Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension1
Comprehension2
Mixed Bag
100

What vocabulary word means wonderful?

GLORIOUS
100
What is a stiff, thick piece of paper?
Cardboard
100

Why did James' parents send him to New York City?

To spend the summer with his Aunt and Uncle 

100

How did James feel at first when he had to go to stay with his Aunt and Uncle?

nervous 

100
What was Uncle Romie's wife's name?
Aunt Nanette
200
What means destroyed or spoiled?
Ruined
200
What is a huge meal, usually for a celebtarion?
A feast.
200

What did James think Uncle Romie looked like?

A giant.

200
Where did Uncle Romie spend most of his time?
In his studio.
200
What neighborhood of New York City did James and his Aunt visit?
Harlem
300

What does yanked mean?

to pull hard 

300
What are the front steps leading into a house called?
A stoop.
300
What kind of art did Uncle Romie make?
Collages
300
What special food did James and his Uncle Romie both enjoy?
Pepper Jelly
300

What did James and BJ like to do in North Carolina? CLUE - page 238

listen and watch for the trains 

400

This can mean a container for a liquid OR someone who throws a baseball.

A pitcher.

400

What is something that you would smear on toast?

butter or jelly 

400
When the author says "the sky changed from dark blue to black", was his point to tell the color of the sky or to tell how long the journey was?
How long the journey was.
400
Is the following sentence a fact or opinion? "Uncle Romie looked like a fierce-eyed giant."
OPINION
400
What is one of the things that Uncle Romie put in the collage for James?
Tall buildings, baseball tickets, pepper jelly label, trains.
500

What is a set time for things to happen?

A Schedule 

500
What is the name of the place artists do their art?

STUDIO 

500

How did James feel after his birthday in New York?

Happy

500

Name something that worried James about spending his birthday with Uncle Romie 

Uncle Romie didnt know about cakes, or baseball, or anything except his paintings 

500
What is one of the things James put in the collage for Uncle Romie, and why did he choose that?
Feather, tiger lillies, train schedule. They were things that reminded him of Uncle Romie/things that were special to Uncle Romie.
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