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CHAPTER 19

NATE MONDAY OCTOBER 15.

1. Why did Nate lie about his mother?

2. Why is she back at home?

3. Is Nate angry? How does he feel?

BRONWYN, TUESDAY OCTOBER 16

1. What does Bronwyn’s mother think about her lies?

2. How does Nate explain the truth to Bronwyn about her mother?

3. Why does Bronwyn feel empathy with Nate when she knows he has lied to her?

4. How many reasons does Bronwyn give Nate about why she wants to be his girlfriend?

Vocabulary

1. Sneak

2. Chagrined

3. Ferret out

4. Muddle through

5. Wary

6. Screw up

7. Sugarcoat

8. Plow ahead

9. Sore

10. Light by a fuse

11. PG:

12. Whimper

CHAPTER 20

Cooper, Tuesday October 16

1. Why is Cooper afraid of telling his secret to his father?

2. Where and how did he meet Kris?

Nate, Tuesday, October 16

1. In what ways is Nate’s mother different from what she was before disappearing?

2. Who is waiting outside the bar where Nat and his mother are having dinner? What do they want?

VOCABULARY

1. Your take on something

2. Sag

3. Remedial classes

4. A jolt of warmth

5. Drizzle

CHAPTER 21

Bronwyn, Wednesday, October 17

1. Why does Leah get angry during her conversation with Maeve?

2. What does Maeve accuse Janae of?

3. Why does Maeve advises Janae to speak with Michael Power’s  journalists?

Addy, Friday, October 19

1. Who is the person who trips Addy up in the gym lesson?

2. What does Janae think about Simon’s feelings for Addy?

Vocabulary

1. Give something a try

2. Shrill

3. Nibbling

4. Crouton

5. Yak

6. Asshat

7. Coppery

8. Pretty-perky

CHAPTER 22

Cooper, Sunday, October 21.

1. How does Cooper notice that “his secret” must have been discovered?

2. Analyze how Cooper decides to tell the truth and how this affects each of the family members?

CHAPTER 23

Addy, Monday, October 22

1. How does Addy react when Cooper confesses her that he is gay?

2. What happens in the cafeteria that makes the group stronger?

3. Why does Addy think that Cooper has friends and she didn't have any?

CHAPTER 24

Nate, Thursday, October 25.

1. In this chapter takes place an important meeting. Who are at the meeting and why is it celebrated?

2. What connections do they find?

3. Which steps do they decide to take?

Bronwyn Friday, October 26

1. Why does Mikhail P. attacks the police in this chapter?

2. New evidence and testimonies appear. What image of Simon is shown to the audience in the programme?

3. What effects has the programme in the people around the group?

VOCABULARY

1. Cul-de-sac

2. Badass (slang)

3. Scapegoat

CHAPTER 25

Bronwyn, Saturday November 3

1. What does Bronwyn do to help Nate when he is arrested?

2. How does she convince the lawyer to help Nate?

3. Does Bronwyn feel relieved after talking to her mum and telling her the truth about Nate and her? Support your answer with an example from the text.

Cooper, Saturday November 3

1. How has the relation between Cooper and his father changed since he said he was homosexual?

VOCABULARY

1. Cut and dried

2. Dude

3. Lawsuit

CHAPTER 26

Bronwyn, Sunday - November 4

1. Why has Nate been arrested?

2. What does Eli want to avoid?

3. Bronwyn wanted Eli to become Nate’s lawyer. Now that she thinks everything will work with Nate’s case, she has to face another problem. Which problem is this?

Addy, Monday, November 5

1. Addy and her mother have different ways of thinking. Actually, in this chapter they define themselves. Can you describe them?

2. Addy notices that Simon’s murder has affected them deeply one after the other. Can you explain how?

3. What does Addy realizes while reading the Tumbler posts?

Vocabulary

1. Cookie - cutter

CHAPTER 27

Bronwyn, Tuesday, November 6

1. Who hides behind the red Camaro?

2. How is the boy in the Camaro connected to Simon’s murder?

VOCABULARY

1. Brush off

2. Frame

3. Egging

4. Pesky

5. Scope out

CHAPTER 28

Cooper, Wednesday, November 7

1. Who is the first one who has a theory of murder?

2. What is that theory?

3. Are there any loose ends?

VOCABULARY

1. Jillery.

2. Come to terms with.

3. On the outs.

4. Stalked

5. Pimp out

6. Wrily

7. Lemming

8. Be better of

CHAPTER 29

Addy, Thursday, November 8

1. Why does Addy pay a visit to Janae?

2. What happened when Simon died? Who were involved in the crime?

3. Who was meant to have been in jail instead of Nate?

4. What did Simon have against each one of the people in the room when he died?

5. What was Simon’s aim when he organized his own murder?

Vocabulary

1. Gasp

2. Hive

3. Honest to God

4. Stiffen

5. Slump

6. Valedictorian

7. Sewn up.

CHAPTER 30

Nate, November 9

1. How do the main characters lives go on after everything is cleared? Explain in two or three lines how were their lives before and after the murder. In which sense are they better now?

