Breaker's Bridge
Grandpa and the Statue
Other Stories
Vocabulary
Phantom Tollbooth
100
What was Breaker known for doing?
Building bridges; being clumsy
100
In what branch of the military did the Grandson Monaghan serve?
Army
100
In The Greyling, what did the fisherman and his wife want?
A baby
100
What happens in the story (the action)
plot
100
What does Dischord give to Milo because he has no use for that item?
The sound of laughter
200
For whom was Breaker building a bridge?
Emperor
200
How much money did Sheean want Grandpa Monaghan to donate to the Statue of Liberty Fund?
A dime
200
In "The Fun They Had," who taught Tommy and Margie?
A robot
200
A person or animal that takes part in the action of the story
character
200
What tool does the Terrible Trivium (Man played by Michael) give to Milo so that he may move a pile of sand?
Tweezers
300
What was Breaker's reward if he successfully built the bridge?
His weight in gold
300
How much does Grandpa Monaghan end up leaving at the Statue of Liberty?
half dollar
300
In "Becky and the Wheels and Brake Boys," what does Becky want and why can't she have it?
A bike; her mother and grandmother don't approve
300
The message of a story (what it's about)
theme
300
What is the one sense that the Senses Taker cannot take?
Sense of humor
400
Who did the old man turn out to be?
A mountain spirit
400
What date is inscribed on the tablet and why?
July 4, 1776; the signing of the Declaration of Independence
400
What did Greyling do during the storm? What happened because of this decision?
He rescued his father; he turned back into a seal
400
Where the story takes place
setting
400
According to the Lethargarians, what is unlawful, illegal and unethical in the Doldrums?
thinking
500
What happened to the two pebbles the old man gave Breaker?
One broke, the other created an indestructible pier
500
Give me your _______________, your poor, your _________________ masses yearning to breathe _____________, the wretched ______________ of your teeming shore.
tired; huddled; free; refuse
500
In "The Fun They Had," what did Tommy find?
a book
500
Name the five parts of the plot model, in order.
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
500
Who said this? "A seven is a seven anywhere in the world."
Mathemagician