Problem/Conflict
Main Characters
Setting
Other Characters
Vocabulary
100
This disability was not yet diagnosed in 1935.
What is autism?
100
Mature and responsible
Who is Moose?
100
The time period of the story.
What is 1935, the Great Depression?
100
Very talkative young girl that befriends Moose and Natalie.
Who is Theresa?
100
She is _________ with the lock, a key in her hand. Means fussing.
What is fiddling?
200
The Flanagans move to Alcatraz because Mr. Flanagan needs this.
What is a job?
200
Very good at Math.
Who is Natalie?
200
A prison for the worst criminals in the United States.
What is Alcatraz?
200
An electrician and prison guard
Who is Mr. Flanagan?
200
A full moon cuts a white path across the bay while the wind blows, making a ________ clang in the distance. Means a floating object.
What is a buoy?
300
This helps Moose fit in and make friends.
What is baseball?
300
Manipulative and persistant.
Who is Piper?
300
This prison is located near this California city.
What is San Francisco?
300
Theresa's sibling and enjoys making simple machines
Who is Jimmy?
300
My mom stops, her chest __________ from the climb. Means rising.
What is heaving?
400
This school sends Natalie to live back with her family on Alcatraz.
What is the Esther P. Marinoff school?
400
Natalie's favorite thing to eat
What is lemon cake?
400
Besides Al Capone, this is another notorious criminal mentioned in the story.
Who is Machine Gun Kelly?
400
Alcatraz's warden.
Who is Mr. Williams?
400
Scout is working a hole in his __________. Means notebook
What is a ledger?
500
Piper tries to get Moose to participate in this.
What is the "laundry scheme"?
500
This makes Natalie calm down when she is upset.
What are buttons?
500
President of the United States during 1935.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
500
Headmaster of the school for Natalie.
Who is Mr. Purdy?
500
"And I don't think we will be able to __________ your success elswhere." Means to copy
What is replicate?
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