EPILOGUE

1. Which part of this chapter do you like the most? Or the least?

Vocabulary

1. Hoax

2. Bustedjaw

Food for thought.

1. One of the characters in the book (the oldest one)  says something that can be the summary of how everything developes in the story. Who is this character and what does she say?

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Chapter 16

BRONWYN. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12. 7.45

1. Was the information given on local TV accurate? If not, can you mention 2 mistakes journalists made?

2. What does Maeve find out about Simon?

3. How is Mikhail P. I. described by Bronwyn?

4. Does the show present them as guilty or does it give them the benefit of the doubt?

5. What are the two things that worry Bronwyn most in this chapter?

6. Nate wants Bronwyn to visit him at night. Why?

COOPER. SATURDAY , OCTOBER 13, 4.35 pm

1. What does the new Tumbler post say?

2. What does Keely confess to Cooper?

3. Who is Keely scared of?

4. What does Keely accuse Cooper of?

5. Why is there a reference to the song Holier-man-thou? What does Keely mean when she calls that to Cooper?

6. This is not the first time that there is a reference to a song in the book, Can you name another one and explain the meaning in the book?

7. Who did Keely had a relationship with before dating Cooper? She says that she had more options apart from Cooper, who is the other?

8. What does  Cooper really feel about Keely? If he does not love her, why is he dating her?

9. What is the only thing that seems to worry Cooper? Why?

Chapter 17

ADDY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 12.15 pm

1. What effect has the news had in the audience?

2. Do you think that physical appearance or gender can actually influence people’s opinion of what somebody has done?

3. Can you tell about any real situation in real life where a person has become notorious or admired instead of being socially criticized be cause of his/her charm, physical appearance or personality?

4. What effect has Simon’s death had in Bronwyn and Addy’s relationship?

5. Why does Janae has lunch with Addy and Bronwyn?

6. What has Keeely done after breaking up with Cooper?

7. What have the reactions been after Addy got her hair cut?

8. What does Addy think about the way people see boys’ and girls’ behaviour?

9. What does TJ say to Addy that makes her think about her real personality?

10. We are meeting two Addys in this chapter. Can you describe them?

NATE, OCTOBER 15, 3:15 pm

1. Why do Nate and Bronwyn go to Marshall’s Peak? What do people usually do there?

2. What do Bronwyn and Eli (lawyer) speak about?

3. What is Bronwyn’s hypothesis about Simon’s murder?

4. Why can Bronwyn and Nate suspect from each other?

5. What does Nate feel from Bronwyn?

6. Why does Bronwyn have to go?

7. Why is Nate reluctant to take Bronwyn to his own house?

8. Who is the person waiting for Nate when he comes back home?

Chapter 18

BRONWYN MONDAY OCTOBER 15, 4.10 pm

1. What does Bronwyn know about Nate’s mom?

2. What does Bronwyn mean when she says that Nate was stoic when he saw his mother?

3. What does Detective Mendoza show Bronwyn?

4. Did Bronwyn know about the situation described in the post?

5. Why is the post so important for the detective?

ADDY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 4:15 pm

1. Addy thinks when she approaches Jake’s door “I don’t know why I’m herd or what I’m hoping for”. What does she mean?

2. What does Jake want from Addy?

3. What does Addy find out during the conversation with Jake? How does she feel at the end?

COOPER, OCTOBER 15, 4.:20 pm

1. What has Cooper’s life become after being showed up in the media?

2. We meet Cooper’s lover in this chapter. Are you surprised? Why?

VOCABULARY

1. Fleece vest

2. Mind your own business

3. Trip over

4. Half ass

5. Pariah

6. Frame somebody (slang)

7. Track

8. Toss

9. Slur

10. Suck

11. Jumpy

12. Glom on

13. Bias

14. Clam up

15. To live up to the hype

16. Beat

17. Getting ambush

18. Sneak out of the back

19. Ravenous

20. Keep something at bay

21. Inch up

22. Hear through the grapevine

23. Stoic

24. PSA (urban)

25. Frosh

26. Cut slack

27. Fleeting

28. Varsity

29. Sneer

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COOPER. Friday, October 5.  3.30 pm

1. How important is Nonny for Cooper? Give examples.

2. How does Cooper describe his grandmother’s hair? And his girlfriend ‘s behaviour? Can you find a parallelism between the descriptions and his feelings for them?

