Show:
Characters
Setting
Make Inferences
Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary
100
The main character of this story.
Who is Thomas Small
100
The time and place a story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
Reading between the lines in a story.
What is making inferences?
100
Factual or Fictional: Dies Drear was a supporter of the Underground Railroad.
What is factual?
100
A system set up before the Civil War to help runaway slaves escape to freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
200
The supporting characters in this story (hint- double trouble)
Who are Billy and Buster?
200
The main place this story takes place at.
What is the car?
200
Many slaves traveled through Ohio on the Underground Railraod.
What is because that was the way North to freedom in Canada?
200
Factual or Fictional: Thomas had twin brothers.
What is fictional?
200
A person in charge of the Underground Railroad.
What is a superintendent?
300
The character who is an expert of Civil War history.
Who is Mr. Small?
300
The time period that the Small family are in.
What is present day?
300
Thomas asks a lot of questions about the Underground Railroad.
What is that Thomas is very fascinated by the history of the Underground Railroad?
300
Factual or Fictional: Thomas says he feels like he's been riding forever.
What is fictional?
300
A person who worked to end slavery in the U.S.A.
What is an abolitionist?
400
The original owner and abolitionist of the house the Small family is moving to in Ohio.
Who is Dies Drear?
400
The time period discussed by Thomas and his father on the trip.
What is during the Underground Railroad/The Civil War?
400
Thomas makes some wood carvings for his little brothers.
What is he must love his younger brothers to give them a gift?
400
Factual or Fictional: Slaves sometimes received money to help them on the Underground Railroad.
What is factual?
400
A meeting and hiding place for slaves on the Underground Railroad.
What is a station?
500
The superintendant of the Underground Railroad in Ohio.
Who is Elijah Anderson?
500
How the setting changed in this story.
What is present time in car and Thomas has a flashback to an earlier conversation with his dad.
500
Dies Drear was a wealthy man, and he supported the Underground Railroad. He lived in a modest house and cared little for the expensive antiques that filled it. This explains what about his character?
What is he was committed to using his money to help free slaves, and didn't care for material things?
500
A story that is not true but could be, or has realistic elements in it.
What is realistic fiction?
500
A person who led the slaves to freedom.
What is a conductor?