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= T**hat Was Then** **, This is Now **=


 * 1) Who are Bryon and Mark? **
 * Bryon and Mark were two sixteen year old boys in the 1960's. Mark was a short young boy with golden hair and golden eyes. He also like to steal thinks and hot wire cars to drive in. Bryon was a tall fitted boy who like to hustling people he and his mom adopted Mark after Mark's parents both died. **


 * 2) Who are two young people Bryon meets at the hospital? **
 * The two young people bryon meets at the hospital are Mike and Cathy. Mike was one of the patients who was across the hall from Bryon's mom and did not get any visitors. He got in the hospital because he was beat up and almost killed by a group of black people. Cathy was the worker at the hospital's snack bar. She was M&M's oldest sister and she just returned from her studies. **


 * 3) What kind of relationship does Bryon have with Charlie? **
 * The kind of relationship Bryon has with Charlie is a friendly one. Charlie allows Bryon into the bar even though he is underaged and lets him hustle other people at pool. **


 * 4) What happens at the dance? **
 * What happens at the dance is Bryon brings Cathy to the dance and Mark and Ponyboy Curtis get into a fight and Mark get punch in the head and needed to get stiches. **


 * 5) What does Bryon begin to discover in his private conversation with Mark? **
 * He begins to discover that his whole world is changing and that that was then, this is now. **


 * 6) What happened to Charlie? How do Bryon and Mark feel about it? **
 * What happens to Charlie is after Mark and Bryon hustled two texas men they get taken into an ally and Charlie saves their life but dies doing it. The way Bryon feels about it is empty and he keeps thinking what if. Mark feels that that is in the past and he can't do anything to change it. **


 * 7) What do Mark and Cathy think of each other? **
 * Mark and Cathy do not like each other because Cathy doesn't like Mark's personality and Mark doesn't like Cathy because she thinks that about him. **


 * 8) What does Mark do to Angel? Why? **
 * What Mark does to Angel is cut off all her hair when she is past out and leaves her on a lawn. Why he does this is to get back at her for telling a guy to beat Ponyboy Curtis up. **


 * 9) In chapter 7 what does Bryon discover about his good friend Mark? **
 * Bryon discovers that Mark doesn't think of what he could have done and he doesn't think why things happened like they did he just thinks in the present. **


 * 10) What happens to Bryon at Terry Jones' house? How does this change his attitude? **
 * What happens at Terry Jones' house is Bryon gets beat up by Tim and Curtis Shepard for cutting off Angela's hair. This changes his attitude because he does not want to fight anyone anymore and he does not hate the Shepards for doing this to him just like Mike did to the people who beat him up. **


 * 11) In chapter nine, what happens to M&M? Why does this move Bryon? **
 * In the ninth M&M has acid and goes crazy and starts talking about spider and Cathy and Bryon take him to the hospital. This moves Bryon because he thinks of M&M as a brother as much as Cathy does. **


 * 12) What shocking discovery does Bryon make in Marks Bedroom? What does he do? **

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 * The shocking discovery that Bryon makes in Marks bedroom is hundreds of pills were under his mattress and he was selling them to make the money his family needed. What Bryon does is call the cops immediately and then waits for Mark to come home. **=====

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 * Bryon's relationship with his friends changes. He does not talk to Cathy anymore, he does not hold a grudge on Ponyboy Curtis, and Mark is sent to jail and Bryon does not talk to him for months then when he finally does Mark does not care for him anymore. His attitude towards life changes because he does not care about anyone or anything and he keeps thinking back in the past year with "what if". **=====

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 * I think this book was a very good book because it give us real life lessons that we can use if we happen to be in a situation similar to this one and the life message that it teaches is if someone you know does somthing wrong you should do the right thing and turn them in for it even though it is you best friend or your brother or someone close to you. **=====