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Write the sentence correctly:
he walk to school yesterday
He walked to school yesterday.
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What was Jemmy's job in the castle?
He was the whipping boy. He was whipped whenever the prince misbehaved.
What is Camp Green Lake?
a place for "bad boys" to go instead of jail.
a place to build character
Ada had a clubfoot, and Mam was cruel to her. What did Ada tell people was wrong with Ada?
that she was simple
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How has transportation changed since 1912?
faster, safer, more efficient ways of travel
How did Hold Your Nose Billy get his nickname?
He smelt like a ton of garlic.
What is unique about Stanley's name?
His name is spelt the same forward and backward.
Who is Butter?
Butter is Susan's pony.
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Mrs. Harvey teaches 5th grade.
Where was the Titanic headed when it sank?
America
When the Hot Potato Man's cart started pulling away, Jemmy says, "Wait! We left my friend behind." Why was this an important part of the story.
This was the first time Jemmy referred to Prince Brat as his friend.
Describe what happens when Stanley finds the gold tube.
X-Ray says to give it to him.
Describe what a "blackout" meant in this story.
when people had to cover up the windows in their homes to no light was visible at night.
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She was running the race very fast.
She ran the race very fast.
What was one of Titanic's fatal flaws?
not enough life boats
going too fast
ignoring warnings of icebergs
How did Prince Brat save the boys in the sewer?
He threw the bird cage (which held rats) in the opposite direction to trick Hold Your Nose Billy and Cutwater.
Myra was not very smart.
Ada said Susan was an awful person (when she first met her). How did Susan show that she was not an awful person?
She gives Ada and Jamie a soft bed, clothes to sleep in, and she makes sure Ada and Jamie are fed and clean.
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I live in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.
How does the author of this selection feel about this tragedy?
He was the one who discovered the wreckage at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. He does not think people should take anything from the wreckage, because it's a gravesite.
Why did the cutthroats think that Jemmy was the prince?
because he knew how to read and write, and Prince Brat didn't.
How was Zero the reason Stanley got arrested?
Zero was the one who stole the shoes and threw them off the bridge (where they eventually ended up in Stanley's hands).
Ada describes two wars in the story. The first one was the war that England was a part of. What was the second war Ada was a part of?
the war between Ada and Mam