Chapters 1-3
The meaning of the word anxious
What is worried or nervous about what might happen?
Feeling safe, relaxed, and at ease
What is the meaning of secure?
What does the word compete mean?
to try to win against others
What is the meaning of the word truth?
The meaning of the word discover
What is to find something for the first time?
What is the meaning of the word earn?
to get something through work
What is the meaning of the word cooperate?
to work together toward a goal
In chapter 10, why is the race important to the children?
There was a $25 prize.
In chapter 14, who finds the children?
The grandfather, James Henry Cordyce
In chapter 1, why did the children run away?
What is the dad died, and they didn't want to be sent to the grandfather?
In chapter 4, how does Jessie show leadership?
She sets up the box car to make it a home (makes a bed, dining room, etc.)
In chapter 7, how do they spend their time each day?
Henry would go to work, and the other children would fix the boxcar and look for food.
In chapter 11, who is learning how to write?
Benny
In chapter 15, what surprises the children about grandfather?
He's nice to them.
In chapter 2, why do they remain cautious while running away?
Jess
In chapter 8, what project do the children begin in this chapter?
Building the dam
In chapter 12, why is ginseng important to the children?
They could dig up the root and sell it for $2 a pound, and they knew where to get plenty of it.
In chapter 16, what happens after the children meet their grandfather?
They move in with their grandfather and get their own rooms.
In chapter 3, what do the children find?
Shelter, a freight car.
In chapter 6, how does Henry earn money?
He mowed the young doctors lawn.
In chapter 9, what job do all of the children do in this chapter?
Cherry picking
In chapter 13, who did the children think had pneumonia?
Violet
In chapter 17, what surprise does the grandfather brings them?
The boxcar