Felicia+S.

=That Was Then, This Is Now Questions By: Felicia Sciulli=

**1. Who are Bryon and Mark?**
Bryon and Mark are two boys who are brothers, but are not actually related. They are best friends, as well as the main characters of the story.

**2. Who are the two young people Bryon meets at the hospital?**
Cathy Carlson and Mike Chambers are the two people Bryon meets at the hospital.

**3. What kind of relationship does Bryon have with Charlie?**
Bryon used to date Charlie's sister, so they knew each other for a long time and are good friends.

**4. What happens at the dance?**
During the dance, a strange man tried to hurt Curtis. While Mark was trying to protect Curtis, the strange man struck Mark in the head with a beer bottle.

**5. What does Bryon begin to discover in his private conversations with Mark?**
In Bryon's private conversations with Mark, Mark reveals that when he was struck with the beer bottle at the dance, he thought he would die. Bryon thinks this was strange because Mark is usually fearless and strong in hard situations. Also, Mark confesses that he thinks of Bryon as his brother but doesn't consider Bryon's mother as his own.

**6. What Happened to Charlie? How do Bryon and Mark feel about it?**
Charlie was shot and died. Bryon thought that it was their fault, and he felt bad. Mark thought that things like Charlie's death happen all the time and they shouldn't be worried.

**7. What do Mark and Cathy think of each other?**
Cathy thought that Mark was rude and stupid for acting on his impulses. Mark thought that Cathy should stop analyzing him and making something out of him.

**8. What does Mark do to Angela? Why?**
Mark decides to cut off Angela's hair because Angela assigned the strange man to go after Curtis. The guy almost killed Mark when he struck Mark with a beer bottle.

**9. In chapter seven, what does Bryon begin to discover about his good friend Mark?**
One thing Bryon realizes about Mark is that nothing leaves a mark on him. For instance, when bad things happen to him, he's not affected. Then, Bryon discovers that Mark's parents shot each other due to their feelings towards Mark. Also, Bryon sees that Mark is bringing in extra cash and is curious to how he's getting the money.

**10. What happens to Bryon at Terry Jones' house? How does his attitude change?**
At Terry Jones' house, Tim and Curly show up to get their revenge on Bryon for cutting Angela's hair. His attitude changed when he decided to tell Tim and Curly the truth instead of lying.

**11. In chapter nine, what happens to M&M? Why does this move Bryon?**
M&M runs away and starts taking a powerful drug known as LSD that gives him crazy visions. Bryon is moved by this because M&M was like a little brother to him.

**12. What shocking discovery does Bryon make in Mark's bedroom? What does he do?**
Bryon discovers that Mark has been selling drugs. In response, he called the cops on Mark.

**13. How does Bryon's relationship with his friends and his attitude toward life completely change?**
Bryon's relationship with his friends has fallen, and he broke up with Cathy. His attitude had changed. For example, he didn't act hung over and didn't give any lip to anyone. Bryon's attitude became a mixture of things he had picked up from his old friends.

**14. How does Bryon feel at the end of the book?**
Bryon feels a little wasted and worn out from caring about people. He wishes that he was a kid and that he had all of the answers to questions in life.

**15. What do you think about this book and what life message does it teach?**
I thought that this book was a very heartfelt and exciting story. It was very thorough and detailed; mixed with both romance and adventure. This novel has really interested me with its bold characters and their relationships with each other. Furthermore, the mystery of the book kept me eagerly wanting to read more because I was never sure of what was going to happen. It made me think. Overall, I thought this book was magnificent. Change is the life message of this book. In this novel, we experience the life of Bryon and how he has changed and matured over the years. You can never be sure of how change can affect your life and the people around you. You can learn to fight and deal with these changes, but it may become very difficult. Also, this story has shown me that when change strikes you, you must accept that change because change is our way of growing in our lives.