Vocabulary
Chapters 1-4
Chapters 5-8
Chapters 9-12
Bonus vocabulary
100
The word that means a difficult or dangerous situation.
predicament
100
How many brothers and sisters does Henry have?
2
100
Where did Henry go when he left the school with Nurse Molly Farthing?
The hospital
100
What were the names of the robbers?
Lefty and Louie
100
The word for where the story takes place.
setting
200
What word means "not a lot of light"?
dim
200
What did people smell anytime Henry came near?
Chocolate / cocoa
200
What was the Doctor's name?
Dr. Fargo
200
Why did the robbers choose Mac to rob?
They thought he had furs in his truck.
200
What word means "what happens in the story"?
plot
300
What is the word for something that is easily broken?
Delicate
300
Where did Mrs. Kimmelfarber take Henry after they went to Mr. Pangalos?
To the school nurse
300
What did Henry tell the boys in the schoolyard to stopthem from fighting with him?
He told them they would die if they touched him.
300
Why did Mac laugh at the robbers (Lefty and Louie)
Because they thought he had furs, but Mac only had chocolate.
300
What word means "who is telling the story"?
Point of view
400
This is a place to care for sick people
infirmary
400
How do some people say that Henry was born?
That he was hatched from a chocolate bean
400
How did Mac react to the big brown spots?
He thought they were no big deal.
400
How did Mr. Cane know a cure for chocolate fever?
He had chocolate fever as a kid.
400
What word means "what the author wants you to know"?
Theme or main idea
500
What word means strange, odd, different?
Peculiar
500
Why is chapter 4 called "Pop?"
The brown stops started popping.
500
What did Mac say to Henry to make him think running away was a bad idea?
He said that his parents would be worried.
500
What new food did Henry discover at breakfast?
Cinnamon
500
What word means "the turning point in the story and the most exciting thing that happens"?
climax
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