Ted Talks
Harcourt
A Single Shard
Desperaux
Vocabulary
100

Which country has the highest Happy Life Years and the lowest Ecological Footprint?

Costa Rica

100

What religion did Ellen's family believe in?

Judaism

100

Where does the story take place?

On the West Coast of Korea / Ch'ul'po

100
How was Desperaux different from the other mice?

He was very small and had big ears

100

Tidy

Clean, orderly, all in place

200

Which countries have the lowest Happy Life Years?

Sub Saharan Africa

200

Why did the Johansen family hide their neighbours from the Nazis?

The Nazis wanted to kill all the Jewish people

200

Why is Crane Man called Crane Man?

He has only one leg

200

Why were Migg's ears so swollen?

People kept hitting her

200

Daybreak

When the sun first rises

300

What did Costa Rica abolish in 1949?

The Army

300

What happened to Ellen's parents?

They had to run away

300

Where do Crane Man and Tree Ear live?

Under a bridge

300
What two things did the King make illegal?

Rats and Soup

300

Kiln

An oven for heating things, especially bricks or pottery

400

What is the 3rd way that Nic Marks claims we can increase our happiness?

"Take Notice"

400

What was the brave thing that Annemarie did to save Ellen?

Annemarie hid Ellen's necklace in her hand.

400

What was the second task that Min sent Tree Ear to do?

Min sent Tree Ear to gather clay

400

Who cut off Desperaux's tail?

Migg

400

Repetition

To repeat something over and over

500

What does the cochlear implant in Michael Chorost's skull allow him to do?

It allows him to hear

500

What happened to Annemarie's other sister?

She died

500

Why did Tree Ear bring his own bowl to Min's house?

So he could bring home extra food to Crane Man

500

Why was the Mouse Council so afraid of Desperaux when he returned from the Dungeon the first time?

He was covered in flour and looked like a ghost

500

Rambunctious

Loud, excited, acting crazy!