Swallowing Stones Chapter Summaries 3 to 7

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Chapter Summaries 3 to 7

Michael goes to the library to read articles on Charlie Ward's death.  After work the next day, Michael ambles around town until he finds himself at the Ward home.  There, he sits on the church steps across the street (remember, this is Jenna Ward's house).  He then ends up at Amy Ruggerio's house, where he and Amy play Scrabble and talk.  He discovers Amy lives with her grandfather and wonders if she deserves the "bad" reputation she has at school. 

Jenna becomes reclusive (in seclusion) after her father's funeral and regulary has nightmares involving a nearby sycamore known as the Ghost Tree. 


She copes with her pain and anxiety by doing math problems and becomes closer to her mother.  Jenna's best friend Andrea conviences her to go to the community pool, where the lifeguard appears to be watching her (of course, it is Michael).  Jenna begins to suspect that the lifeguard and the boy who watches her house each day are the same person.

Questions: (Short answer ok)

1)  Why do you think Michael sits in front of Jenna Ward's house?

2)  Why do you think Michael goes to Amy's house, instead of Darcy's?

3)  Why do you think Michael is questioning Amy's bad reputation?

Vocabulary:  (Definition, PS, Sentence)

1)  Blotchy
2)  Instinct
3)  Revulsion
4)  Aligned
5)  Condolences
6)  Stagnant
7)  Muted

Visual Representation of Imagery
1)  Name Chapter, Page Number, Paragraph and/or Line(s)

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