3. What has Nonny noticed in Cooper’s feelings?

4. What does Cooper reveal about the way he really is and the way people see him?

NATE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5. 11.30 pm.

1. How is Nate’s relationship with his father?

2. In this chapter we could say that Bronwyn and Nate are flirting. Can you give any examples?

3. Nate is in love with Bronwyn, when do we really know? Give examples.

Chapter 14

ADDY. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6. 9.30am

1. Ashton confesses Addy the truth about Charly. What has happened between them?

2. How does Addy grow in this chapter? In what ways does she evolution?

3. Why do you think Cooper is the only friend who cares about Addy?

BRONWYN, OCTOBER 6, 10.30 am

1. What does Maeve and Bronwyn discover and how?

2. What is “4chan threads”?

3. Why does Maeve get in Simon’s app?

4. Do you think this fact turns her into a possible suspect?

5. What did Simon do to Maeve in Freshman year? ( this is explained in a previous chapter)

COOPER. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6. 9.20pm

1. Who seems to flirt with everybody at school?

2. Why is Jake angry with Cooper?

3. Why does Jake consider cheating on somebody as the worst offence ever?

4. Where have Cooper’s friends been invited on Sunday? Why hasn't Cooper been invited?

5. What is Bayview Blade? Why is it mentioned?

Chapter 15

NATE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8. 2:50 pm.

1. What happens at school?

2. What do Bronwyn and Nate decide to do?

3. Is Nate confident when he is with Bronwyn?

4. What is Until Proven? Why is it mentioned by Bronwyn?

ADDY. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 8:45 am.

1. Who is Janae?

2. Why does Addy think that Janae is crying?

3. What does Janae mean when she says “how the mighty have fallen”?

4. Why does Addy mention Walt Whitman’s poem? What do the two lines mean?

5. In this chapter we see how Addy thinks Bronwyn is more beautiful than ever. However she doesn't like herself. How can you relate the ir physical appearance to their personal situations?

6. What decision does Addy take that will Definitely mark a new beginning for her?

VOCABULARY

1. Sub for

2. Clingy

3. Let somebody off the hook

4. Don’t give a shit

5. Figure out

6. Lurch

7. Giddy

8. Catty

9. Thrilled

10. Bluff

11. Understatement

12. Pucking

13. Grope

14. Swat

15. Hazily

16. Lousy

17. Prowl around the edges

18. Screw you

19. Suck (slang)

20. Social cue

21. Racoon

22. Ride coatails

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Chapter 8

BRONWYN 30 SEPTEMBER

1. In which sense does Bronwyn think that her parents have been intelligent when talking to the detective?

2. What does Bronwyn admit in the car?

3. How do her parents react?

4. Regarding what Simon publishes about Bronwyn, what does she find illogical?

5. Has she told  all the truth to her parents? What do you think she is hiding?

NATE 30 SEPTEMBER

1. Why is Nate thankful to officer Lopez?

2. What does offficer Lopez advice him to do or not to do?

3. What has happened in his house while he was out? How does he react?

4. Why does Nate say: “If I’m not thinking about one shit storm, I have to think about another”?

5. Why does Nate go to Bronwyn’s house?

6. Do you think that Nate’s problems are a result of his personal and familiar situation? What do you think about him and his life?

