Tears of a tiger essay questions

11. Why might the author have included the school newspaper? (to show the impact of the accident on the school / to show the negative environment where it happened / set the mood of disobedience and negativity) 1. What was Andy’s one concern for his little brother, Monty? (Doesn’t think black is cool / likes blonde girls) 2.

Besides storming out of class while crying, bad grades, and generally being sad and distracted, what is one of the other incidents that Andy did that caused Ms. Blackwell to call his dad? (shot off a bottle rocket / spit on the floor / tore up a student’s test) 7. What did Monty ask Andy regarding tigers?

What time was it when Andy called Keisha? (after midnight) 8. What did Monty notice that led to the discovery of Andy’s body? (blood on the ceiling) 9. B.J. says that Andy died without saying good-bye. What does he compare this experience to?

In the poem that Ms. Blackwell read in class, what was the significance of the snow? (it’s white, and it surrounds black people just like white people in the world) 9. According to Ms. Blackwell, why was it illegal for Puritans to wear red 300 years ago? (it symbolized evil or the devil) 10.