Vocabulary
I closed my door and felt the surging flames smack against it.
Surging means:
Suddenly Increasing or Quickly Retreating
What is Suddenly Increasing?
He is beginning his sophomore year at Bluford High after transferring from Lincoln High.
Who is Ben?
"And if you don't get upstairs and outta my sight right now, you're gonna with you never met me."
Donald
Larry
Who is Larry?
A Central idea in Search for Safety is that stepfathers usually don't know how to effectively discipline their stepchildren.
What is False?
The Highschool where this story takes place.
What is Bluford?
Aunt Fay jutted her jaw at him and put her hands on her hips, standing there defiant in her suit.
What does defiant mean?
Kindly Encouraging or Boldly Resistant
What is Boldly Resistant?
She is strong and capable and she teacher 8th grade.
Aunt Fay
"Maybe he came to work stinkin' like beer, or maybe he tried to boss someone around like he does here-"
Ben
Dez
Mr. Graham
Who is Ben?
Ben is embarrassed because Cindy realized that he has come for a free breakfast.
What is True?
The author of Search for Safety?
Who is Paul Langan?
Larry never said he was sorry about anything. Aunt Far knew it too. She scowled and shook her head.
Scowled means:
Smiled Sobbed Frowned
What is Frowned?
Larry's stocky, dark-eyed friend
Who is Donald?
"Instead of dreaming about it, I made it happen. that's what you need to remember, son. You got to make things happen."
Mr. Mitchell Officer Whittington
Mr. Graham Alice
Who is Mr. Graham?
Aunt Fay is personally afraid of Larry.
What is False?
What is the name of the officer who questions Ben at the school?
Who is Office Whittington?
"You don't have to hurry, Ben," Mr. Graham assured me as soon as she left. "People today rush everything."
Assured means:
Spoke Angrily Challenged
Told with Confidence Questioned
What is Told with Confidence?
The principal at Bluford and a person friend of Aunt Fay
Who is Ms. Spencer?
"If you knew about my life, you'd know that I have no room to look down on anyone."
Cindy Tyray
Reggie Ben
Who is Cindy?
This book helped to teach us that victims of domestic violence have to know when to ask for help.
What is True?
The two street punks who live in Ben's neighborhood and give him trouble.
Who are Ben and Rodney?
I know Mom was tired. The weariness in her voice told me she'd had another long day at the daycare.
Weariness means:
Excitement Curiosity
Peacefulness Tiredness
What is Tiredness?
Ben's mother's first name
What is Geneva?
"He says he sees bruises on you a lot. We know that you are not a troublemaker. Honey, who's been hitting you?"
Dez Cindy
Mr. Mitchell Alice
Who is Alice?
Ben's "dangerous game" is to attack Larry when he was too drunk to fight back.
What is False?
His "dangerous game" was to threaten Larry that be might tell the cops who robbed the store.
Mr. Graham's daughter, Alice's profession.
What is a paralegal?