Characters
Literary elements
Vocabulary
Setting
hodgepodge
100
Who is Turtle?
The main character in the book and is mamas daughter
100
What person is this book told from?
1st person
100
What does radiator mean?
A thing that radiates or emits light, heat, or sound.
100
Where is the main setting located?
Key West
100
Who wasn't allowed in the Diaper Gang?
Girls
200
Who is Beans?
One of Turtles cousins who live in Key West
200
What was the climax of the story?
When Turtle found the map for treasure
200
What does impatience mean?
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
200
Where is Turtle's house in the begging of the story?
New Jersey
200
What was Turtle's cat's name?
Smokey
300
Who is in the Diaper Gang?
Kermit, Beans, Pork Chop, Turtle, and Too Bad
300
What was a conflict in the story?
The kids got lost on a island during a hurricane
300
What does spearing mean?
Pierce or strike with a spear or other pointed object:
300
Where were the kids when they got lost?
An island
300
Was nana Philly nice?
Not to kids
400
Who is Archie?
Mamas so called "husband"
400
What time period did this story happen in?
1935 summer
400
What does telegraph mean?
A system for transmitting messages from a distance along a wire, esp. one creating signals by making and breaking an electrical connection
400
Where is mama originally from?
Key West
400
What did people who lived in Key west have to check?
If there were scorpions in their shoes
500
Who is Aunt Minnie?
The kids parent, and Turtles aunt.
500
What was the authors tone?
mysterious
500
What does brooding mean?
Showing deep unhappiness of thought
500
Where is Kermit's dad?
Matecumbe
500
Who was complaining of hearing ghost sounds?
Mrs. Josephine Higgs of Peacon Lane
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