Chapter 6 Chestnut St: Five Things Easier to do than Simeon's and Kenzi's Secret Handshake (pgs 97-115)

~ Read by Principal EVLA, Mr. Jason Coleman

Discussion Questions

1. Kenzi and Simeon aren't actually related. Why do they call each other "family" and "brother"?

2. Think about the incident at Fredo's store. It seemed that Fredo got along with the boys well. What happened to change the mood of that scene? What does it tell us about Simeon and Kenzi?

3. Kenzi and Simeon have known each other for a long time. What in their past connects them? Why wouldn't that hurt their friendship?

Activity:

Inflation - Penny candy going for $2.50 a bag and gas costing way more than a dollar are examples of inflation, which is when the general price level goes up over time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (part of the federal government) calculate the rate of inflation every month. Its website has an inflation calculator that you can use to see how much a $10 movie ticket would have been in an earlier year. The calculator is at https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl Choose five things you commonly buy and note the current price of that item. Then use the BLS calculator to see how much it would have cost 25 years ago, 50 years ago, and 100 years ago.