Beartown

Chapters 1-10

Reading Check

1. Kevin Erdahl (Chapters 3, 6, 7)

2. General manager (Chapter 3)

3. Sune (Chapter 8)

4. Ana (Chapters 4, 10)

Short Answer

1. Benji is viewed as both the heart of the team and as the player whose purpose is to protect Kevin. (Chapter 6)

2. The members of the junior team are arrogant. They know they are skilled at hockey and believe it gives them a free pass to behave however they want, especially at school. Students who are not part of the hockey team are both angry and envious of the hockey players. (Chapter 7)

Chapters 11-20

Reading Check

1. Benji (Chapter 13)

2. The Pack (Chapter 14)

3. Maya, Ana, and Amat (Chapter 15)

4. Beartown wins (Chapter 18)

Short Answer

1. He is mocked for being poor. He is also mocked for originally being on a less experienced, less skilled team. He is mocked because his mother is a cleaner. He is also attacked for successfully beating Bobo when they compete against each other during practice. (Chapters 11-13)

2. At the beginning of the party, Kevin angrily fires goals in the back yard rather than partying with other people. When he does go inside, Kevin drinks heavily and expresses envy toward Benji because of his carefree attitude. (Chapter 20)

Chapters 21-30

Reading Check

1. His sister’s bar in Hed (Chapter 21)

2. Kevin rapes Maya. (Chapter 21)

3. A puppy (Chapter 26)

4. Kevin is arrested. (Chapter 30)

Short Answer

1. Maya tries to burn her shirt in the shower. Maya also avoids going to school for several days. (Chapters 24-25)

2. They pick up tape scraps after practice so his mother doesn’t have to, invite him to Hed to watch a movie, and invite him to play hockey and drink beer. (Chapter 27)

3. Maya wants to make sure that other people are not hurt by Kevin the way she was. (Chapter 28)

Chapters 31-40

Reading Check

1. A puck that says “Thank you” (Chapter 33)

2. Hateful, threatening messages (Chapter 35)

3. He is gay. (Chapter 40)

Short Answer

1. He is angry that Kevin drank before the final; he blames the alcohol as the cause of the situation they are in. (Chapter 37)

2. Members of the pack subtly threaten Amat (Chapter 38). Kevin’s father offers Amat financial help and help getting his mother a new, easier job. (Chapter 39)

3. Benji tells Maya he is no longer Kevin’s friend and destroys the bathroom so Maya will not be blamed for breaking a mirror. (Chapter 38)

Chapters 41-50

Reading Check

1. Zacharias (Chapter 41)

2. The A-team coach job for Hed (Chapter 44)

3. Bobo (Chapter 45)

4. Beartown (Chapter 50)

Short Answer

1. Ramona shows her support for Maya by putting Tails’ and Kevin’s fathers in their places. She also shows up at the meeting to advocate on Maya’s behalf and encourages the Pack to sway votes to secure Peter’s job. (Chapters 42-43)

2.Kevin’s mom realizes that Kevin is guilty because of how Benji has been behaving toward her son. (Chapter 44)

3. Maya wants to make him as afraid as he made her. Alternatively, Maya wants him to be afraid of the dark like she is now. (Chapter 49)