Vocabulary
What does Ambushed mean?
a) a type of tree
b) a surprise attack on someone
c) light artillery weapons
b) a surprise attack on someone.
Who carried first aid supplies to wounded soldiers?
Biscotte.
twelve whiskers like probing antennae.
What is a Simile?
Who was the novel's chess champ?
Thomas
What was the area between the trenches called?
What is No Man's Land?
What does enlistment mean?
a) The action of being enrolled in military service.
Who's intelligence saved both Thomas and Jake from an unexploded shell?
Charlie the Mule
...another round of shells thundered from the big guns.
What is an Onamatopeia?
Who named Colonel Scruffington?
Charlie
What was the practiced march up Vimy Hill called?
What is the Vimy Glide?
What are Lartrines?
A communal toilet in an army camp.
What were the names of the two animal messengers?
Abigail and Tomato.
His paws came down, so silently so softly.
What is alliteration?
Who had Leo as a mascot?
Major McNaughton
In the novel, A strap or harness used for carrying loads called?
What is a Tumpline?
What does it mean to be Neutral in war time?
not supporting of helping either side in a conflict, disagreement.
Who helped save Lance?
Coal Dust
The darkness surrounding the rat was like a blanket.
What is a simile?
Who said "I lead my men, but we are equals."
Who is Lieutenant Norman?
What occurred 1956, thirty -eight years after the war.
Indigenous People were first granted Canadian Citizenship.
What are Sappers?
a soldier responsible for tasks such as building or repairing roads, bridges or clearing mines.
Who won the bet of "twenty-three rats?"
Jake
Boomer launched himself with the precision of an arrow.
What is a metaphor?
Who insisted the doctors treat Abigail, saving her life
Who is Elizabeth Reed, Nurse?
A signed permission slip by the Department of Indian Affairs for travel
What is the Pass System"