Killing Mr. Griffin

1. Briefly identify the children in the McConell family.-they are all very different and they all want Susie to be accepted.

2. What does Susan mean by "someday"?-I think she meant she wished for certain things, but knew they wouldn't happen.

3. Who is David Ruggles? How does Susan feel about him?-He's one of the "cool kids". She has liked him for a long time.

4. Several other students of room 117 are introduced. Briefly identify them.-Betsy Cline- cool. Mark Kinney- Lean, expressionless, cool. Jeff Garrett- big, loud, broad-shouldered.

5. In the classroom scene, what emphasizes Susan's feelings of being an outsider?-She was too scared to ask david to move his legs so she could get to her desk and whenever she smiled at two girls they didn't even notice her.

6. Two teachers are introduced. Briefly identify them.-Mr. Griffin- mean, strict, no one likes him.Mrs. Luna- laid back, students like her.

7. Mr. Griffin is very strict and stern with the students. Do you think these qualities make him a good teacher? Briefly explain your answer.-yes; just not to the students. but he's just doing the right thing and wants the students to learn.

8. An allusion is when a writer refers to a person, place, poem, book, or movie that the reader is expected to recognize. Find an example of allusion in this chapter.-Ophelia.

9. In what ways does Susan think that she and the dying femal in Hamlet are similar?-she's sad and left out and has no friends, like Ophelia.

10. A metaphor is a comparison of two things that are basically unlike, in order to create a sharp picture. In this first chapter find the metaphor involving a bird that helps the author define how Susan is feeling about her life.-"...Stunned by the impact, before it dropped like a feather-covered stone to the ground below."

11. Jeff says, "That Griffin's the sort of guy you'd like to kill." Why doesn't Susan think he is serious?-because people say things like that all the time sarcastically.

12. Frequently, objects which seem inconsequential when first mentioned become an important part of the plot later. In the last six paragraphs do you notice any objects that might be foreshadowed?-that they want to "kill" Mr. Griffin.