VOCABULARY
WHO IS?
WHERE ARE YOU?
MISCELLANEOUS
SURVIVAL
100
An insturment that uses the pagnetic pull of the earth to show direction.
What is a compass?
100
The character that must take on the responsibilities of an adult even though he/she is a child.
Who is Santiago?
100
The Central American country in which this story takes place.
What is Guatemala?
100
Santiago found this in the "river of garbage" and used it as a windshield for the cayuco.
What is a plastic barrel?
100
Santiago and Angelia drank this and water to keep hydrated.
What is coconut milk?
200
To pic or gather crops; to bring in; to reap.
What is a harvest?
200
The character that is very brave and likes to play imaginary games.
Who is Angelina?
200
The main body of water that Santiago and Angelina sail through to get to the United States.
What is The Gulf of Mexico?
200
Santiago and Angelina were able to escape the pirates because of this.
What is the pirates' boat ran ashore trying to chase the children through a narrow opening in the land.
200
The reason that Santiago and Angelina needed to wear hats.
What is protection from the sun.
300
To live through or continue to live in spite of; to endure or last; to remain or stay living.
What is survival?
300
The character that encourages Santiago to get to the United States to tell their story.
Who is Uncle Ramos?
300
The large body of land surrounded by water on 3 sides that Santiago and Angelina must sail past.
What is the Yucatan Peninsula?
300
The original people of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Who are the Mayans?
300
Uncle Ramos tells Santiago to "keep the morning sun on the right and the evening sun on the left." Which direction is Santiago to sail?
What is North.
400
The waste of an animal; can be used to start fires or for fertilizer.
What is dung?
400
The character that brings food food to Santiago and Angelina; she is the wife of Enrique.
Who is Silvia?
400
The small country that lies between Guatemala and the Caribbean Sea.
What is Belize?
400
Santiago and Angelina used this to escape from the corn field to the next village.
What is a horse.
400
Uncle Ramos has Santiago take this from his pocket before he dies.
What is a compass?
500
A soldier of an independent group who harass and attack the enemy.
What is a guerilla?
500
The character the helps Santiago and Angelina get past the military boat.
Who is Enrique?
500
The continent in which Guatemala belongs to--be careful!
What is North America.
500
To keep track of how many days Santiago and Angelina were on the water, Santiago did this.
What is cutting notches in the cayuco with the machete.
500
Santiago finds this in Uncle Ramos' hut. He puts it in a plastic bag to take with them because he knows it is so important to their survival.
What is a map?
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