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Characters
Vocab
Miscellanious
Events
Vocab
100
This character is adventurous and is always laughing. The leader of the group
Jamie
100
A cry of sorrow or grief
Wail
100
Who said "I always had a hard time saying no to Jamie."
The Narrator
100
What did Jamie and the Narrator do when they heard other kids coming at the beginning of Chapter 1
They hid in some bushes
100
the act of making something more noticeable than usual
Exaggeration
200
This character is a little more quiet and "follows" Jamie. We don't know his name yet
Narrator
200
A facial expression of displeasure
Scowled
200
Where did Jamie want to bring his little sister before the storm?
The School
200
What did the boys steal from the farmer's farm
Two apples
200
to go, fly, or revolve with a humming or buzzing sound
Whirred
300
Jamie's next-door neighbor who yells at the boys to get off the lawn
Mrs. Houser
300
A deep and vivid red
Crimson
300
What did Mrs. Houser want the kids in the neighborhood to collect.
Japanese Beattles
300
What did Jamie and the Narrator race to?
The creek
300
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
Suspect
400
Cause to mature or develop fully
Ripen
400
Who did Jamie said gave him a ride home?
Mr. Chambers
400
How did the Narrator and Jamie get back home from the storm? Did they know the person that helped
They hitched hiked a ride with a stranger
400
A drumroll
Paradiddles
500
Who is the third friend of the group (she is a girl)
Heather
500
Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie
Uncanniest
500
Who did the boys think guarded the farm?
A farmer with a shotgun
500
What story did Jamie make up to the Narrator's mom when they got out of the car? Did he tell the truth or lie?
He said that a friend's dad drove them home out of the rain. It was a lie
500
the act of freeing from captivity or punishment
Ransom