Chapter 9

ADDY SUNDAY 30 SEPTEMBER

1. Where do Ashton and Charlie live? Why?

2. What is Charlie working on now?

3. What does Ashton advise Addy to do with Jake?

4. Why is Addy afraid of confessing the truth to Jake?

5. How would you describe the Riordan’s house?

6. What can we say about Jake’s personality when we know his parents and where he lives?

7. How does Jake reacts when we Addy tells him the truth about TJ?

PART II  HIDE & SEEK

Chapter 10

BRONWYN MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

1. Who pays a visit to Bronwyn before school?

2. What does Robin advise her? Why?

3. What happened to Nate on Sunday night?

4. How do they decide to communicate?

COOPER MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

1. Why does Cooper prefer to be at school?

2. What happens between Jake and TJ? Why?

3. How do Addy and Jake’s friends react after they know they have broken?

4. What does Cooper about the way their friends treat Addy?

5. What happens with Cooper at lunch time?

6. Apart from Simon’s problem, what other things worry Cooper in this chapter? why?

Chapter 11

NATE MONDAY, OCTOBER 1

1. Why did Nate leave St. Pius school?

2. How did he feel about Bronwyn at that time?

3. What do Nate and Bronwyn confess to each other in the chapter?

4. Why does Bronwyn say that her father is always pushing stereotypes and that she can tarnish his reputation?

5. Does Bronwyn think that Nate killed Simon? Why?

6. “There is more to me than meets the eye”. Why does Nate say this? What is the meaning behind his words?

ADDY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3

1. How has Addy’s mother reacted after knowing that she needs a lawyer and she has finished her relation with Jake?

2. How has Addy’s social and personal life changed since she  confessed the truth to Jake?

3. Why does Addy think that she overconfessed to Jake all the truth about TJ?

4. Why is Vanessa Addy’s enemy now? What has she done?

Chapter 12

BRONWYN THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4

1. What has been published on Tumbler?

2. When the boys and girls gather in Principal Gupta’s office, they start talking about possible murderers. Who are the names that appear?

3. How are Nate and Bronwyn ‘dates’? What do they do? When? Where? What do they talk about?

4. Which hypothesis do they set out in this chapter?

VOCABULARY (only consider the meaning in context)

1. A Hail Mary

2. Call the shots

3. To rip off the Band Aid

4. Hotshot

5. Downshift

6. Apples don’t fall far from trees

7. To Have got someone’s back

8. Outlier

9. Got yanked into

10. Slutty

11. Flapper

12. Torn

13. To ring off the hook

14. Mow

15. Heave

16. Sigh

17. Low blow

18. Push against

19. To have a crush on somebody

20. FYI

21. naïve

22. There is more to me than meets the eye

23. Jerk

24. Disdain

25. Slide off the rails

26. Coalesce

27. Dummy

28. Jack-of-all-trades

29. Frail

30. Mousy

31. Art-house cinema

32. To see right through something

33. Plus (connector)

34. To live up to

35. Butter (vb

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You can write a translation or a definition

Chapter 1

1. Chime in

2. Punk (bv.)

3. Spring-loaded

4. Holdout

5. Screw-up

6. Smug

7. Harrash

8. Go out on a limb

Chapter 2

1. Pageants

2. Second runner-up

3. Deathtrap

4. A wine cooler

Chapter 3

1. Homeroom

2. Squeaky-clean

3. Stickler for

4. To be head over heels

5. a walking STD

6. A man-whore

7. To have a lot on your plate

8. Top-tier

9. Nonny

10. To mean business

Chapter 4

1. Jock

2. Trip over

3. To wring dry

4. Get down on somebody

5. Sneaky

6. Turn down

7. Weed

8. Painkillers

9. Asshole

10. Hookup

11. To pat somebody on the back

12. To be black-and-white

13. Bullshit

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Chapters 6 and 7
CHAPTER 6

Cooper

1. What does Cooper’s father ask him to leave in the car?

2. How does he feel without it?

3. Who is Leah? Why is it so strange that she attends the funeral?

4. What is the last post in TUMBLR saying? What does it imply?

5. What is the meaning of Cooper’s last words “that’s the Things about competitive edges. Sometimes they’re too good to be true”?

Nate

1. What is a probation officer?

2. Why did Nat go to see Bronwyn on Friday?

3. Why does Nat go to Simon’s funeral?

4. What does the poem “Song of Myself” talk about and Why is that relates to Simon?

5. How does the chapter end?

CHAPTER 7

Addy

1. Does Jake accompany Addy to the police station?

2. What does Detective Wheeler show Addy?

3. What did Simon write about the people in detention room that make them all possible murders?

4. Is Addy telling the truth always? Support your answer with information from the text.

5. Who is the only person she feels like calling after the interrogation? Why?

6. Could we say that she doesn’t have any real friend? Why?

Cooper

1. Why is Cooper relieved after reading Simon’s last post?

2. Which hypothesis is the police working with?

3. Who does Cooper call? Does he want to do it?

4. What do detectives offer Addy and Cooper if they collaborate with them?

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