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a charm worn to protect against evil spirits
What is an amulet?
100
a statement that shows what a person thinks or believes
What is an opinion?
100
throws tomatoes and rocks; sings a racist chant
Who is Jack?
100
What does Miss Whitlaw learn about tea?
You don't have to drink it with sugar and cream.
100
Moon Shadow doesn't go to school with the demon children because
What is because the demons wouldn't allow him to.
200
poisoned or disgraced
What is tainted?
200
a statement that can be proven and backed up with sources
What is a fact?
200
was wounded, but not killed, by Windrider
Who is Black Dog?
200
How does Father know how to fix Mr. Alger's car?
His hands knew intuitively what to do.
200
What things did the Wright brothers experiment with before making airplanes?
What is kites and gliders.
300
to control; to take over
What is monopolize?
300
written by someone who has researched and learned about an event
What is a secondary source?
300
gives Windrider a job
Who is Mr. Alger?
300
Father sneaks out of the house to do what?
What is get revenge for Black Dog beating up Moon Shadow?
300
What three things did the earthquake destroy?
What is gas lines, chimneys, and water pressure?
400
empty, barren
What is desolate?
400
written by someone who experienced an event
What is a primary source?
400
unsuccessfully guards the door so Windrider can't leave
Who is Lefty?
400
Moon Shadow wears this when he meets Miss Whitlaw for the first time
What is the amulet/charm that Hand Clap gave him?
400
Uncle likes to quote this man, who said a plethora of things about the 'superior man'.
What is Confucius?
500
generosity or kindness
What is benevolence?
500
a short piece of writing that includes only the main ideas
What is a summary?
500
tells the Lord of Heaven the good and bad things the family does
Who is the Stove King?
500
Uncle gives Moon Shadow this gift when he and Windrider move to the demon town?
What is a cup of soil from China and incense sticks.
500
How did the Wright brothers die?
What is typhoid (Wilbur) and a heart attack (Orville).