Vocabulary
Characters
Vocabulary 2
Random
100
What does blaring mean?
A loud sound.
100
Name three characters in the book
Lily
Albert
Poppy
Gram
Mrs. Sherman
Ruth
Mrs/Mr Orban
Margaret
Eddie
100
Act out plodding. What does it look like when someone is plodding?
slow and heavy steps; turtle
100
Where does Lily spend her summer? (setting of the book)
Rockaway
200
Show me gritted. What does it look like when someone is gritting their teeth.
200
What is Albert's cat's name?
Paprika
200
What is the word for something that is sticking out?
-think about a lady that is pregnant or a suitcase that is too full
(hint: Starts with B)
Bulging
200
Who brought Ruth back to Albert?
Poppy
300
What does duration mean? And tell me the duration of our class.
Length of time, 1 hour and 30 minutes.
300
Describe Poppy in three words.
Caring, patient, kind, understanding, forgiving, selfless, loving
300
When was a time you were perspirating?
any example of when someone may sweat
300
Name two things Lily and Albert have in common.
Both play instruments
Both lied about something
Both didn't say bye to someone they love
400
Where was Ruth taken to? (the place where nuns live)
Convent
400
What was Lily's worst lie she ever told and what was Albert's lie?
Lily: Lied about going to Europe, telling Albert that they can row a boat to the ship and then go on the ship to Europe
Albert: Lied about the story of how Ruth got left behind
400
Give an example of a time when you had to persuade someone.
Examples:
-When you want something and someone says no, but you tell the reasons why you should get it
-When you are in a debate and are trying to persuade someone to agree with you
-When you are telling someone to try something, and they do not really want to, you can try to persuade them into eating it
400
What were the sides called of the countries in the war?
1. Germany, Italy, Japan (what were they called?)
2. United States, Russia, Great Britain, France (what were they called?)
1. Germany, Italy, Japan (AXIS)
2. United States, Russia, Great Britain, France (ALLIES)
500
Tell me something you dread doing.
(anything you do not like doing or do not look forward to doing)
500
Give three examples of how the war affected Albert.
Albert and Ruth got separated.
Albert lost his parents.
Albert had to leave Nagymamma behind.
Albert had to leave Hungary and came to America to get out of the war.
When Lily and Albert were watching a movie and the newsreel comes on, Albert was scared of the explosions and bombs dropped in the water.
Albert was sitting on the beach and saw a plane go by and was really scared that something was going to happen, but Lily tells him it is just a trainer plane.
500
Give an example of a time you were irritable.
any example where you felt easily annoyed or angry
500
Give three examples of how the war affected the characters
(you can choose any character to give examples for, but just tell me how the war affected the people)
-rationing food, less ingredients to use
-family members went away, separation
-people had to move (Albert, Margaret)
-people going missing, death