Tears+-+5

Steve S- The Wordler


 * 1) **__Accident__** - This word is significant to the book because Andy and his friends got into a car crash. Also the incident made his life miserable.
 * 2) **__Death__** - This word is a big topic for this book because when Andy crashed the car his best friend Robert died. Robert was the captain of the Hazelwood High Tigers.
 * 3) **__Alcohol__** - Before Andy and his friends were driving they were drinking. This is what led to the accident, Andy was drunk and not fully paying attention.
 * 4) **__November 7__** - This was the date that the accident happened on. This day was a very sad day for anyone who knew Robert.
 * 5) **__Psychologist__**- After the event Andrew was required to go to a psychologist named Dr. Carrother. At first Andy hated it but after some time with him he started to like him more and was able to talk to him about whatever he needed to.
 * 6) **__Depression__** - This word is significant to the book because all the people who knew Robert were very depressed. Andy was by far the most depressed because he was the one who was driving the car and crashed it. Andy felt terrible about what happended and could'nt seem to get over what had happened.
 * 7) **__Adjusting__** - It was very hard for everyone to adjust to Robert being dead. Nothing could ever be the same and all they had left were memories.
 * 8) **__Emotions__** - Andy was very emotional throughout the story, sometimes he was happy but he was mostly sad, and angry. He wasn't just sad and angry because of Robert's death but also because of hard times with his family, school, friends, and his girlfriend.
 * 9) **__Future__** - Andy's future was unpredictable, at times he seemed o.k. and then one second later he would be depressed. You couldn't tell what he would do next.
 * 10) __**Suicide**__ - At the end of the book Andy was still depressed and didn't go to school that day he tried to call Dr. Carrother, who said he would be there whenever he needed someone to talk to. But the one day he really needed him he was out of town. Everyone who he thought of that could help him that die weren't around. On April 3rd Andy was found dead on his bead with a shotgun in his hand and a bullet through his head. If he really wanted help he wouldn't have killed himself.

Maureen M- The Questioner

**__ Tears of a Tiger __** 1.In the beginning of the book Andy Jackson and his three friends BJ, Robert, and Tyron, went out drinking and drove right into a wall. Robert had gotten stuck in the passenger side of the car with his legs through the windshield. The three boys tried to go save him but stopped when they heard something. What did the boys hear that made them get away from the car and stop trying to save Robert? And how does the author describe what Robert felt like while in the car crash. 2. In the story it shows a few newspaper articles about the death of Robert Washington and about his achievements in life and what people have been doing in honor of this event and what they are doing to prevent drunk driving. In the newspaper article section Sports Scene it is titled //Loss Stuns Tigers//, and talks about how the team has dedicated the rest of their season to Robert and have chosen Andy as the new team captain. Why is this ironic and how would you feel if you were Andy?

3. In //Tears of a Tiger// BJ writes a report about what he would get rid of in the world and two of the things are Band-Aids, and five dollar bills. What do the Band-Aids and five-dollar bill have to do with the accident. BJ also describes about his home life with the five-dollar bills, which is one of the reasons why BJ doesn’t drink. What do the dollars have to do with his stepfather?

4. In the story Andy goes to see the psychologist, Dr. Carrothers, to talk about how he’s been feeling since the accident 34 days ago. Andy talks about how most of the kids in his school are trying to be really understanding while few are saying harsh comments and calling him a “killer”. And how some people couldn’t even look him in the eye. If you where a student at Hazelwood High School how would you look at and feel about Andy?

5. Towards the end of the story Andy has dealt with too much pain and sorrow from the accident and commits suicide with his dad’s hunting rifle. But the night before he had called two people, Dr. Carrothers and Coach Ripley, he couldn’t reach either one of them. If either one of them answered the phone, how would you think it would’ve changed Andy’s decision on life? Or why it wouldn’t change his decision to commit suicide.

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