Chapter 5
What did Henry go to town to find?
A job
What city did Henry get a job in?
Silver City or Greenville?
Silver City
What did Henry get to take home from the garden?
Vegetables - carrots, turnips, etc.
Where did Jessie wash everybody's stockings?
the brook
What does "Admired" mean?
felt respect for someone
Why did Jessie, Violet, and Benny go to the junk yard?
To find silverware and cups and plates!
Who did Henry get a job for?
What did the kids decide to do with all of the vegetables?
Make stew
who swam in the pool first?
The boys or the girls?
the boys
What does "Hem" mean?
to sew down a folded edge of cloth
Name two things they found at the junk yard
Pink cup
spoons
cups
bowls
kettle
water pitcher
What did Henry bring back in a brown bag for his siblings?
Cookies
What did Henry organize for the doctor?
His garage
a hen
What is a kettle?
a container used for heating a liquid
What is the color of the cup Benny found?
Pink
What do they want to build in the brook?
A pool!
What did the doctor let Henry keep from the garage?
Rusty nails and a hammer
What did Benny find in the hens nest?
eggs
What does it mean to explore?
Search for something by traveling to different places
Where did they keep all of the kitchen stuff they found?
On a shelf in the Boxcar
Why did they name the dog Watch?
Because he's a really great watchdog
How did they cook the stew?
in a kettle under a fire
What did they do with the eggs they found?
the cooked the eggs in the kettle to eat!
What does treasure mean?
valuable objects