1 According to Harri, why doesn't the rain wash away the dead boy's blood? The rain has respect for the dead It never rains on Mondays The dead boy's mother will not allow it Harri prayed for the rain to cease 2 Why doesn't Harri touch the dead boy's blood? His pigeon told him not to He believes that he can drown in the blood He believes if he crosses the police line, he will turn to dust He thinks blood has germs 3 What gifts does Harri give to the dead boy? A bouncy ball and a run in the rain A pebble and a promise never to hurt anyone A pencil and a dance at his funeral A flower and a promise to find his killer 4 How is Harri's opinion about his apartment unique? He believes the apartment is wonderful, because he can look at helicopters, while his family thinks it is dingy He enjoys how loud and exciting the apartment is, though his family misses the quiet of their old home He likes how many friends he can make in the apartment, though his family avoids their neighbors He believes the apartment is in the perfect spot, because he can walk to the park, though it is far from Mamma's work 5 Why doesn't Harri was his hands after handling the pigeon? He doesn't realize he is supposed to wash his hands except after using the restroom He wants to spite his mother and Lydia, who are always telling him to wash up His friends told him touching birds is good luck He believes it is so special, it doesn't have germs 6 Why doesn't Harri's father live with his family? Harri's father did not want to live somewhere cold like London He is working in Ghana until he can afford tickets Harri's father was too ill to immigrate Harri's parents divorced 7 What disturbing game does Harri like to play with his friends? Prisoners of War Assassins Suicide bomber Cops and robbers 8 How does Killa behave suspiciously after the dead boy's murder? Killa asks Harri to hide a knife and refuses to steal a cell phone Killa starts to sit by himself during lunch and avoids Chicken Joe's Killa refuses to play "chooking" and falls off his bike during the funeral Killa acts out during class and begins drinking 9 According to Harri, why doesn't Mamma buy a pigeon net? Mamma secretly wants to tame the pigeon No one sells nets designed for pigeons Harri prayed she wouldn't find one The other boys will think the net is a weapon 10 Why doesn't Harri say anything when Jordan steals the woman's phone? He knows Mamma will forbid him from playing with X-Fire He doesn't want Mamma to think he condones Jordan's behavior The lady yelled at Harri earlier He knows Jordan needs the money 11 Why do the people in Harri's neighborhood have pit bulls? Pit bulls can be used as weapons if their "gun ran out of bullets" Pit bulls are "better than a burglar alarm" when invaders come Pit bulls are the "only friends that won't betray you" Pit bulls can "find anything—even a knife" 12 How did Terry Takeaway get his name? He believes he is destined to be "taken away" from poverty His entire family was "taken away" by the police He is a well-known thief He only eats takeaway food 13 Why does Harri prefer the female police officer? She didn't assume Harri committed the crime "just because [he's] African" She reminds Harri of "Mamma when she was young" She asks questions instead of "hitting you all the time" She let Harri and the other little kids "sit in the cop car, just like in the movies" 14 Why is Harri the only one who discovers the knife's hiding spot? He is the only person Jordan trusts enough to ask for help hiding the weapon He was picking watercress by the river to feed to the pigeon and saw the knife in the mud He was rooting through the trash bins for the "pigeon cage" Lydia threw away He was on the balcony at night waiting for the pigeon when he saw a man take the knife 15 According to the pigeon, how are humans and birds alike? Both "take flight from an intrusion" Both have lives that are "so short and nothing's ever fair" Both are "corrupted and dirtied by the city" Both "view death as an inconvenience and an opportunity" 16 What is Harri's plan for defending against "invaders"? Take Lydia and Mamma into the lift and use the "help" button to contact the police Protect Lydia and Mamma and stab the invader with a fork Jump off the balcony and fly like a pigeon to the police station Hide Lydia and Mamma in the closet and hit the invader with a bat 17 Why doesn't Miquita go to the dead boy's funeral? She believes his death was his own fault, since he was "fronting" She is Catholic and not allowed to go into a Protestant church Hollyoaks is on at the same time as the funeral She and the dead boy were dating, and he broke her heart 18 How does Mamma cope with the babies who die in the hospital? Every night, she reads a children's book aloud to the babies "in heaven" She names the babies and imagines them in heaven She gives the grieving mothers a copy of the Bible She spends time with her own children and feels grateful for their health 19 Why does the dead boy's funeral confuse Harri? No one is allowed inside the church except the dead boy's parents The funeral is held in a synagogue, and Harri does not understand the Hebrew prayers The funeral guests wear hoodies instead of suits and ties Unlike funerals in Ghana, there is no singing or dancing 20 Why do Harri and Dean join the receiving line? To get a closer look at the open casket To get out of the rain To try and figure out if any guests are the murderer To get on television 21 What does X-Fire offer Harri after stealing his backpack? A job A spot on the basketball team English lessons Protection from the police 22 Why does Harri run through the rain? He forgot his umbrella He is being chased by a pit bull The dead boy told him you can get faster by running in the rain Running in the rain feels like flying 23 Why is Mamma upset when Aunt Sonia visits? She does not believe Aunt Sonia should return to Ghana Aunt Sonia is not supposed to be in the UK Aunt Sonia forgot to come and babysit Harri while Mamma was at work She was called a racial slur at work 24 Why does Jordan stop attending school? He is making good money stealing for X-Fire He was expelled for kicking a teacher X-Fire threatened to kill him if he came back to school He failed all his classes 25 Why do Dean and Harri go to the river? To take care of the ducks that the smaller kids attacked with a screwdriver To look for the murder weapon To pick watercress To hide from the Dell Farm Crew
