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vocabulary
100

what is a butte and how is it used in the novel?

a butte is a tall steep sided hill that stands alone in a flat area. In the novel Ben climbs up the side of a butte and seeks shelter in a cave on top of the butte.

100

who are the two main characters in the novel 

Ben and Madec 

100

how many times was the old man shot

3

100

what kind of person was Madec

he was a rich jerk murderer 

100

unearth 

to remove something that was buried;to uncover

200

what were madec and Ben doing out in the desert in the first place?

madec was hunting bighorn and needed someone like Ben to show him where the bighorn were 

200

what kind of person was Ben 

he was kind, smart, poor, and just trying to get away from madec

200

geologist 

someone who studies rocks and the history of the earth 

300

how did Ben make shoes what did he use?

first he used abandoned wood pecker nest form inside a dead saguaro cactus and then after those wore out he made sandals out of sotol leaves 

300

at the end of the novel where does Ben get shot?                      (on his body)

in the arm

300

discredit 

to cause someone or something to seem dishonest or not true

400

how did Ben corner Madec and get him back to the town

he hid in a hole and waited until madec was up on the butte then the climbed out, and tried to steal the jeep then not being able to he found some buckshot to use with the slight shot, he got madec's attention, and shot him many times to get him away from the 358 and into the jeep.

400

agravate

to make something worse 

500

congealing

the act of changing something from a fluid to a liquid

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