Slam

Slam

By Walter Dean Myers

Chapter One

1. (1) How tall is the narrator of the story?

2. (1) What is the narrator's nickname?

3. (2) Why does the principal say Slam may not be able to play basketball this season?

4. (4) What is Slam's real name?

5. (4) What is Slam's brother's name? How old is Slam's brother?

6. (7) What is the name of Slam's current high school? What is the name of his former high school?

7. (8) What does Slam's mom say he needs to choose between?

8. (11) What position does the coach want Slam to play at try-outs? How does Slam respond?

9. (15) Who does Ducky say is the best player on the team besides Slam?

Chapter Two

10. (16) Whose locker is next to Slam's?

11. (17) How many losing seasons has Latimer had in a row?

12. (22) Who does Slam consider to be like a big brother to him?

13. (25) Why does Slam say the kids liked beepers?

14. (27) What does Mtisha tell Slam about Ice?

15. (29) What is Ice's real name? How did he get the name Ice?

Chapter Three

16. (32) Why doesn't Slam like hospitals?

17. (36) What is Slam's new assignment at school?

18. (37) What does Slam's mother say is wrong with his grandmother?

Chapter Four

19. (38) Why does Slam say Ducky plays guard? What is Ducky's main problem?

20. (43) What does Karen want Slam to do for her after school the next day?

21. (46) What does Slam feel like he would be giving up if he went back to playing with the team?

Chapter Five

22. (47) What is the name of Slam's history teacher?

23. (50) What does Mr. Tate want Richie Randall to do for Slam?

24. (52) What happened to Slam's dad again?

25. (55) Who does Slam's team play during the first game of the season?

26. (60) What is Slam the first person to do in the game against Regis?

Chapter Six

27. (61) After Slam enters the game, what is Latimer able to cut Regis's lead to?

28. (63) How much does Latimer end up winning the game by?

29. (69) Where does Kicky tell Slam that Ice got the car?

30. (76) What does Slam compare the feel of the ball to?

31. (78) Why does Ducky tell Slam that he doesn't think he will be playing anymore?

32. (84) Who told Nick to ask Slam to play one-on-one?

33. (89) What does Jimmy tell Slam he shouldn't do in practice?

Chapter Seven

34. (90) What does Slam's mother want his brother to do before they visit grandma in the hospital?

35. (91) Who shows up at Slam's door?

36. (92) Why is Mtisha upset with Slam?

37. (97-98) What happens when Slam tries to call Mtisha's house?

Chapter Eight

38. (99) What 2 things does Slam spend the weekend doing?

39. (106) How did Trip's father lose his eyesight?

40. (109) What is the name of the team from St. Peter's that Latimer plays?

Chapter Nine

41. (110) What is the score at halftime?

42. (113) Whose jaw does Slam threaten to break?

43. (115) Who ends up winning the game between Latimer and St. Peter's?

44. (122) Who does Slam tell he loves over the phone?

Chapter Ten

45. (123) Who is sitting on Slam's bed when he wakes up?

46. (126) What is Slam's father upset about in the morning?

47. (131) What does Mtisha offer to help Slam with?

48. (134) What can Slam tell that Ice has been doing?

Chapter Eleven

49. (136) Who comes over and sits next to Slam in the lunchroom?

50. (139) Who tells Slam he wants to quit the team?

51. (144) Who loses the video camera?

52. (149-150) Who does Slam call after visiting his grandma?

Chapter Twelve

53. (151) Why does Slam like riding buses to games?

54. (152) Why is Nick worried about having a good game against Trinity?

55. (154) Who does Slam's coach say he will guarding from Trinity

56. (160) What is Brothers doing every time Slam looks over at him during the game?

57. (164 - 165) Who ends up winning the game between Latimer and Trinity?

Chapter Thirteen

58. (166) Why does the coach say that Latimer still has a chance to win the championship?

59. (167-168) What does the little boy, Donnie, tell Slam about his father?

60. (174) What does Ducky tell Slam about his parents?

61. (177) What does Slam ask Goldy after Slam finds out Nick was recruited by Brown?

Chapter Fourteen

62. (179) What happened to the building that Ice lived in?

63. (179) What happened to Ice's father?

64. (181) Who is Willie King? What did Slam hear had supposedly happened to him in prison?

65. (184) What does Slam say about how Ice is dressed?

66. (188) What does Slam's mom want to get for her bedroom?

67. (190) What was Mtisha able to find for Slam?

Chapter Fifteen

68. (191) Who brought the camera into Carl's store?

69. (194) At the end of the first half, what was the score between Carver and Trinity?

70. (197) What does Slam think is on Mtisha's mind after he drops her off?

Chapter Sixteen

71. (198) Who does Slam show the camera to when he gets home?

72. (199) What test does Mr. Tate pass the scores out from in Slam's classroom?

73. (202) What causes Slam to leave the warm-up before the game against Hunter?

74. (209) Who wins the game between Latimer and Hunter?

75. (210) Who does Slam say is becoming easier to hang out with than Ice?

Chapter Seventeen

76. (211) Who got out of the hospital?

77. (213) Who is Slam about to punch before Karen stops him?

78. (220) Who stands up for Slam against Mr. Greene?

79. (224) What does Slam have to do for his assignment in Mr. Parrish's class?

Chapter Eighteen 

80. (226) What is the name of the librarian that Slam is talking to?

81. (229) Who does Slam draw a portrait of in art class?

82. (232) Who does Goldy tell Slam called and asked for copies of the tape from the game against Carver?

Chapter Nineteen

83. (233) Who is Slam talking to from Carver before the game?

84. (239) What is the score of the Carver vs. Latimer game at halftime?

85. (240) Who does Carver's center grab by the throat?

86. (247) Who makes the game winning shot against Carver?

87. (248) Who pours a soda on Slam's head after the game?

Chapter Twenty

88. (249) Why wasn't Slam's mom at the game?

89. (253) What's the name of the bouncer watching the door at Slam's party?

90. (256-257) What does Slam witness Ice do on top of the roof?

Chapter Twenty One

91. (261) Who tells Slam he is proud of him while he's at school?

92. (266) Who finally starts calling Greg "Slam"?