Vocab Unit
What does adjacent mean?
near, next to, adjoining
What elective does Victor want to take?
When was Grandma Breckenridge born?
1899
Who made the bet?
The banker
Where did Louise find Hope?
At Chucks Chicken 'n' Biscuits on U.S. highway 4
What does dynasty mean?
Powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power for some time
How does Micheal try to impress girls?
He smirks
Who narrates the story
Megan
What are the terms of the bet?
The lawyer has to stay 15 years in solitary confinement without any access to newspapers but can get whatever he wants
When happens to Hope on the Christmas Eve after her mom died?
She gets robbed
What does trickle mean?
(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
come, go, or appear slowly or gradually.
Who is Victor's crush
Teresa
Why does Grandma Breckenridge lie to the reporter?
because the reporter wanted her memories not her
What happens to the banker over time?
He loses his money to bad decisions in the stock exchange
What does she lie to the Maxwells about to get in?
That she is a college student writing a paper on small businesses
What does Trivial mean?
of little value or importance.
(of a person) concerned only with trifling or unimportant things.
What was the strange figure like?
He had a corpse mask and seemingly no boundaries
Is Megan static or dynamic and why?
She is dynamic because she grows to appreciate visiting her grandma
What does the banker plan to do to the lawyer?
Kill him
How does she find out Adam died?
Dustin calls the paper to turn in an obituary
What does mutual mean?
shared, felt, or shown equally
What was the epidemic called
The red death
What 2 disasters did Grandma Breckenridge say she was in?
The Hindenburg and the San Francisco Earthquake
What does the lawyer do?
He leaves early to prove his newfound beliefs
Who is Hope's biological mother?
Marianne