Chapter 4

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1. The narrator wonders  briefly if Jamie had been faking unconsciousness.  Explain why he might think this about his best friend. 

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2. "Something in my conscience kicked me."  Explain this. Think deeply. 

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3. Explain why the narrator calls Jamie - Jamie the great."  Think about all the stunts he played with his best friend. List them. 

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4.  The phrase "all roses and cream" means what exactly.  Explain the image it creates. 

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5. Define "freak accident." 

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6. When the narrator looks out the window and says the sky didn't act like it knew Jamie was dead, he also says "horses and lambs and floppy-eared dogs chased across the sky."  Explain what he means by this. (42)

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7.Explain what the boys were doing "when they felt like engineers." (43)

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8. Explain what their final solution was to finding a way to message each other from their windows. 

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9. Explain how you are feeling at this point in the book.  What are you thinking about as the narrator deals with the loss of Jamie? 

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