What Questions
What is the main character's name?
Parsit
Where did the team play soccer in the beginning of the story?
A sandbar
a post used to support a house above water
Stilts
Who owned the coffee shop?
Prasit's Uncle
The regular rising and falling of the ocean's surface caused by the moon's gravity.
Tide
What did Prasit's father do for work?
He was a fisherman.
Where did Prasit live?
Thailand
a long flat structure built over water
a place to dock boats
Pier
Who's idea was it to make a field?
Parasit
-A long area of sand that is raised in the water
-You can walk on the sandbar depending on the time of day
Sandbar
What did the boys watch on the t.v. in the Uncle's coffee shop?
The World Cup
Where was the only t.v. located?
The coffee shop
Leftover pieces of wood, materials, and junk gathered from abandoned fish farms.
Scraps
Who brought the team new uniforms?
Friends and family members
Long, flat pieces of heavy timber used to form the surface of the floating platform.
Planks
What country was the World Cup being played in?
Mexico
Where do the kids gather materials to make the floating field?
Around town
Knock the soccer ball forward with short, controlled taps
Dribble
Who had to jump into the ocean to get the ball when it went out of bounds?
The play who kicked it out of bounds
Made as a temporary substitute out of whatever materials are available
Makeshift
What were the goals made out of?
Fishing nets
Why were the boys only able to play soccer on the sandbar twice a month?
Because the sandbar was only uncovered when the tide was low enough
A series of games where one team loses the game and can no longer participate
Tournament
What does it mean when the text says the floating field teetered in the waves?
It rocked or wobbled unsteadily back and forth on top of the water.
completely fsoaked or saturated with water so that no more can be absorbed
Waterlogged