Vocabulary
a hole or empty space in something
hollow
Why did Zero get sick?
because of the sploosh
soft and wet
soggy
What did Stanley find on the top of the mountain?
water and onions
having a scratchy, rough sound
raspy
What did Zero confess to Stanley about?
that he stole the sneakers
unclear and dark
murky
What did Stanley go down the mountain looking for?
the shovel
a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding
a fugitive
What else was laying right next to the shovel?
jars with sploosh
make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance
to contaminate
Who was Mrs Tennyson thankful to for her daughter's recovery?
Onion Sam
the path along which something moves, lies
direction
Why could Stanley taste sand in his mouth?
because of the muddy water that he drank
the act of following quickly in order to capture or catch up with
chase
Why was Stanley so surprised that the shovel was all the way down the mountain?
because it means that he carried Zero up the mountain for a very long time
the length of the space between two points
distance
Why were Stanley's hands and fingers hurting?
because of digging in the muddy water
to make a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering
moan
because she was wearing a nightgown in the street