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Convicts
Chapters 1-9
Chapters 10-20
WILD
Vocabulary
100
What was Al Capone's nick name?
What is Big Al
100
Who is Piper Williams?
What is the warden's daughter
100
What did Moose let Nat have while their mother was out because he was mad about not getting to play baseball?
What is her buttons and lemon cake
100
producing a strong effect; inspiring or remarkable
What is impressive
200
What crime was Al Capone best known for?
What is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
200
Why did Moose and his family move to Alcatraz?
What is for his father's job, and so Nat could go to a better school
200
Why was the warden's scolding especially upsetting to Moose and Theresa?
What is they weren't apart of the laundry project and didn't get any of the money.
200
define shenanigans
What is playful or mischievous acts or pranks
300
Who gave George Kelly his nick name "Machine Gun Kelly"?
What is his wife, Kathryn Thorne
300
What was the setting for this book?
What is Alcatraz, 1935
300
What was Moose's punishment for the laundry project?
What is his baseball, glove, and bat were taken away.
300
an institution for the care of people, especially those with physical or mental impairments
What is asylum
300
crazy, absurd, or outrageous
What is preposterous
400
Who was the most wanted gangster in 1921?
What is Roy Gardner
400
What was the special project the warden asked Moose to help Piper with?
What is The laundry service
400
What explanation did Piper give Mr.Trixel on the ferry when he asked about the laundry?
What is it was a school science project
400
Who told the warden what Piper had done?
What is Del's mother
400
define banshee
What is a female spirit who wails to warn impending death.
500
Which convict was known as the "King of Escape Artists"
What is Roy Gardner
500
Whats the name of the school Nat goes to?
What is Esther P. Marinoff
500
exactly how long did Nat stay at Esther P. Marinoff?
What is 36 hrs
500
"The Rock" is a nickname for what?
What is Alcatraz
500
define embezzlers
What is people who take money or other valued things for one's own use