Characters
Whirligigs
Vocabulary
Misc.
100
This character travels across the country for penance for his crimes.
Who is Brent?
100

This is the first whirligig Brent builds.

What is a harp player?

100

Obvious to the eye

What is a "conspicuous"?

100
Brent travels by this across the country.
What is a bus?
200

This character is killed instantly by the main character's drunk driving.

Who is Lea Zamora?

200

This was what the first whirligig Brent builds was SUPPOSED to be. 

What is an angel?

200

A group of random people connected without their knowledge

What is "karass?

200
The author of Whirligig
Who is Paul Fleischman?
300

This character is the one who shares his campsite in Washington.

Who is the cyclist?

300

This is the name on the bottom of the whirligig Step and Alexandra find. 

Who is Lea Zamora?

300

To sway from side to side

What is "careened"?

300

This is how Brent gets around the country.

What is by bus?

400
These characters immediately oppose the idea of Brent going on a journey to construct whirligigs.
Who are Brent's parents?
400

These are hanging around the neck of the whirligig in Maine.

What are seashells?

400
Conversing or talking together
What is "communing"?
400
The setting of the story in the beginning of the novel
What is Chicago, Illinois?
500

This character hosts the chess party.

Who is Chaz

500

This is why Brent is making the whirligigs

What is restitution (or because Mrs. Zamora requested it)?

500

To move or gesture in an excited manner

What is "gesticulating"?

500

This is the game the cyclist teaches Brent.

What is Go?

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