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1. Why do you think that Carl Ray was so effected by the death of Mr. Furtz?

-Because he was a very healthy guy and it was sad that al the sudden he dies.

2. What was the cause of Mary Lou to give Maggie her scarf ?

- So that maggie would’t ask about Alex.

3. Is Beth Ann’s behavior toward Mary Lou changed now that she know that Mary Lou has a boyfriend ?

4. What will happen if Carl Ray turns back into a slacker ?

5. Should Alex go out with Christy or with Mary Lou ?

6. What do you think will happen with Alex and Mry Lou’s relationship.

1. Why do you think that Carl Ray was so effected by the death of Mr. Furtz?

-Because he was a very healthy guy and it was sad that al the sudden he dies.

2. What was the cause of Mary Lou to give Maggie her scarf ?

- So that maggie would’t ask about Alex.

3. Is Beth Ann’s behavior toward Mary Lou changed now that she know that Mary Lou has a boyfriend ?

4. What will happen if Carl Ray turns back into a slacker ?

5. Should Alex go out with Christy or with Mary Lou ?

6. What do you think will happen with Alex and Mry Lou’s relationship.

1. Why do you think that Carl Ray was so effected by the death of Mr. Furtz?

-Because he was a very healthy guy and it was sad that al the sudden he dies.

2. What was the cause of Mary Lou to give Maggie her scarf ?

- So that maggie would’t ask about Alex.

3. Is Beth Ann’s behavior toward Mary Lou changed now that she know that Mary Lou has a boyfriend ?

4. What will happen if Carl Ray turns back into a slacker ?

5. Should Alex go out with Christy or with Mary Lou ?

6. What do you think will happen with Alex and Mry Lou’s relationship.

1. Why do you think that Carl Ray was so effected by the death of Mr. Furtz?

-Because he was a very healthy guy and it was sad that al the sudden he dies.

2. What was the cause of Mary Lou to give Maggie her scarf ?

- So that maggie would’t ask about Alex.

3. Is Beth Ann’s behavior toward Mary Lou changed now that she know that Mary Lou has a boyfriend ?

4. What will happen if Carl Ray turns back into a slacker ?

5. Should Alex go out with Christy or with Mary Lou ?

6. What do you think will happen with Alex and Mry Lou’s relationship.

1. Describe Beth Ann’s new behavior. How does Mary Lou feel about it ?

- Beth Ann’s behavior now that she has a boyfriend, is more of a happier person and she is into the fact that she even has a boyfriend.

2. how does Mary Lou react when Mr. Furtz dies?

- Mary Lou finds it sad. she is suspicious about how Mr. Furtz children aren’t sad. She finds them playing monopoly like if nothing had happened.

So far in the story Absolutely Normal Chaos, there has been many conflicts. Well, Mary Lou is very mad because her cousin, Carl Ray, is moving in with her family until he finds a job and gets settled. Carl Ray is a very messy person. Mary Lou also has to deal with her boy-crazy friend Beth Ann. Mary Lou’s dad, Sam Finney, finally lets Maggie go to the party where a guy named Alex Cheevey ask about Mary Lou. After a while Mary Lou and Alex Cheevey start hanging out and even starting to like each other. Carl Ray finally gets a job at a hardware store but surprisingly the Finney’s neighbor which is also the owner of the hardware store dies of a hard attack.

1. Mary Lou Finney tells about each family member’s personality. What is Mary Lou’s personality and what does she say about herself(pg.4)?

2. What is the difference between the Finney’s house and the Bartels’ house. Rate the house from clean or neat to poor and disorganized(pg.8)?

3. What is the reason why Mary Lou has only been invited to only one of Cristy’s parties and why has she not been invited to any other parties that Cristy has had?(pg.6)?