Chapters 1-2 Chapters 3-4 Chapters 5-6 Chapters 7-8 Chapters Chapters Final RoundTie-Breaker

Chapters 1-2 for $100 Why do Bryon and Mark go to the bar?

Answer for $100 They hustle people for money by beating them at pool.

Chapters 1-2 for $200 Why does Mark live with Bryon’s family?

Answer for $200 Mark’s parents shot each other during a drunken argument.

Chapters 1-2 for $300 Why does M&M get so upset after Mark & Bryon save him from being jumped by the Shepards?

Answer for $300 M&M was upset because they were going to jump a guy for being black right after they saved him from the same thing.

Chapters 1-2 for $400 How did Mike end up in the hospital?

Answer for $400 Mike helps save Connie, a black girl from a white gang. When he drops her off, she’s crying. She tells her brothers he hurt her.

Chapters 1-2 for $500 Bryon often says the he and Mark are a great pair. Bryon describes himself as the ___ and Mark as the ____.

Answer for $500 Bryon describes himself as the hustler and Mark as the thief.

Chapters 3-4 for $100 Why won’t Charlie hire Bryon? (Give one reason)

Answer for $ Bryon is underage and 2. Charlie says Bryon “lies like a dog.”

Chapters 3-4 for $200 What happened to Mark at the dance?

Answer for $200 He gets into a fight and is knocked almost unconscious when the kid hits him in the head with a bottle--he has to go to the hospital for stitches.

Chapters 3-4 for $300 What were 2 things about M&M that his father complained about?

Answer for $300 1)His long hair 2)Failing math & gym.

Chapters 3-4 for $400 What does Mark get caught doing at school?

Answer for $400 Mark gets caught driving the principal’s car.

Chapters 3-4 for $500 What explanation does Mark give that makes the principal laugh and gets Mark out of trouble?

Answer for $500 Mark’s been borrowing the principal’s car since the beginning of the year to drive down and see his probation officer. (Mark was on probation for stealing a car.)

Chapters 5-6 for $100 Bryon thinks Cathy and Angela both have guts in different ways-- Angela does what she wants, but what does Cathy do that takes guts?

Answer for $100 Cathy says what she wants.

Chapters 5-6 for $200 After Mark and Bryon hustle pool with the Texans what happens to Charlie?

Answer for $200 Charlie is killed when he saves the boys from being shot.

Chapters 5-6 for $300 Who does Bryon start to hang out with more after Charlie’s murder and how does Mark react to this?

Answer for $300 Bryon starts hanging out with Cathy more and Mark gets jealous.

Chapters 5-6 for $400 What does Mark do when another driver makes an obscene remark to them on the Ribbon?

Answer for $400 Mark jumps out of the car and punches him in the face.

Chapters 5-6 for $500 When does M&M say in response to when Bryon can pick him back up to go home?

Answer for $500 Never. M&M said, “Not ever. I’m not going home.”

Chapters 7-8 for $100 When does the father say M&M will be back and how does he feel about M&M’s actions?

Answer for $100 The father said M&M would return the next day, and that this was “just a phase”.

Chapters 7-8 for $200 How does Mark get revenge on Angela for the incident at the dance?

Answer for $200 Mark gets her drunk with rum until she passes out. Then he cuts all her hair off and dumps her at home.

Chapters 7-8 for $300 What were Mark’s mother & father arguing about before they shot each other?

Answer for $300 They were fighting about the color of Mark’s eyes. His father suspected that Mark wasn’t his son.

Chapters 7-8 for $400 Who calls Mark “Cat”?

Answer for $400 One of the hippie chicks at the house M&M is staying at. Mark said he dates her “sometimes”.

Chapters 7-8 for $500 What request does Bryon ask Mark after he is beaten up by Angela’s brothers, Tim and Curly?

Answer for $500 Bryon tells Mark not to seek revenge—he wants to end the gang fights because it goes round in circles.

Chapters 9-10 for $100 Why does Mark get upset with Bryon’s request not to seek revenge on the Shepards?

Answer for $100 He feels guilty for Bryon taking the fall for something he did since he views Bryon as his family.

Chapters 9-10 for $200 What kind of shape is M&M in when Cathy and Bryon find him?

Answer for $200 M&M is on a bad acid trip and has to go to the hospital.

Dimensions for $300 What does M&M say he keeps seeing while on the acid trip?

Answer for $300 M&M said he went down into his stomach and a bunch of spiders came out and chewed on him.

Chapters 9-10 for $400 How does Bryon find out where Mark is making his money?

Answer for $400 While looking for a carton of cigarettes, Bryon finds a package of LSD pills under Mark’s bed.

Chapters 9-10 for $500 What action does Bryon take when he finds Mark’s drugs?

Answer for $500 Bryon calls the police.

Chapter for $100 After the police took Mark away, what did Bryon do?

Answer for $100 Bryon went to the bathroom and threw up.

Chapter for $200 What advice did Bryon’s mom offer Bryon after Mark’s arrest?

Answer for $200 She loves Mark, but what he was doing was wrong. She hopes that the authorities can help him.

Chapter for $300 After he turns Mark in, how does Bryon treat Cathy?

Answer for $300 Bryon is mean to Cathy and accuses her of being glad he’s in jail. He decides he doesn’t love her anymore.

Chapter for $400 How did Mark react in court during his trial?

Answer for $400 Mark laughed when Bryon says they “were like brothers”, shows an indifferent attitude, & admitted to selling drugs.

Chapter for $500 Why did Mark say he had to see Bryon one last time?

Answer for $500 Mark said he wanted to see Bryon to “Make sure I hated you”.

Final Round: Bryon

Final Question When Bryon visits Mark at the reformatory, how did Mark respond when Bryon said, “We were like brothers, you were my best friend”?

Final Jeopardy Answer Mark quoted Bryon and said, “That was then, this is now.”

Tie-Breaker Question What did Bryon say is the “crummiest feeling in the world”?

Tie-Breaker Answer To hate the person you love the best in the world.