1. Deadline Chapters 1-6
Doc Wagner- “’I don’t feel right talking to you about this without your parents, Ben…but I guess you leave me no choice.’ Ben-‘I leave you Exactly that…Lay it on me’ And lay it on me he did, and I am no longer quite so glib” p3
1 year… Senior year
He chooses not to treat it because he always had a feeling that he would die young.

2. Family

3. Football http://blogs.gonzaga.edu/careercenter/files/2009/07/0005.jpg

4. Dallas Suzuki: “ The focus of my lust and my undying love.” p27
Life in Fast Forward
“Marla Dawson is Doc’s and my compromise. ..’ p22
Dallas Suzuki: “ The focus of my lust and my undying love.” p27

5. Coach Banks Coach and the truck---girlfriend never married.
Like a second dad to Cody and to Ben because he witnessed one of mom’s meltdowns.

6. “Do you do Dreams?” -Ben Hey-Soos
“What does hey-soos look like?” ~Marla
“Like he should be pronouncing his name the other way” ~Ben p33

7. U.S. Government and Current Events
Mr. Lambeer
U.S. Government and Current Events

8. “Meet me around 7:30 tonight at The Chief…” ~Dallas p46
“You’re worried about how you’re going to be remembered.” ~ Hey-soos p49

9. Main Street “You’re putting my romantic status into this?”
“God no” she says, slamming the notebook shut. “I am asking you to homecoming.”
I’m going to need therapy after this p64
Supplements for Rudy

10. Chapter Six
I heard your heart beating all the way here when she (Dallas) asked you to homecoming. ~ Hey-Soos p65
Therapists have therapists? ~ Ben p67

11. Mom would be drinking whiskey and Diet Coke… So she can crash.
~ Ben p74
Whoa! What was that? ~ Ben
That was sex.. ~Dallas p79

12. Chapters Seven and Eight
(She) blocks out the sun. Dallas was everyone's MVP. ~ Ben p84
My f---in ol’ man did this.
~ Sooner p99

13. Homecoming Game Against Horseshoe Bend (Comparison video example from BHS warm up with a motivational little “Stud” and demonstrates the feel of a true homecoming game.)

14. Chapter Nine
She’s laying there in a long shirt that’s supposed to not be sexy…..All I can think of is how in the hell am I going to tell her the truth about me?
~ Ben p
We enter the gym to spontaneous applause. (After win of homecoming game)
~ Ben p116

15. Chapter Ten
(Project)…to get city council to name a street after Malcolm X
~ Ben p134
I’m sorry I can’t do this ~ Marla p140

16. …and I’m not a priest anymore, or even a Catholic
…and I’m not a priest anymore, or even a Catholic. ~ Rudy (Town Drunk) p142
Drunk Priest HBO video “Life of Tim” claiming buying beer for children to cover up is own alcoholism.

17. Chapters 11-12
Burning books is not such a bad idea. I can’t believe this country. It’s okay to burn an American Flag, but it’s not okay to burn some book that’s full of trash.
~Sylvia p162

18. (Hey-Soos) He turns his palms toward me
(Hey-Soos) He turns his palms toward me. Bright red blood trickles from scars on each palm. ~ Ben p167

19. Deadline Chapters 13-18

20. “ I want to live my senior
Ben Wolf
“ I want to live my senior
year normal!”
What does a normal year
mean to you?

21. “Only 9 months separate the two of us!”

22. Timberland High School wins play off!

23. What would you do differently?
Dallas and John Henry
What is the secret?
What would you do differently?

24. Rudy McCoy What happens to the young boy? Why?
What confession does Rudy McCoy make to Ben?
If you were Ben what would you do?

25. My School Project for Mr. Lambeer
How do the people in the
community feel about this? Are
they being fair? Explain.

26. Thanksgiving Dinner

27. Thanksgiving Dinner What happened at Ben’s house on Thanksgiving Day?
How would you feel if you were in Ben’s shoes on this day?

28. Things I Want To Know Before I Die!

29. Chapter 19
“Mom and Dad aside, you gotta care enough that I’m here now for me to tell you that I’m leaving.” ~Ben p251
“Knowing I was dying made me brave.”
~Ben p254

30. Chapter 20 “Where’s Dallas?” ~ Cody
“I think were taking a break,” I say. I meant to prepare him, but every time I started to bring it up, I was afraid to tell him why.
~Ben p262
“Rudy’s my first dead guy. My first thought is I’m gonna look just like this soon.” ~Ben p267
“Hey, what’s the matter, man? This feels serious.” ~Cody
“Buddy, we gotta talk.” ~ Ben p263

31. Chapter 21
“I feel the first signature is going to be hard to come by.” ~Ben p274
“Go on, son. I’ll handle this.” ~ Dad p281

32. Chapter 22
“And Hey-Soos turns and walks away. I have a feeling I won’t see him again until the moment I … change.” ~Ben p286
“Your right, Mr. Lambeer. I do think I’m pretty smart…And I’m going to have to go with that because I won’t be getting the experience you’re talking about.”
“And why is that?” ~Mr. Lambeer
“Because I’m dying.” ~Ben p295

33. Chapter 23
“My God, I want to make it to the end of the school year just so the student body won’t fall back into that desperate hole I saw them in today.”
~Ben p301
“Guys, this is tough. The spirit and memory of Sooner will walk with us for a long time.”
~Coach p299

34. Dallas and Cody: going to play for Boise State
Chapter 24
Dallas and Cody: going to play for Boise State
I’m Sorry
I apologize
Forgive me

35. Epilogue
“So, graduating seniors, remember you can keep us alive on Earth with the acts you perform in our names. Decide for yourselves how to do that for Sooner, but for me, I want my Malcolm X Avenue.” ~Ben p