Graveyard

Graveyard

Which job in the graveyard does Risa get assigned to? How does this come about? P201
Risa originally got the job for washing dishes however when she across a kid that Connor punched she taught him how to stem the flow of the blood impressing Starboard promoting her to medic immediately.

Why doesn't Connor volunteer for "work"? P205
He figured that the Admiral was using the unwound to makes money.

How does Roland unsettle Connor? P206-207

Roland had Connor thinking that the Admiral has a different agenda for the children. He convinced Connor that the admiral takes different parts on an unwind for himself like his brand new looking teeth that looks like it doesn't belong to his saggy body.

P208-209 detail Lev's arrival, and Connor's reaction. Make sure you fill in your character profiles for both characters.
Lev's arrival was the same process as every unwind kid there, they arrive from a fed-ex aeroplane and the admiral's assistants orders them to line up to take them to the supply jet.

Connor had mixed emotions when he saw Lev, he didn't know whether to feel delighted and relieved or angry.

P214-215 Connor learns the truth about the Admiral here. How does the Admiral gain Connor's trust?
The admiral knew Connor has suspicions towards him so he called Connor to talk to him. When Connor's and the Admiral's conversation was escalating, Connor accidentally lets out why he thinks how the Admiral's get his teeth from. Once the Admirals heard Connor's stupid suspicion he decided to explain to him about his teeth being dentures and working the kids to pay off the food.

What, according to the Admiral, is it that Connor is becoming famous for in the Graveyard?p212

Connor was known for being tough before arriving at the graveyard so he was popular before then but he got more popular for being good at repairing and known for getting to a lot of fights.

What happens to the Goldens?p217

All five of them suffocated and died inside the crate. They believe someone targeted the five kids in purpose to get power and rise to the top since all of them are the strongest out of all the kids that boarded that plane. Connor had a feeling it's Roland since he wants to be the alpha.

How does Roland begin to assert his power in the Graveyard? (you'll need to look throughout the section) Roland is starting to spread rumours about the Admiral to turn on him so he can win them to create his own army.

P222-226 give us an insight into how the Unwinding Bill was passed into law. Summarise what happened, then explain whether or not you think it is plausible. Most people thought that there were only two sides fighting in the Heartland War (pro-life and pro-choice) but there's another side in the middle that wants to prevent both sides to clash this consisted of people from the military. The bill of life started off a joke until a scientist won a Nobel price for perfecting Neurografting. Neurografting is a process of allowing every part of a donor to be used for transplant. The side in the middle got inspired by it and had suggested getting rid of unwanted children, eventually, both sides agreed to create the law of unwinding.

The Admiral was there when the Bill of Life was signed - do you think this detracts from the believability of the commonplace nature of Unwinding? In your opinion, do you think the book should have a few more generations between those who signed the Bill,
Yes so we could see different points of views and hear different opinions and thoughts about it rather than just one.

and the present state in the novel?
What job does Lev volunteer to do? P236
Lev volunteered to fix oil pipeline at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska until his eighteen along with the troublesome people in his group leaving Risa more worried and curious about Lev.

Which part of Harlan Dunfree does Emby have? P240
Emby inherited the lungs of Harlan Dunfree giving him asthma.

Chapter 39 is from Roland's point of view. Why do you think Shusterman changes the narrative here? What do we learn in this short chapter?
To reveal Roland's plan and reasoning behind his suspicious behaviours.

By the end of this section, things at the Graveyard have deteriorated, with the unwinds turning on the Admiral, and tearing the place apart. Which character is beaten to death on p250?
Connor saw the mob kicking something in the centre but turns out it was someone and it was Cleaver covered in blood and bruises. Connor decided to help him but Cleaver seemed to enjoy the chaos unfolding the murderer of the Golden's.

What does the Admiral refuse on p255? What is the doctor's reaction to this?
He refuses to get a transplant since the organs in the hospital are from unwound children. The doctor was confused and hesitant trying to convince the Admiral to get a transplant to increase his chance of survival.
Why does Roland have the Juvey-Cops called? P259 Why doesn't his plan happen? P260-1
Roland asked the Doctor to call the Juvey-Cop to turn Connor and Risa in and in order to save himself from getting unwound his plan is to also lead the Juvey-Cop to the graveyard getting hundreds of unwind kids to get unwound in exchange of money. Roland's plan backfired when he found out that the cop already knew about the graveyard. The Juvey-Cops lets the Admiral continue on his unwind graveyard camp to get unwind off the street.