Last Friday, I was coming home late after spending time with friends and thought I'd go down to the $99 cent pizza place. On the way, I saw a man sitting on the stairs alone there. I'd seen him before every day I run late to work, but this time I had no place to rush off to. 

There was something about him, a quiet manner, different from many of other homeless people I had seen in New York City. I walked past him, went to the pizza place, and those 10 seconds waiting in line was enough to practice stepping outside of my usual, familiar flow. So with a few slices in hand, I went back to join him. I asked him if he was hungry. He said yes, but not for pizza because it made him uncomfortable. He'd rather have a few bucks for chicken and rice since it was easier on his stomach. It's funny, in that moment, he became more real to me. 

This man I had seen almost every day was someone with specific conditions, needs, and experiences. We exchanged names and ended up talking for a little over an hour that night as Kevin told me stories from his life, how he had done things when "he was younger and didn't know any better" and how he tried to make amends but too much time had passed. He shared his views on the value for young adults to learn the history of other people. 

He talked about his one wish being in his 60's before he leaves this earth, which is to share his story with the teenagers and young adults so they could avoid the mistakes he went through. Throughout the conversation, he eventually got his chicken and rice and gifted me a rose he had been carrying. Shortly afterwards, I made my way home, thinking to myself, "I met an amazing homeless person". QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What was the name of the unhoused person?
2. Who didn't have a stable living situation?
3. What was the name of the person without a stable living situation?
Q2:
1. Where was the narrator headed?
2. What store was the narrator heading to?
3. What store was the author going towards?
Q3:
1. What city does the story take place in?
2. In what city do the story's events occur?
3. What is the story's setting?
Q4:
1. Did Kevin appreciate the pizza that was offered to him?
2. Did Kevin want the pizza that the narrator offered to him?
3. Did the pizza the narrator offered him interest Kevin?
Q5:
1. What did Kevin prefer rather than pizza?
2. What dish did Kevin want to have instead of pizza?
3. What did Kevin wish to eat in place of pizza?
Q6:
1. What was Kevin's last wish before he died?
2. Before he passed, what did Kevin want to do?
3. Prior to passing, what did Kevin hope to accomplish?
Q7:
1. What did Kevin give the narrator?
2. What was Kevin's gift to the narrator?
3. What did Kevin hand the author as a present?
Q8:
1. On what day of the week did the narrator encounter Kevin?
2. What day did the narrator's encounter with Kevin occur on?
3. When did Kevin and the author first meet?
Q9:
1. What made Kevin different?
2. What was Kevin's unique quality?
3. What quality separated Kevin from other unhoused persons?
Q10:
1. Was Kevin hungry when the narrator asked him?
2. Did Kevin respond in the affirmative when the narrator asked if he was hungry?
3. Did Kevin want food when he was asked?
Q11:
1. What was Kevin's regret?
2. What did Kevin regret?
3. What did Kevin wish he would have done in life?
