The Honest Truth Chapters 3 through 4 1/2

What happened to Mark in the alley in chapter 3?

• he fell and hurt his head

• he lost Beau

• he was jumped and beaten up

• he got lost.

What was in Mark's backpack that surprised the boys in the alley?

• his dog

• his camera

• ropes

• clothes

Why did the boy in the alley ask Mark, "What's wrong with you?!"

Go to chapter 3 1/2 in the novel. Read the 2 pages of the chapter. She, Jess, discusses the two wolves that are growling at her. She states "...she like the answer even less than she liked the question."

In your own words, why do you think she says that?

In Chapter 4, Mark thinks he hears angels singing. Who are the "angels" he hears?

• women singing Christmas carols.

• Jess and Mark's mom.

• cooks at a restaurant

• girls at a jewelry store.

In Chapter 4, Mark makes a phone call from the restaurant. Who does he call?

• A tip line.

• his mom

• his best friend, Jess.

• his dad.

What do the "angels" give Mark?

• bones for Beau

• kindness

• bread

• a filled tortilla

In Chapter 4 1/2, Jess talks to Mark's parents. The conversation eludes to (doesn't come out and say) why Mark ran away. Read that passage, and tell me why you think Mark ran away.

Why do the police say they think the tip call was fake?

• the caller wouldn't say their name.

• it sounded like a kid

• it put Mark in the wrong direction

• it was no specific enough

Mark carries his camera everywhere. In the chapters we just read, he takes a picture of himself without his hat on, pale, and all beat up.

Why do you think he took the picture?