Vocab
Slope
The inclined entrance leading down into the mine
Who is the main protagonist
Tom Taylor
Where does our story take place
The Dryden Mine
What happens in the begining of this chapter
Tom finds Bennie in the mine
Who is Tom looking for after he gets Bennie home
Intimidate
To threaten or frighten others into submission
which character is blind
Bennie Taylor
What are the ages of Tom and Bennie
Tom - 14 ; Bennie - 12
What does Tom see as he is out
A man in the shadow of the breaker and then someone leaving that same breaker
In what way is the way Tom embraces Bennie described as
Motherly way
Door-boy
A child tasked with opening and closing ventilation door in the mine when coal cars pass
Who is described as a "gentle giant"
Jack Rennie
What group of people arrive to the mine in this chapter
"Committee of on hundred" strikers
Where is Tom summoned to meet with Lawyer Pleadwell
Wilkes-Barre
After Tom meets a man after finding Bennie what happens to the breaker
A fire
Desolation
A state of complete emptiness or loneliness, referring to the dark, abandoned state of the mine
Which character is refereed to as widowed
Mrs. Taylor (Widow Taylor)
How long has the miners strike been in progress at this point in the story
two weeks
What does the man Tom sees near the breaker and Lawyer Pleadwell suggest that Tom do with the information he has
Not tell anyone
Where does Bennie need to go for his surgery
Philadelphia
Opressive
Causing discomfort by being intense or harsh, describing the silence in the mine
What defines the life of the Taylor family
Hardship
What does the title "Lost in the Mine" set the stage for
The physical dangers of cave-ins and the mine in general
How much money does Tom need to save and why is he saving it
100$ for Bennie's surgery
What name does the man who Tom meets near the breaker mutter as he approaches Tom
Mike