Summary: In this chapter it’s the Halloween dance. Stefan picks Elena up and they go to the dance. A little while after they get there Mr. Tanner is murdered. Everybody thinks that Stefan killed him. Elena asks Matt to help Stefan get out, so he does. Stefan get’s out without anybody seeing him.

 

Main characters: The main characters in this chapter are Elena, Stefan, and Matt.


Character development: Elena still isn’t sure about Stefan. She doesn’t know what she’s going to do. By the end of the night she’s going to make her decision.


Setting: This chapter takes place after school at the dance at Robert E. Lee High School. It’s October 31.


Quote:

“Tonight’s the night when it all happens.”
Elena says this before Stefan picks her up. She decides that after tonight she’s going to make her decision about Stefan.

Vocabulary:
Cacophony: Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.
Prejudiced: An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.