black and white questions and answers

Black and White








1. Who is the main character and what is that character’s personality like? Type a complete sentence or two that include three different adjectives that describe your character.

A: There are two main characters in this story. Marcus and Eddie.

Eddie is a good basketball player , who has a bright future , but accidentally shot a man on a stickup him and Marcus were doing.

Marcus is a good basketball player with a bright future , but gets charged for being in the car with Eddie during the stickup.

Eddie: white, guilty, and cool.

Marcus: black, innocent, and nice.











2. Most good stories have a beginning, middle, and end. Type a complete sentence for each of these three parts that summarizes what happens.

A:

Marcus and Eddie have a bright future through basketball and school, but accidently shoot a guy in a stickup.

Soon they both get arrested and greatly diminish their very high stake future.

Marcus and Eddie are up for trial, thinking about what they did and What happened To black and white.







3. Think about the experiences that the main character has and the changes that she or he experiences by the end of the story. In a complete sentence or two, describe what you think the author is trying to say about life.

A: I think in this story the author is trying to Say don’t take life for granted and do things that you know are wrong. In addition I think he is also Saying that be careful how you carry yourself because at any time your dream or future could be gone in a Second.





The Issues:

1. Explain how one of these issues affects the character(s) in the story. Write three complete sentences – either three different ways that one character is affected, or one way each that three different characters are affected.

A: When mar as and Eddie was arrested for gun and robbery charges it affected their future drastically. Eddie had just got a scholarship to St. Johns University when the police caught him and after that Scouts Stopped cooking at him. Marcus hadn’t even accepted a school yet when he too k the blame for Eddie, college stopped looking at him altogether and everybody else was looking at him in a horrible way.







2. In complete sentences, describe two specific events that make the book’s social issue(s) seem real and important. How does the author make a big issue immediate and personal?

A: When Marcus was arrested I think The social issue was why didn’t Eddie confess of the crime, while maracas is caring so much for him, that he isn’t telling on Eddie. Instead of leaving his so called” homeboy” hanging.

Another Social issue to me was why Marcus’s mother wouldn’t tell the police, knowing that Eddie was actually the Shooter. This way she could help her son at Least a little bit.