Scorpions Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 11 Summary

Chapter 11 Summary

Tito reports to Jamal that Dwayne was very scared when Jamal left. Everybody is surprised at how tough Jamal is and that he is a member of the Scorpions. Jamal confesses to Tito that if Dwayne had pushed him, he would have fired the gun. Tito turns away from Jamal. He does not want to hear this.

Tito and Jamal know that they need to get rid of the gun, but do they throw it away or give it back to Mack? They decide that they want to shoot it off once before they do. They go to the edge of the park, and Tito fires the gun. Afterwards, they put the gun back into the bag and run home.

At home, Jamal worries about what Dwayne will say about the gun. He cannot sleep. He keeps replaying the memory of when the police came to the house to arrest...
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