Vocab 1
the kitchen on a boat
galley
Why did the two tough boys threaten Bruce and Billy?
They wanted to take over their cave.
Why did Wol get mad at the postman?
The postman walked into him and kicked him.
How did Billy's dad get revenge on the crows?
He shot them with a shotgun.
3 years old.
claws of birds of prey
talons
Why did the prairie chicken babies follow Wol?
They hadn't seen their real mother yet.
Why did Billy's family finally allow Wol to be a house-owl?
Wol would bang on the window with his beak or rip the screens with his claws.
What was Mowat's Prairie Schooner?
Billy's family's camper (caravan). It was fixed up like a little ship.
Why did Billy have to give his pet owls away?
His father got a job in Toronto and the family was moving there.
the crust of bacon
rinds
Why did the tough boys get scared and run away?
Wol screamed at them and they thought he was a ghost.
How did they stop the owls from following Billy to school?
Billy's mom fed them bacon rinds while Billy sneaked out the front door and rode away.
What is the name of the village, 30 miles south of Saskatoon, where Billy and his family went camping?
Dundurn
How does teg author show us Wol and Weeps will be well fed at Bruce's fox farm?
The hired man fed Weeps a lot of scrap meat.
to mistreat or hassle
torment
Why did Wol come zooming to the cave and bang on the door with his beak?
The crows were tormenting him.
Who was Fifi and what was the problem between her and Wol?
Fifi was the French teacher. Wol flew into the classroom, skidded off the table and into Fifi's lap.
Why did Mutt have to wear goggles?
His eyes got sore from the dust on the road.
Why didn't the owls suspect anything was going on ON SATURDAY (the day before Billy left them there)?
They were both having too much fun hooting at the foxes and Wol was enjoying exploring the poplar bluff.
looked curiously
peered
Why did the boys like the sounds of coyotes howling in the distance?
It reminded them of 'olden times' (life many years ago).
Why did Billy's father's friend wear a hat with earflaps when he visited Billy's house?
Name at least 3 specific bird names and one general bird name mentioned in this chapter.
specific: yellow-headed blackbirds, bitterns, coots, grebes, mallards, pintails, shovelers, sandhill crane, general: crows, geese, owls
Where would Weeps and Wol stay on the fox farm?
In an old fox pen with a wood house in it to keep them warm.