Vocabulary
Dialogue/Dialect
Tone/Mood
Characters
Comprehension
100
Fussy and extremly careful.
What is finicky?
100
"Cassie! Get up girl!" is an example of what?
What is dialogue?
100
"Cassie! Get up girl!" This time her voice was not so gentle. what is the tone?
What is not very gentle?
100
The 8 year old brave girl that shares a room with Big Ma.
What is Cassie?
100
Where do the main characters live?
What is Mississippi?
200
An argument.
What is dispute?
200
"What's the matter with you Cassie?" is an example of what?
What is dialogue.
200
"Alright," Big Ma said, her voice trembling. What is the tone?
What is scared?
200
A 6 year old finicky dresser.
What is Little Man?
200
What was on the trees to make them think something was up with the trees?
What is a white X?
300
pale
What is ashen?
300
"But i ain't see the table yet!" is an example of what?
What is dialect?
300
"I closed my eyes and awaited the whining of the heavy belt." What mood does this make you feel?
What is angry?
300
Long braided gray hair who owns the land.
What is Big Ma?
300
Why did they all go into the woods in the first place?
What is to gather berries?
400
guards
What is sentries?
400
Dialect is words spoken in a variety of language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary. Dialogue is words spoken by a character in a story.
What is the difference between dialogue and dialect?
400
Her voice softened as she look at her sleepy little boy. "Baby were in a depression." What is the tone of this quote?
What is sad?
400
7 year old boy, short pudgy, and a year younger then Cassie.
What is Christopher-John?
400
What is wrong with Cassie's mother?
What is the flu?
500
Unbelieving
What is incerdulosly?
500
"Don't you worry bout that Tom." is an example of what?
What is dialect?
500
The author's attitude towards the characters or the story.
What is the definition of tone?
500
Name all the main characters.
What is Big Ma, Ma, Pa, Stacey, Cassie, Christopher-John, Little Man, and Mr. Andersen
500
Where does Pa work and what does he do?
What is he works on a railroad in Lousiana?
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