Characters
Peddler who slept under his cart
Mr. Jerusalem
Colorado
Peddlers used peashooters to shoot these into tires
tacks
a comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
move skillfully or carefully
maneuver
Kit's quaker friend
Hannah
Kit sailed from __________ to live with family in Weathersfield, CT.
Barbados
Author of "Little Britches"
Ralph Moody
Using descriptive language that engages the senses to create a picture
imagery
tool or machine used to loosen the ground and destroy weeds
cultivator
Nat's 2nd wife
Polly
City where the pushcart peddlers live
New York City
Nat often said "it's just a _______ matter of mathematics"
simple
giving human characteristics to something non-human
personification
move around restlessly or stealthily
prowl
Name of the hundred-dollar-monkey that Jay Berry caught
Jimbo
Ropes & Hodges
At Kit's trial ________ comes just in time to prove that Kit is innocent
Prudence
Repeating the first sound in several words is called _________
alliteration
containing no gaiety or joy
Samson
Daniel and many Jews wanted freedom from the _________
Romans
Daniel comes to realize that "to know Jesus would be ________"
enough
The main idea of a story
theme
predictable