Sibling
- two or more people who have a common parent/ brother, sister
Mirabella is the only one who is not bipedal. What does that mean?
bipedal - using two feet for walking
Jeannette is the most removed from her wolf culture. What does culture mean?
Culture - a particular way of life of a particular group of people at a particular time
The part of the story that is written for the teachers.
epigraph
What are the parents? (the condition skips a generation)
werewolves
Offspring
- a persona’s child or children
Mirabella and her sisters do not fit in with the wolves nor the humans. They are in ______.
purgatory
Jeannette is a perfectionist. What is her birth order?
Youngest, Middle, Oldest
Oldest
The goal of the school?
To make the students civilized humans.
BONUS - What does civilized mean?
Why did the parents give up their children?
The parents wanted their children to have a better life and be naturalized citizens of human society.
Stereotype
- overly simply and widely held idea about a person
Mirabella slouches more than her sisters. What does that mean?
slouch- to stand, sit, or move in a lazy, droopy way
Jeanette is the most removed from her origins. What does origins mean?
origins- the point where something begins
The nuns are eradicating the smells of their students. What does eradication mean?
The parents made a conscientious decision to send their children to St. Lucy's. What does that mean?
Conscientious - wishing to do what is right
Birth order is a theory that psychologists think has some truth. What is psychology?
Psychology - scientific study of the human mind
Mirabella is the youngest or born last. What is the vocab word for this birth order?
Latterborn - (latter) the second of two things / born = children born last
Jeannette was the first to locomote on two feet. What does locomote mean?
locomote - to move under one’s own power
What kind of handbook are we reading or the word that describes the kind of students who attend.
The Handbook on Lycanthropic Culture Shock
The parents are ostracized by farmers and they ostracize the local wolves. What does that mean?
Ostracized - exclude from a group
What word means characteristic of one thing so that it is different from others?
Distinctive
Mirabella is NOT couth nor kempt. What do both words mean?
Jeannette was the first to drink out of a ____.
sippy cup
What religious group runs the school?
Jesuits
Ecstatic or Disconcerting - How would the parents feel if their children ran away and came back home?
Disconcerting - The parents would feel uneasy because they thought they had done the right thing.