Part 1, Chapters 1-5

Reading Check

1. "Scum Family" (Chapter 1)

2. Barney (Chapter 2)

3. Eliot Ward, a history teacher (Chapter 3)

4. Naomi's mother had passed away several years prior. (Chapter 5)

Short Answer

1. Pip's capstone project intends to use a case study to focus on how the media influenced the progress, outcomes, and social repercussions of a police investigation into the disappearance of Andie and the alleged guilt of Andie's boyfriend, Sal. (Chapter 1)

2. Ravi's grieving of Sal could be seen as Ravi siding or sympathizing with a murderer. The community/public perception is blocking him from grieving. (Chapter 4)

Part 1, Chapters 6-11

Reading Check

1. Leanne (Chapter 6)

2. Sal's phone (Chapter 7)

3. A license plate number (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. A cashier recognizes Ravi as the brother of an alleged murderer and refuses to touch Ravi’s money. After Andie disappeared and Sal died, Ravi was bullied at school by having his locker vandalized and having trash dumped on his head. (Chapters 6-7)

Part 2, Chapters 12-16

Reading Check

1. Columbia University (Chapter 12)

2. A threatening note (

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