Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Comprehension1
Comprehension2
Mixed Bag
100

What word means to pull hard?

yanked 

100

What is another word for wonderful?

glorious 

100

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

to visit his aunt and uncle

100

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

nervous or scared 

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 is a place where an artist works?

Studio 

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?

listen and watch the trains 

400
This can mean a container for a liquid OR someone who throws a baseball.
A pitcher.
400

What is a small copy or version?

model 
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 word means a set time for things to happen

schedule 

500

What means to move quickly?

streak 

500

How did James feel after his birthday in New York?

Happy 

500

what kind of cake was James' aunt going to make for his birthday?

Caribbean lemon mango cake 

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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