Vocabulary
What does the word barbarous mean?
uncivilized; savage
"Nathan wasn't surprised to see Captain Bim ______ over to the stranger's side"
Sidle
What is the chapters name?
"The Bone Game"
"Empty of expression, Dolla Bill's eyes told nothing."Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
personification
What does the word sidle mean?
move or slide along sideways in a almost furtive manner
What does the word dismay mean?
disappointment
"Dolla Bill seemed somehow to achieved a plateau of ______."
invincibility
Who left Neah Bay in chapter 13?
Captain Bim
The potlatch is like Christmas. Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
simile
"You, Nathan MacAllister, are a persistent, nay, a ______ young man."
stalwart
What does the word averted mean?
turned away or turned aside
"The agent whom she didn't especially like, had been cross with her, 'it's ______,' he'd insisted."
barbarous
Who is the new character in chapter 13?
Jack Kane
"A grin playing at the man's lips." Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
personification
What is the Makah term for the bone game?
sla hal
What does the word faring mean?
managing; coping
"Nathan shook hands with the perspective buyer and left wondering how the trader was ______ with his negotiations."
faring
How much did Jack Kane pay Captain Bim for the trading post?
Half of Captain Bim's stolen gold
"The broken bear of a man, smiled....." Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
metaphor
Why is Jack Kane in the Story? (what did he do?)
He bought the trading post from Captain Bim.
What does the word stalwart mean?
determined; persistent
"At the same time, Captain Bim was _______ the charms of Neah Bay and the Makah nation."
Extolling
Why were the bone cylinders placed in the ghost canoe earlier in the book?
They were placed in there to honer the chief
"In addition to his hunting weapons, as he paddled into eternity...." Is this a simile, metaphor, or personification?
Metaphor
How much of a racket was Lighthouse George's team making?
tremendous amount