Swallowing Stones Ch. 3-5

How does Josh innocently make Michael more upset?

-13 years old -Said "cool" when he saw the article because it was such a big topic all over town

Where did Michael end up?

-Amy Ruggerio's house

How had he found Jenna's house?

-Curiosity had prompted him to look up her address in the phone book 3 nights earlier

What significant flashback does Michael have?

-Girls were swimming at a nearby lake, lifeguards dove for a girl and pulled out her limp body -She had died by diving for stones that they put in their mouths -She chocked

Why had he really gone to the library?

-He really wanted to find out about Jenna and her family and how they were doing

How does Michael contrast himself with the girl who had died?

-He remembered thinking that if she had just swallowed it, she may have lived -He feels he swallowed his stone (by keeping quiet) so he still had a future

Why did "each day become more complicated, more exhausting"?

-He spent all waking hours trying to avoid people (Darcy, Joe, his parents, etc.)

What did Michael try to tell himself about why he had to go to the library?

-He told himself he needed to read all about the newspaper articles about the case to stay one step ahead of the police

What are his thoughts as he watches Amy Ruggerio put on nail polish?

-He wonders why she is always hiding behind so much makeup etc.

What is ironic about these thoughts?

-He, himself, is hiding behind his own mask of guilt and faking it

Why was Joes place the "last place he would go"?

-His best friend had become a part of what Michael was trying so desperately to forget

What "stone" did Michael have to swallow on p. 45?

-His dad offered him the car keys for his date with Darcy -He couldn't admit to his dad that he failed the test, so he took them and said "thanks"

Where did Michael first wander to that surprised him?

-Jenna's house

Why did Michael feel he couldn't leave Joe at the party?

-Joe was drunk and Michael worried that he might say something to someone about the shooting

What were Michaels reactions to the morning newspaper?

-Saw the the headlines about the shooting, saw Jenna's picture and realized it must be the dead mans daughter, threw it aside but couldn't keep from reading it *wanted to say something to her to take her pain away that he saw on her face

Describe the exchange between Michael and Darcy at the pool.

-She was upset that she had waited all day the day before to be the first one to get a ride after he passed his drivers test -All he said was "Sorrv. I forgot."

Why had Karen MacKenzie gotten home late?

-She worked at Briarwood Florist -It had been a madhouse all day because of the Ward funeral

What did Michael realize about his dad, Tom, as he watched him and josh play along to Jeopardy?

-That whatever his sons aspired to, he was always right behind them every step of the way

Explain what happened the night he was at Amy's.

-They at Fig Newtons and drank ice tea -Played Scrabble and fell asleep on the floor