The Five
This child dreams of becoming a famous artist.
Who is Kate?
Kate saw something do this on the woman's shawl: to shine with small flashes of light.
What is sparkle?
"I want to be a famous artist."
Who is Kate?
The old woman sold her trinkets in this place.
What is the park?
The central idea or message of a story is called this.
What is the theme?
This shy child dreams of being an acrobat in the circus.
Who is Jake?
Small, inexpensive items like necklaces and bracelets that the old woman sold in the park.
What are trinkets?
"Father, I WANT the box. Buy it for me!"
Who is Abigail?
The Box of Immortality held this many steel rings.
What is five?
Give one word that describes Abigail at the beginning of the story.
What is spoiled / greedy / bad-tempered?
This child is fascinated by medicine and wants to be a medical researcher.
Who is Grace?
Abigail is described as this: wanting more than she needs.
What is greedy?
"Always take care of your ring. Treasure it. Respect it. Listen to it."
Who is the wise old woman?
Abigail waited here before she stole the rings at the pool.
What is behind a huge oak tree?
Peter learned this from volunteering at the planetarium.
What is that other people have good ideas, too?
This child wants to be a senator or president but isn't very caring.
Who is Mark?
The old woman had one of these, a feeling that something was about to happen.
What is a premonition?
"It's better if we take them off. We don't want to lose them in the pool."
Who is Mark?
Name one thing the Five did to find Abigail.
What is drawing her picture / making copies / searching online / asking people?
Grace says we "live forever in our actions." This means people are remembered for this.
What is what they do and achieve?
This child dreams of being a pilot or astronaut, but he always thinks he is right.
Who is Peter?
Jake was athletic and this, which means able to move quickly and easily.
What is agile?
"But we do live forever. In our actions."
Who is Grace?
When Abigail opened the box, she saw the faces of the Five and their glowing rings in the crystals. This made her angry because she believed this.
What is the rings should belong to her (since they had been in her box)?
Name a theme of the story.
What is...
(Accept: success comes from your own effort, not shortcuts or stealing; legacy comes from our actions, not from things.)