VOCABULARY-1
...televisions up and down the street were announcing tornado sightings in the _______.
A. grief B. cogitates C. bewildered D. vicinity
D. vicinity
The next thing I knew I was being _______ awake by the thundering roar of helicopters going right over our heads.
A. sarcastically B. jolted C. bewildered D. hashed
B. jolted
The front porch jutted out like a chin of a stubborn old-timer who'd simply refuse to budge.
simile
What is a red-letter day?
a day when something wonderful happens that wasn't expected
Why did Dan have to drive the police car?
Officer Kelly was hit in the face with flying glass and couldn't see.
Arthur's bike was already so _______, we left it on the grass where it was.
A. hashed B. bewildered C. jolted D. avalanche
A. hashed
He shone the light onto the _______ of buff-colored bricks along the west wall.
A. jolted B. peer C. raffle D. avalanche
D. avalanche
The basement was a stupid obstacle course - a death trap!
metaphor
Why did Dan's father have to go to the farm?
He had to help Grandpa Hatch fix his tractor.
How did Dan and Arthur finally get Smiley out of the basement?
She climbed up on the couch and then old mattress springs and out the window.
"Reporting injury affecting my eyesight... returning to headquarters assisted by _______ passenger," Officer Kelly said referring to Dan.
A. hashed B. dainty C. minor D. rubble
C. minor
She made another little series of snorts - _______this time; as if she knew we were listening.
A. hashed B. raffle C. avalanche D. dainty
D. dainty
We were all in the same boat.
idiom
Why did mom decide to leave the house?
She wanted to check on Mrs. Smiley.
Where did Mrs. Minetti take the kids first thing in the morning?
She drove them to the armory.
As Arthur himself says, he _______. I could tell by the way he was squinting into the sun that he was thinking hard about something.
A. sarcastically B. cogitates C. peer D. hackles
B. cogitates
Just then a low, moaning sound raised _______ on the back of my neck.
A. hackles B. hashed C. dainty D. cogitates
A. hackles
I crept down the slippery-slide slope of the table...
Why didn't Dan want to wake Ryan and take him to the basement.
He didn't want Ryan to cry.
What did Dan do when Mrs. Minetti wasn't able to get through to K-Mart?
He jumped out of the car and ran to K-Mart.
"Is that all?" she said _______. "There've been dozens!"
A. vicinity B. dainty C. sarcastically D. minor
C. sarcastically
One older guy we didn't know just stood there in the middle of the street, looking _______.
A. jolted B. bewildered C. minor D. peer
B. bewildered
I tried yelling at first, but the wind shredded my words.
personification
What did Ryan do during the tornado that made Dan feel better?
He grabbed Dan's finger and started sucking on it.
Who did Dan, Arthur, and Stacey go to look for after they got out of Dan's house?
Dan's mom