Dead Poets Society
Animal Farm
Skipping Christmas
A Christmas Carol
Vocabulary
100

This character posts a letter in the school newspaper saying girls are needed at Welton Academy.

Charlie

100

This unfortunate event causes the collapse of the first windmill.

A storm

100
The country Blair spends most of her time in throughout the novel working for the Peace Corps.

Peru

100
As a young child, Scrooge was typically left here by his family during the holiday season.

School

100

The term for arranged in the order of time.

Chronological

200

From reading an old school annual, the boys discover that this teacher was a former pledge of the Dead Poet's Society.

Mr. Keating

200

This animal consistently doubts propaganda but rarely speaks up, often mentioning that he has been around a very long time and seen a lot.

Benjamin

200

The Christmas decoration each house on Hemlock puts on their rooftops.

Frosty

200

The children under the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Present, Want and Ignorance, belong to whom?

Man

200

The term for having no known or identified name.

Anonymous

300

Todd has a major breakthrough after being urged by Mr. Keating to let out a barbaric ___________.

Yawp

300

After being hauled off by the knackers, Squealer lies and tells the animals that this character died of natural causes in a hospital after receiving care.

Boxer

300

Nora embarrassingly runs into this character at the mall after tanning. 

Her pastor

300

When the third spirit takes Scrooge to see the Cratchits, this character has tragically died.

Tiny Tim

300

The term for guided by high principles or ideals.

Idealistic

400

Todd blames this character for Neil's death.

Mr. Perry

400

By the end of the story, these animals become nearly indistinguishable from the humans, walking on two legs, wearing clothes, and even playing cards with other men. 

Pigs

400

Luther plans on sending all the anonymous Christmas cards he has received to this character.

Frohmeyer

400

Scrooge sends a giant one of these to the Cratchit home on Christmas day.

Turkey

400

The term for concerned only with the surface opinions or not deep.

Superficial

500

The only student to refuse signing the document that accuses Mr. Keating of being a bad influence on the boys.

Todd

500

This is name the farm reverts back to by the end of the novel.

Manor Farm

500

The author of Skipping Christmas.

John Grisham

500

The host of the dinner party Scrooge attends on Christmas Day at the end of the story.

His nephew, Fred

500

The term for having a great deal of money or wealth.

Affluent