Vocabulary
A man who works with stone or brick
Stone Mason
The main character of the story is (first and last name!):
Finn Gorman
Where did the Gorman family live before they immigrated to the United States? (City and country)
Belfast, Ireland
What is Finn's job going to be on the canal boat?
Cook
Man who makes useful things from the metal tin
Tinsmith
Parallel to the horizon
Horizontal
What did the Gorman family name their new mule?
Rogan
Where did the Gorman family live when they first came to the United States?
New York City
What is Colin's job going to be on the canal boat?
Mule tender
Boat to take people across a river where there is no bridge
Ferry
Iron worker who makes horseshoes and parts for machines
Blacksmith
What is Finn's baby sister's name?
Rose
What place did the Gorman family build their new home?
Shimersville
What did Father name the new canal boat?
The Belfast Queen
Leather straps/metal pieces to attach a mule to a plow or a cart
Harness
Get
Fetch
What is Finn's brother named?
Colin
What color did Mr. Gorman paint his canal boat?
Green
What is Father planning to sell to the lumberjacks in White Haven?
Woolen cloth
Sharp-edged tool for cutting or shaping stones
Chisel
Gain of money or benefit, usually from a sale
Profit
Who was the stone Mason that helped the Gorman family?
Mr. Knecht
What is a root cellar?
An underground hole used to store fruits and vegetables to keep them cold.
What did Finn find when he was digging in the field?
A stone with a face carved on it.
Money collected for using a boat on the canal; transport tax
Toll