1. “If Archie drew the white marble, the assignment stood as ordered. If Archie drew the black marble, it would be necessary for Archie himself to carry out the assignment, to perform the duty he had assigned for others” (37). (P) I predict that Archie will draw a white marble because not only is there a greater ratio of white to black marbles, but Archie appears to be in control of the gang and the outcome of things. Archie pretends to calm and relaxed, as if he already knows the outcomes of things.
2. “He opened his hand. The marble was white” (37). (CL) Archie picking the white marble confirms my prediction. I predicted Archie would pick the white marble because he always appears to have control of whatever he is doing. Archie has never …show more content…
John liked to get ahead of everyone else and sell the most chocolates. This reminds me of Box Tops for Education challenges we would have to raise money for our school. A few kids in each class would their minds set on selling the most Box Tops in the school. They would go home and look thoroughly on every box and package for the little stamp. Like John and his chocolate, they found joy in raising the most money for the school.
6. “Now it was Caroni’s turn to feel relief from the tension, although his headache still pounded and his stomach was still upset. Worse than that, however, he had allowed Brother Leon to blackmail him” (109). (E) Brother Leon has the traits of a villain. He abuses kids using psychological terrorism. Brother Leon cares so much about selling the chocolates, that he is determined to do anything. Brother Leon is blackmailing Caroni, an A student, by giving him an F because of Jerry’s resistance to selling chocolates. Until Caroni can get Jerry to agree to sell chocolates, he will fail a test. Brother Leon is using his job position as an advantage to blackmail kids to do what he wants. He is evil and condescending toward his