Vocab
Not moving - staying in one place
stationary
Why is Jonas frightened by the plane flying overhead?
It is against the rules for pilots to fly over the communtiy.
It's raining cats and dogs out there.
Idiom
What is the name of River's dog?
Rufus
Capital city of California
Sacramento
to move because of wind - old planes used this method
propelled
Why are the children scolded for telling friends during the play that they have been released? (ch. 1)
It is a grave insult, as being released is a terrible punishment.
The wind whistled in the night.
Personification
What is the name of Mrs. Lau's white parakeet?
Xie-Xie
Mr. D's favorite soccer team
Liverpool
panthers are difficult to spot - they are ______
elusive
How do family units get a second newchild?
A newchild is given to the family at the ceremony.
She's as sly like a fox
Similie
Define what mountaintop removal is.
When a company removes a portion of a mountain, specifically the top, in order to extract a vein of coal.
Name the 5 oceans on Earth
Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Southern
summer can be very ___________ in the southeast
humid
What happens to the Nines at a Ceremony?
Nines receive a bicycle for the first time.
Her smile was a mile wide.
Hyperbole
One of the effects of mountaintop removal is serious pollution. River had a creek nearby his place of residence that was affected. What was the name of this creek?
Lost Creek
Capital City of Australia
Canberra
the surface of the land is called __________
terrain
What do Gabriel and Jonas have in common?
They both have light colored eyes.
Time is a thief
Metaphor
At one point in the the novel, River's school is wrecked by a massive boulder. What caused the boulder to fall?
Mountaintop removal.
Mr. D's middle name
Edward