died?

The police were at her house

Who does Michael come home to find in his backyard after talking to Amy at the 7-11?

The police were searching

What new information do Jenna and her mother learn from Chief Zelenski?

They have narrowed down the shooting area to a four block radius.

What are the three places Michael visits the day after the same party mentioned above? (in no particular order)

Work (the pool), the church across from Jenna's house, Amy's house