Forged by Fire

Ch. 1

1. (5) Was Gerald neglected as a child? How do you know?

2. (6)How is Gerald taught to stay away from fire? Do you agree with this?

3. (8) What are some of the things that little Gerald compares riding in a shopping cart to?

4. (9) Why does Gerald cry when he finds out his mom is going to see Mr. Leroy?

5. (10) How is the fire started?

6. (11) What two things does Gerald worry about?

Ch. 2

7. (12) When Gerald wakes up, what color is everything? Where is he?

8. (13) What has happened to Gerald? What will happen to Gerald?

9. (14) What does this nurse remind Gerald of?

10. (16) How does Dr. McFall describe the damage to Gerald?

11. (19) What causes Gerald to have flashbacks about the fire?

Ch 3

12. (20) How long does Gerald live with Aunt Queen after he leaves the hospital?

13. (21) Why does Gerald say getting the water cut off is the worst?

14. (22) How does Aunt Queen get the heat on?

15. (24) What does Gerald make out of the wheelchair?

16. (26) What happens to Gerald’s go-kart?

17. (28) Who are some of the authors that Aunt Queen reads to Gerald?

18. (28) What type of things does Gerald do around the house?

19. (29) What does Gerald find out from Aunt Queen?

Ch 4

20. (30) Why didn’t Gerald’s mom want him to see her in jail?

21. (31) What does Aunt Queen say when Gerald says he does not want to live with his mother?

22. (32) Why does Aunt Queen let Gerald ride around all day?

23. (33) What do you think the dark sky represents?

Ch 5

24. (34) What does Gerald have for breakfast?

25. (35) Who do you think the new man in the home is?

26. (36) What is the name of Gerald’s mom?

27. (37) What is Gerald’s sister’s name?

28. (37) What is the name of the man in the boots?

29. (38) What does Monique want Gerald to do?

30. (39) Why does Aunt Queen get mad at Monique?

31. (40) How does Angel describe Gerald?

Ch 6

32. (41) How does Angel describe Atlanta?

33. (42) How does Gerald describe Angel?

34. (43) Why do you think Angel will not take her stockings off?

35. (44) Why do you think Aunt Queen collapsed?

Ch 7

36. What does Gerald try to do to Aunt Queen?

37. Why is Jordan upset?

38. What is Monique afraid of?

39. Does Jordan want Gerald to live with them? How do you know?

40. What does Angel say about Aunt Queen?

Ch 8

41. What simile describes Gerald after Aunt Queen’s death?

42. What does Jordan do to Monique?

43. Why does Jordan beat Angel?

44. What does Gerald say he will buy?

45. What does Jordan say will happen if Angel tells on him?

46. What stops Jordan from hitting Gerald?

47. How does Angel say Gerald makes her feel?

Ch 9

48. What does Jordan tell Monique when she defends Gerald?

49. What makes Gerald smile?

50. How does Angel describe snow?

51. What does Angel say she will do if Gerald tells?

52. What does Angel get for X-Mas?

Ch 10

53. Why does Angel sleep with Gerald?

54. What does Jordan ask Angel to do with her shirt?

55. What does Jordan say he will do to the cat?

Ch 11

56. How does Jordan make Gerald feel?

57. Why is Gerald afraid to report Jordan?

58. Which adult asks Gerald if he is ok?

59. Where does Mr. Washington say he is going to go?

Ch 12

60. What does Jordan make for Angel?

61. What happens to Jordan?

62. Does Monique believe Jordan is guilty?

Ch 13

63. How does Monique conduct herself at the trial?

64. Who escorts the children into the courtroom?

65. How does the prosecutor describe Jordan?

66. What does the prosecutor hand Angel?

67. How long is Jordan sent to jail for?

Ch 14

68. Why does the family keep moving?

69. How old are Gerald and Angel now?

70. What does Angel want to take classes for?

71. What has Monique developed a taste for?

72. What reminds Gerald of the fire?

Ch 15

73. What part of town are Andy and Rob from?

74. What role does BJ have on the basketball team?

75. Why is BJ able to defend himself?

76. Who picks Angel up from dance practice?

77. Who is there when Angel gets home?

Ch 16

78. What type of rights does Jordan have? Why?

79. What does Gerald hear Angel doing?

80. Who does Gerald call?

81. What does Mr. Washington tell Gerald to do?

Ch 17

82. What did Kiara say Jordan looked like?

83. Who all comes to Angel’s recital?

84. How does the crowd react to Angels dancing?

85. What does Monique say about Jordan?

Ch 18

86. What happens at the end of the summer?

87. Where did Monique go?

88. What happens to Monique?

Ch 19

89. How long has it been since Monique’s accident?

90. Why doesn’t Angel want Monique to die?

91. What has Monique started abusing?

92. Whose house is Angel going to sleep over?

Ch 20

93. What has Monique started taking with her pills?

94. Why does Jordan get mad?

95. What does Jordan do to Gerald?

96. What does Monique say about getting hit?

97. Why don’t Angel and Gerald call the cops?