Black Duck Cycle 3 Review

Figurative Language/Inferences

100

What does it mean to "knuckle under" something?

To give into pressure.

200

What kind of figurative language is "keep your cap on?" on page 126?

Idiom

300

"And what a wind.  I imagined Billy now, coming in by boat to the beach, striding up the path to Tom’s shack.  Billy Brady, tall and broad-shouldered, his white Labrador loping at his side; Billy, with all the glory of the Black Duck blazing out, and his easy, joking manner that charmed everyone" (177)

What figurative language is used in the italicized part?

Metaphor

400

The BEST text evidence to infer that Chief McKenzie is involved in rum-running.

"Mr. Culp tells Charlie Pope, “Ralph and I have come to an understanding about matters of this kind.” (p. 163) 

500

Who is "the wind" on page 177?

Billy Brady

Character Traits

100

How did the people in town view Mr. Culp right away?

They thought he was nice but suspicious.

200

"I was trapped in this place.  While Marina visited Harveston and Boston, meeting up with the world, I hauled pickle barrels in Riley’s back room, where not even my father looked in on me anymore.  He’d given up trying to make me into something he could like. . .

And so I set out toward the back country, down a road I’d seldom biked which wound away from the sea, past rocky farmland and shrub-clogged forests.  The November daylight began to fade and still I went on, furiously at times, suddenly in a rage that even one-eyed Tom Morrison was no longer specially mine.  He was Billy Brady’s friend, and Billy’s father’s before that.  The free life he led came out of weakness and retreat, not anything strong he could pass on to me.  He was as likely as anyone to bend before the wind."

HOW is Ruben feeling in this passage?

Lonely and jealous.

300

What are some words to describe Billy Brady?

Charismatic, persuasive.

400

Find text evidence to show that Billy is PERSUASIVE.

"His easy joking manner that charmed everyone.”

500

How could you describe Mr. Hart?

Someone who gives into peer pressure, weak.

Conflict

100

What is the conflict between rum-runners and Rhode Island?

Character v. Society

200

What is the character v. character conflict that puts Ruben in danger?

Boston vs. New York Mafias vs. Ruben

300

What conflict is Mr. Hart facing as he gets deeper into rum-running?

Character v. Self

400

What is the conflict called that characters face as they continue to keep secrets?

Character v. Self

500

What are the types of conflict we DO NOT see in this novel?

Character v. Fate, Character v. Nature

Vocab

100

Decrepit meaning

Old and broken down

200

Dank meaning

Damp and cold.

300

Vacate meaning

To leave

400

Wafted meaning

Passed through the air.

500

Barrage meaning

To bombard someone with bullets.

Basic Facts

100

What is the ticket that Ruben has?

Half of a $50 bill.

200

What does Ruben see Chief McKenzie doing at his kitchen table?

Counting money.

300

How is Ruben's dad involved in rum-running?

He is smuggling for Mr. Riley, even though he doesn't want to.

400

Which gang is "in charge" of rum-running in Rhode Island?

Boston College Boys

500

What characters can we categorize as "good" now?

Billy Brady, Tom Morrison, Ruben Hart