Literary Elements Throughout
"...needles were as large as railroad spikes."
What is a simile?
Mr. Small wanted to learn more about it, but Mayhew already knew a lot about it
What is slavery?
when Mr. Pluto says, "We both lost, he (River Swift) and I. We both lost," he means
What is River Swift lost the treasure and Pluto lost his family?
Thomas wanted to learn this from Mayhew
What is how to enter and exit a doorway with a flourish?
this character confirms the Darrows wrecked the kitchen
Who is Pesty?
"The odor nearly choked him."
What is personification?
how Mr. Pluto is linked to the House of Dies Drear
What is he was the great-great-grandson of the 3rd slave?
the purpose of the triangles
What is to let slaves know which direction to travel?
Pluto and Mayhew allow Mr. Small to do this with the treasure
What is whatever he thinks is right?
Pluto informs us about this unknown character
What is a 4th slave hiding in the cave?
Thomas has a dream of a scary man in the trees. This is an example of...
What is foreshadowing?
this is what went wrong with the original plan to scare the Darrows
What is Pluto refused to go to the hospital?
proof that the Darrows were the ones who wrecked the kitchen
What is they asked Mr. Small and Thomas about an incident that happened?
the reason Mr. Pluto needs to inventory the treasure
What is to stay with the treasure until he dies?
Thomas feels this way when he is waiting to scare the Darrows
What is like a runaway slave?
"it began to carve [the air] as though it were a pretty piece of pine"
What is alliteration or simile?
Mr. Small tells Mr. Pluto this about the treasure
What is the treasure belongs to the Foundation?
how Pesty scared the Darrows
What is she sat on the bay with wings?
one of two events that demonstrate Thomas has changed
What is he is not afraid to be in the cave alone OR he is no longer afraid of the chair in his room?
the reason Mr. Pluto and Mayhew make sure that the Darrows heard them laughing
What is so they would be embarassed?
"Their wings were blue and silver sails, like pinwheels."
What is a simile?
the proof Mayhew has that Mr. Pluto actually has a claim on the land
What is Dies Drear's will?
the Darrows made this promise
What is never to trespass on the land again?
Thomas waits to find out about this item
What is the black trunk?
if a museum opened containing the treasures of Dies Drear, the person in charge would be this
What is a curator?