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Vocabulary
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I "infer"
I'll "Sum" It up
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adjective; extremely fearful
What is paranoid
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using the character's personality, behavior, and details from the text to determine who the character is
What is characterization
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an inference the warden is grwoing impatient with the boys digging (chaper 17)
What is " As the days wore on, the warden became less and less patient. She arrived later in the morning and left earlier in the afternoon." (77
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summary of what the warden wanted the boys to do after "X-Ray" found the gold tube (chapter 15)
What is "dig the dirt twice, (one) dig out, shovel into a wheelbarrow, when the wheelbarrows are full, dum them away from the site. she saw that none of the boys were ever thirsty" (69-70)
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represents Mr. Sir's new habit (chapter 4)
What is "That's a lot of sunflower seeds." "Now I eat a sack of these everyday." (12)
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verb; to repeat or speak aloud
What is recite
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using only the main ideas of the text to write a brief statement about what you read
What is a summary or summarizing
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an inference that Zero is not "stupid" (chapter 22)
What is "So there are 52" (98), "You can teach me ten letters a day" (98), "I know everybody thinks I am.I just dont like answering questions". (99)
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summary of the racial makeup of the boys (chapter 19)
What is 3 black, 3 white, and one hispanic (84)
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freedom, relaxation (chapter 19)
What is stanley's trip to the warden "it felt good to sit inside the truck...stanley was surprised he could feel good about anything at the moment, but he did. He was able to appreciate the air blowing through the opened window...(87)
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verb; very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range
What is vast
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the sequence of events in a story, which includes the exposition (beginning), rising action, climax (turning point), conflict (problem), falling action, and the resoultion (ending)
What is plot
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an inference that the Warden did not care about the sunflower seeds (chaper 20 and 21)
What is "She got mad at Mr. Sir for bothering her" (93), "I dont especially care about no sunflower seeds." (91)
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Summary of the deal that Zero and Stanley made with each other. (chapter 22)
What is "I will dig part of your hole everday. I can dig for about an hour. And since I'm a faster digger anyway, our holes will get done about the same time." (96)
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danger, caution (chapter 21)
What is "the rattlesnake didn't chase after him. it had rattled its tail to warn him to stay away." (93)
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verb; to dig out and remove
What is excavate
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using evidence from the text to make a logical assumption about a character, an event, or what will happen next in a story
What is an inference
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an inference the boys are irrirated with each other (chapter 17)
What is the boys bicker "that's your dirt. You have to dig it up. It's covering up my dirt." (79),
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Summary of the events that took place in the warden’s cabin with at least two details from the text. (chapter 20)
What is "rattle snake venom" (90), "Struck Mr. Sir across the face" (91),stanley questioned if Mr. Sir was dead.
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evil, fury (chapter 20)
What is "this is my special nail polish.Do you want to know my secret ingredient? Rattle snake venom." (90)
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noun; to overcome a obstacle: the police have annonced a _____________ in the case
What is breakthrough
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when an objectrepresents something else. it can be a theme (message), event, or character in a story
What is symbolism
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an inference about why X-Ray didn’t mention the tube in the morning at breakfast (page 64)
What is "She watches us all the time. She's got hidden microphones and cameras all over the place. In the tents, the Wreck Room, and the shower." (71)
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Summary of the events that have “hardened Stanley’s heart” as stated on page 82. Give at least two examples from the text.
What is laughing at Zero (82), called Zero a nobody (81).
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territory (chapter 17)
What is "Zig Zag dug his shovel into the ground underneath where "Stanley's dirt" had been" (79), "Mr. Sir marched the boy to another section of the lake, and each boy dug his own hole" (80).