Chapter 6 “The Defiant One”

1. How is David’s character changing? Why is he changing? David's character started to change when he got fed up from getting bullied and teased from other kids.
   
2. Can you relate to his way of protecting himself? I can relate in a way of protecting myself, because if I were om his place, I would change and act hard enough for people to not pick on me.
   
3. What did he do to create excitement? why? In order for David to create an excitement, he would go to a local grocery store and steal candies then moved on to larger objects.
   
4. How did the kids feel about it? The kids dared David to help them steal something.
   
5. Why did David feel completely drained of emotion? David completely drained of emotion, because he got fed up with his teeter tooter life.
   
6. When David was caught what was his plan for an escape? When David was caught, his plan would be that he would run as fast he would.
   
7. Why do you think he is so eager to get attention even though it is bad? David was so eager to get attention from other kids, because that was his only way of making friends.
   
8. Who was Johnny? What was his dad’s job? Johnny was the kid who played a trick on David. It was his plan on getting David in trouble. Johnny's dad worked at Wal Greens.
   
9. What happen in Walgreen? David finally got caught stealing at Wal Greens.
   
10. Who is Rudy? What does he discipline on? And what did Rudy mean by “The Hill”? Rudy is David's foster dad and Lilian's husband. Rudy grounded David for what he's done. According to Rudy, "The Hill" meant Juvenile Hall.
    
11. When David saw the kid hauling down the street on his bike, what did he plan on doing? David saw the kid riding a bike when he was watching TV., he thought of a plan to runaway.
    
12. What did David do and why? David wanted to runaway and so he did. He took money from his money jar and left.
    
13. Where did David go? David went to the street where his mother's house was located. Then the next morning he went to Denny's.
    
14. Who called Rudy and how did he get the number? The worker who worked at Denny's asked for the Catanze's phone number.
    
15. Why do you think David’s father never showed up to see him or even bothered calling? David's father never visited him, because he moved to another fire station and apartment.
    
16. Why did Ms. Gold start crying? Ms. Gold started crying, because she didn't want to lose David.
    
17. How did the meeting with Ms. Gold make him feel? The meeting with Ms. Gold made David feel happy, especially since she hasn't visited David in awhile.
    
18. What does David always write, draw and talk about? During English class, David would always draw and write about his brothers and his separation from them.
    
19. Describe John and who he is? John was David's classmate. He had a scraggly, long black hair, and thin worn out clothes, and a very distinctive walk.
    
20. What did John want David to do and for what? John wanted David to flatten Mr. Smith's tires.
    
21. How is john treating David, give me 2 examples from story. John was treating David like he was a dog, because he would always tells David what to do.
    
22. Why does David want to join the gang so badly? David wanted to join the gang so badly, because he wanted to make some friends, and didn't want anyone to pick on him.
    
23. How did the fire start? How was David involved? John had started the fire. The only reason David was involved, because he went in the same room as John.
    
24. Describe Rudy’s reaction to the fire at school? What is his final decision? Rudy was so mad at David for burning down the school. His final decision was to kick him out of the house.
    
25. Make a prediction about what will happen to David in the next chapter. My prediction is that David is going to go through some foster homes until he settle into a permanent one.