Kira+C.

That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton 2011 Summer Reading Project by Kira Cappello

1. Who are Bryon and Mark?
 * Bryon and Mark are two sixteen year old boys who are best friends. Mark lives with Bryon and his mother because when Mark was nine years old his parents shot and killed each other in a drunken fight. Bryon is a bigger guy with dark hair who does well in school and has had a lot of girlfriends. Mark is tall and skinny with blonde hair, he gets very poor grades and hot-wires and steals cars and other things from stores often.

2. Who are the two young people Bryon meets at the hospital?
 * The two young people Bryon met at the hospital are Cathy, M&M's pretty older sister, and Mike, who when his friends attacke a black girl, he drove her home because he knew it was wrong. When they got to the girl's house, a big guy asked her if Mike had hurt her. She told him and several others to kill Mike, so they beat him up very badly until a cop showed up.

3. What kind of relationship does Bryon have with Charlie?
 * Bryon's relationship with Charlie was a little as if Charlie was Bryon's uncle, because he is nice to Bryon and Mark and he lets them play pool at the bar even though they are underage.

4. What happens at the dance?
 * At the dance, Mark and Curtis are sitting out in the parking lot when a person comes up and tries to hit Curtis. When Mark steps in to try and stop the fight, the boy hits him over the head with a broken bottle. Mark is taken to the hospital and Bryon goes with him.

5. What does Bryon begin to discover in his private conversations with Mark?
 * He discovers that Mark is changing in a way Bryon doesn't really understand, like how Mark

6. What happened to Charlie? How do Bryon and Mark feel about it?
 * Charlie was shot and killed trying to protect Mark and Bryon from some thugs in the alley. Mark feels a little bad but isn't too worried about it, while Bryon feels depressed and is suffering a loss.

7. What do Mark and Cathy think of each other?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Mark and Cathy don't really like each other, because Cathy thinks Mark is obnoxious and they just don't get along. They are two completely different types of people.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">8. What does mark do to Angel? Why?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Mark cuts off Angel's hair when she is drunk. He did this because when Angel and Bryon were dating she was not very nice and Mark does not like her.

9. In chapter seven, what does Bryon begin to discover about hi s good friend Mark?
 * In chapter seven, Bryon notices Mark is changing, and not for the better. Bryon and Mark became less and less friend-like, and neither of them were happy about it.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">10. What happens to Bryon at Terry Jones’ house? How does his attitude change?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">At Terry's house, Bryon s beaten up by Tim Shepard and a few other guys. His attitude changes because instead of wanting to get even, he just lets it go and decides not to care.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">11. In chapter nine, what happens to M&M? Why does this move Bryon?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: auto;">In chapter nine, M&M is at the hippie house and goes on a 'bad trip' which means he overdosed on drugs and is extremely sick, mentally and physically. This moves Byon because M&M is Cath'y little brother, and Bryon feels as if M&M is his own little brother as well.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> 12. What shocking discovery does Bryon make in Mark’s bedroom (chapter 10)? What does he do?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Bryon finds drugs under Mark's mattress, and figures it out that Mark has been selling drugs to kids in an attempt to get money for himself, Bryon and Bryon's mother. Bryon calls the police and reports Mark.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">13. How does Bryon’s relationship with his friends and his attitude toward life completely change?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">Bryon's life changes because he learns to respect life more and her is no longer friends with Mark. Mark feels betrayed by Bryonbecause while Bryon was able to realize that selling drugs to little kids is wrong, Mark didn't see the harm in it.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">14. How does Bryon feel at the end of the book?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">At the end of the book, Bryon no longer likes Cathy and he feels sad in his loss of his best friend.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">15. What do you think about this book and what life message does it teach?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">I think this book is a lesson on how to do the right thing. When you are able to choose right over wrong, it becomes easier to do the right thing every time a difficult situation presents itself. Also always respect yourself and those around you and don't do drugs or drink alcohol underage.