Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Chapter 15: The Next Day After Mailing the Tapes

13 Reasons Why Questions

Chapter 15: The Next Day After Mailing the Tapes

1. What were the two reasons Clay was late to school? Clay was late to school, because he waited outside the post office door for their doors to open so he can mail the tapes.
2. Who did Clay mail the tapes to? Clay mailed the tapes to jenny Kurtz.
3. Who does Clay See in the hall? Clay sees Skye in the hall.
4. Who's desk is empty? Hannah's desk was empty.
5. Pick out 2 good quotes to sum up the book. "Right there, outside his door, is where I last saw Hannah." "A flood of emotion rushes into me. Pain and anger. Sadness and pity. But most surprising of all, hope." "How many times after the party did i stand right here, when Hannah was still alive, thinking my chances with her were over?
6. Does clay feel any guilt why or why not? Yes, Clay feels guilty at what had happened, because he was part of her 13 reasons.
7.Who is Skye miller? Skye Miller was a girl in school.
8.What kinds of emotions does he feel at the end? Clay feels so empty and sad at the end of the story.
9. Tell me a time where you felt sadness and pity at the same time. The time when i felt sadness and pity at the same time was when I was so mean to one of my guy friends.
10. what was your favorite part of the chapter? My favorite part of the chapter was when Hannah killed herself, because that was when Clay realized everything.
11. Pick 3 vocabulary words - define, make sentence
  • freestanding- adj. not affiliated with others of its kind; independent
  • Sentence- There were five freestanding banks of lockers, with offices and restrooms on either side.
  • etched- v. to outline clearly or sharply; delineate, as a person's features or character
  • Sentence- There was an etched picture of a person.
  • colliding- v. to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash
  • Sentence- The two birds were both flying when they almost collided into each other.
12. What is the teen issue of this chapter? There was no teen issue in this chapter, because this was at the end already when everything was already over.

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Chapter 14: Cassette 7: Side A

13 Reasons Why Questions

Cassette 7: Side A&B
1. Who does Hannah go to for help? Did he help her? Hannah goes to her counselor Mr. Porter for help. He did not help her because he didnt take her seriously and because he kept asking a lot of questions.


2. Describe Hannah’s conversation with Mr. Porter? Hannah was trying to open up to Mr. Porter, but he didnt take her conversation seriously.


3. Do you think Mr. Porter could have helped Hannah? How? I think Mr. Porter could have helped Hannah by talking to her about her problems.


4. Why do you think Mr. Porter didn’t go after Hannah when she left him in the office? I think Mr. Porter didnt go after Hannah when she left him in the office, because he didnt really care what she was going through and that he was a careless counselor and teacher.


5. List character in this chapter one sentence for each character. The characters in this chapter is Hannah and Mr. Porter and he was a teacher and counselor at Hannah' school.


6. What were Hannah's last words? Hannah's last words were "Im sorry..."


7. Why is he crying? Clay was crying, because he felt really bad that Hannah killed herself and the words "Im sorry..." is going to remind him of Hannah even more.


8. Tell me a time where you couldn't control yourself from crying. The time when I couldnt control myself from crying was when my ex left me.


9. Why does he say thank you in the end? Clay says thank you in the end, because he thank Hannah for giving him the tapes and now he knows the reasons why she killed herself.


10. What was your favorite part of the chapter? My favorite part of the chapter was when Clay was crying.


11. What can you relate to in this chapter? I can relate to this chapter, because I can get suicidal at times.


12. Pick 3 voc words - define, make sentence


  • descends- v. to go or pass from a higher to a lower place
  • Sentence- The helicopter descends from one place to another.

  • lampposts- n. a post, usually of metal, supporting a lamp that lights a street, park, etc
  • Sentence- My friends and I usually hang out at the lamppost.

  • platform- n. a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area
  • Sentence- The platform contained the usual platitudes


13. Make a prediction of what will happen in the next chapter. Next chapter I predict that Clay sees Hannah for the last time.


14. What is the teen issue of this chapter? The teen issue in this chapter is about suicide.

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Chapter 13 Cassette 6: Side B

13 Reasons Why Questions

Chapter 13 Cassette 6: Side B

1. How did Hannah decide to commit suicide? Why? Hannah committs suicide by overdosing on pills. She kills herself this way, because it was less painful.

2. Where was the last time Clay saw Hannah? And what did they say to each other? The last time Clay saw Hannah was at school, and Hannah told Clay to get out the room.

3. Who called Hannah home? Over a tall wooden fence? Bryce Walker was the person that called Hannah over the tall wooden fence at home.

4. Why did Hannah decide to go into the hot tub? Hannah decided to go into the hot tub, because she wasnt going to lose anything.

5. List character in this chapter one sentence for each character. The characters in this chapter is Hannah, Courtney, an Bryce.

6. Tell me the settings. The setting of this chapter is at the neighborhood and at Bryce's house as well as Hannah's.

7. What was your favorite part of the chapter? My favorite part of this chapter was when they all got into the hot tub.

8. What can you relate to in this chapter? I can relate to this chapter, because I overdosed on pills two times, and I felt so miserable afteroverdosing. That wasnt a great experience.

9. Pick 3 voc words - define, make sentence.
  • content- n. something that is contained
  • Sentence- The contents of box contained materials.
  • reputation- n. the estimation in which a person or thing is held, esp. by the community or the public generally; repute
  • Sentence- I think a person's reputation is really important.
  • coincidence- n. a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance
  • Sentence- Bumping into Hannah was a coincidence.

10. Make a prediction of what will happen in the next chapter. I predict that Hannah is going to finally kill herself.

11. What is the teen issue of this chapter? The teen issue in this chapter is peer pressure and suicide.