Bad Boy – Flashcard
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Bad Boy
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Is a memoir that is written by Walter Dean Myers who lived in Harlem, New York
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Where did Walter Dean Myers live?
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Lived in Harlem, New York during this time period
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Did Walter live with his real parents?
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No he lived with Florence dean and her husband Herbert
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What did Walter think about dying in an adventure?
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He thought that he wasn't a failure
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Is Walter a good student?
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No he wasn't a good student but he loved to read and write
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Why did Walter brake his sister's watch?
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He broke his sister watch because she was getting more attention than him
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What did Walter see when going in the subway bathroom?
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He saw Frank fighting with another man in one of the stalls
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What did it mean to be a man in Harlem?
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You have to have power in order to be a man
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Why did Walter's mother beat him?
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She beat him because he received a red mark on his report card
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What did Walter and his friends do?
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They were driving a bus around a garage roof and got stopped by the police
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Why did Walter hit Jewish boys
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He hit Jewish boys because they wouldn't fight back
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What did Walter do in 3rd grade that was bad?
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He slapped a child and he got slapped by his teacher
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Why didn't Walter buy the type writer?
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His mother gambled and lost all the money he saved
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What did his mother say to all her friends?
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She said that her son earned a living typing stories
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What did Walter do to not read in Mrs.Conway's class?
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Walter threw his book across the room
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Why was Frank in a mental hospital?
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He killed 3 people
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Why wasn't Walter allowed to skip 1st grade?
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He had a speech problem
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What did Walter do after frank left?
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He joined the army
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Why did Walter hide his books in a paper bag?
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He tried to avoid being teased for liking to read
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What happens to Walter's dad after his brother died?
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His father went into a deep depression
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What did Walter want to do with his poems?
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He wanted to fill them with passion
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Why did Walter go to the hospital?
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He ate too many icy pops
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What was one thing he didn't know about his father?
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That he couldn't read
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Why was Florence Dean not welcomed by her family
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After the divorce she married a black man
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Why did he blame his mother that she beat him?
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He didn't want to tell his father that he was dragged by a taxi
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Why was Walter supervised by a city agency?
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He broke a lot of rules
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Why did Walter incision break?
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He broke his parents rule and he rode his bike
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Why did he think highly Langston Hughed
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He thought he was inordinary man
