CHAPTER 7—p. 66—HOMEWORK A

“Ohhhhhh, you struck me,” she cried, in surprise as much as pain.

I thought, I did not, you liar. I just hit you.

“You struck me! You struck me! Oh, help, help!” she cried.

I cut out. Man, I ran like hell into the hallways, and she came right after me, yelling, “Help, help!” I was scared now and all I could think about was getting back to my Moms, my home, my block, where no one could hurt me. I ran toward the staircase and found it blocked off by a man, the principal. I cut back toward the back stairs.

“Stop him! Stop him!” dear Miss Shepard just yelled, pointing her finger at me. “He struck me, he struck me.”

I looked over my shoulder and saw the principal talk to her for a hot second and then take off after me, yelling: “Stop! Stop!” I hit the stairs and went swooning down like it was all one big step. The principal was fast and I could hear him swearing right behind me. I slammed through the main-floor door that led to the lunchroom and jumped over the benches and tables, trying like hell to make the principal trip and break a leg. Then I heard a muted cry of pain as a bench caught him in the shin. I looked over my shoulder and dug his face. The look said that he was gonna hit me; that he wasn’t gonna listen to my side of the story; that I had no side. I figured I better not get caught.

1. Find one simile in the reading.

2. What happened after Piri struck his teacher?

3. Who chased after Piri?

CHAPTER 7—p. 66—HOMEWORK B

“Ohhhhhh, you struck me,” she cried.

I thought, I did not, you liar. I just hit you.

“You struck me! You struck me! Oh, help, help!” she cried.

I cut out. Man, I ran like hell into the hallways, and she came right after me, yelling, “Help, help!” I was scared now and all I could think about was getting back to my Moms, my home, my block. I ran toward the staircase and found it blocked off by the principal.

“Stop him!” dear Miss Shepard just yelled, pointing her finger at me. “He struck me.”

I looked over my shoulder and saw the principal talk to her for a hot second and then take off after me, yelling: “Stop! Stop!” I hit the stairs and went down like it was all one big step. The principal was fast and I could hear him swearing behind me. I slammed through the lunchroom and jumped over the benches and tables, trying like hell to make the principal trip and break a leg. Then I heard a cry of pain as a bench caught him in the shin. I looked over my shoulder and dug his face. The look said that he was gonna hit me; that he wasn’t gonna listen to my side of the story; that I had no side. I figured I better not get caught.

1. Find one simile in the reading.

2. Who chased after Piri?

CHAPTER 7—p. 66—HOMEWORK C

“You struck me! Help!” she cried.

I ran like hell into the hallways. She came right after me, yelling, “Help!” I was scared now. I ran toward the staircase and found it blocked off by the principal.

“Stop him!” dear Miss Shepard just yelled, pointing her finger at me. “He struck me.”

I saw the principal talk to her and then take off after me, yelling: “Stop! Stop!” The principal was fast. I slammed through the lunchroom and jumped over the benches and tables, trying like hell to make the principal trip. Then I heard a cry of pain as a bench caught him in the shin. I looked over my shoulder and dug his face. He was gonna hit me. He wasn’t gonna listen to my side of the story. I figured I better not get caught. 

1. Find one simile in the reading (hint: find the word “like”).