Important Ideas
A flat bottom wooden boat that Tien Pao lives on with his family. (p. 1)
What is a sampan
Pig and baby sister have similar names.
What is Glory of the Republic and Beauty of the Republic?
Tien Pao counted this number of raindrops when he tried to wake his pig.
What is nine drops?
Tien Pao was finally able to talk to Lt. Hamsun.
What is through the interpreter?
Tien Pao stayed in this place in the mountains.
What is the cave?
His twisted cap was used to do this.
What is plug the leak in the sampan?
Tien Pao and his family rowed towards this river town after their village was attacked by the Japanese.
What is Hengyang?
Tien Pao saved the airman by doing this.
What is screamed so the Japanese soldiers' attention was taken away from the airman?
What is the revetment on the air field?
Tien Pao's father took these away which prevented him from drifting down the river.
The airman gives Tien Pao this to eat in the cave.
What is Chocolate?
What was Lieutenant Hamsun?
The airman and Tien Pao were surrounded and then helped by these people who pretended to be farmers.
What is the guerrillas of the mountains?
Lt. Hamsun promised the doctor this if he would let him take Tien Pao up in the plane.
What is one month of rest in the hospital?
The Guerrilla leader gave Tien Pao a new name.
What is Yin?
Tien Pao received this from the Airman for rowing him across the river. Then he wanted his father to buy these for the family.
What is 200 yen, food, oil, coal and a little tobacco for his father?
The significance of the book's title.
This person wanted to steal Tien Pao's pig.
What is the old hag?
Tien Pao's father was using this to crush the rock and help build the airfield.
These were Tien Pao's pets
The interpreter gave Tien Pao this on the airplane to prevent him from getting sick.
What is a stick of gum?
This war was taking place.
What was World War II and the Japanese invaded China?
Tien Pao wanted to go back this place along the railroad track.
Tien Pao's mother thanked the airman by doing this.
What is putting her hand on his arm?
In the beginning Tien Pao and his family only had these items.
What is Nothing but the stone mill to grind the rice for his baby sister, the pig and the ducklings