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Vocabulary
Figurative Language
Characterization
Comprehension
Dialogue
100
Fussy and extremely careful
What is finicky?
100
"Overhead, the boughs of the giant trees hovered protectively, but they did not join in my laughter."
What is personification?
100
The short,pudgy seven year old.
Who is Christopher-John?
100
He rode to Louisianna to get his father.
Where did Stacey go?
100
"Cassie! Get up,girl!"
What did Big Mama say to wake up Cassie?
200
argument
What is dispute?
200
"The earth was draped in a cloak of gray mist as the sun chased the night away."
What is personification
200
Big Ma
Who is Cassie's Grandmother
200
He gathered the eggs
What did Little Man do
200
"Hush Cassie, and open them curtains if you can't see"
What did Big Mama say when Cassie woke up and hit her toe?
300
walked easily without hurrying
What is ambled?
300
"Them trees ain't singing."
What is personification?
300
A very small six year old,that is a most finicky dresser.
Who is Little Man?
300
They saw the white x on the tree.
What is the first sign to the conflict?
300
"Shoot! Darn ole chair"
What did Cassie say when she hit her toe?
400
searched
What is delved?
400
"On the fourth day, before the sun had risen,bringing its cloak of miserable heat, I saw her walking alone toward the woods."
What is metaphor?
400
11 year old who thought he was the man of the house.
Who is Stacey?
400
Someone stole the money out of the letter for Mama.
Who lost ten dollars?
400
"There ain't no more contract"
What did papas say to Mr.Anderson?
500
escape by quickness or cleverness unbelievingly
What is elude?
500
"Or on a muggy,sweat-drenched day,their leaves had rippled softly,lazily,like restless green fingers strumming at a guitar,echoing their epic tales."
What is a simile?
500
The character that needed medicine.
Who is Mama?
500
He fought as hard as he could to get the trees so he could cut them down.
What did Mr.Anderson do?