Scott Kramer knows immediately what type of cigarettes are in his duffel bag, as do the other boys. They have seen marijuana before and know the slang terms for it. It is obviously a part of their culture. Scott was nine years old when he tried smoking a tobacco cigarette. His old girlfriend, who is around fourteen-years-old smokes both types of cigarettes. Christopher does not condone this behavior; he merely gives a realistic portrait of the influences on today's youth.