Vocabulary
Characters
Setting
Inferences
Plot
100
Something that has many knots and bumpy areas
Gnarly
100
The main character of the story
Vinny
100
a deep, narrow valley made by running water.
ravine
100
The boy is sad.
100
How does Vinny feel about going to the pond?
Nervous and anxious
200
A small stream.
Rivulet
200
Vinny's best friend and they have a teasing relationship.
Joe-Boy
200
The American State where the story takes place at
Hawaii
200
A baby makes a horrible face after eating something new.
The baby did not enjoy the food.
200
What is important about the legend of the Stone Goddess?
It is a way for Starlene to say the boy did not die.
300
Something that will fall in stages.
Casacade
300
The character who believes the dead boy was taken by the Goddess.
Starlene
300
How did Vinny's parents feel about the ravine?
Mother thought it was haunted and did not want Vinny to go back. His father thought he should get back on the horse.
300
Sherry's toddler is in bed upstairs. She hears a bang and crying.
Sherry can infer that her toddler fell out of bed.
300
How does Vinny change by the end of the story?
He learns it is ok to not always do as his friends say.
400
A cliff or extremely steep area of rock.
Precipice
400
The friend who was afraid of nothing.
Mo
400
How tall was the highest cliff?
Fifty-feet
400
A boy was riding his bike home from school and he rode past a car accident. It looked pretty bad because one the cars had the windows broken out all over the ground.
The next day he went to ride his bike and the tires were both flat. Why do you think they were flat?
He rode his bike over the glass and it deflated his tires.
400
What does Vinny mean when he thinks that "he'd never seen anything so beautiful in all his life" at the end of the story?
He is glad to be alive and living in this place. He feels proud for making his own decision.
500
To flinch, or startle as in pain or distress.
Winced
500
Name of the boy who died at the ravine.
Butchie
500
What is the most important thing about the setting of the story?
It is the place where a boy died.
500
A lady was growing tomatoes on her porch and was waiting for them to turn red so she could eat them. The neighbor kids liked to play on her porch because she had fun steps they could jump off of.
The tomatoes were almost ready to eat because they were orange and turning red. One more day was all they needed. The next day the lady came home and all the red tomatoes were gone. What do you think happened to them?
The kids stole them.
500
What effects does Vinny's parents have on Vinny after their discussion about the boy who died?
Vinny felt guilty about going as it disobeyed his mother. Felt childish he doesn't want to "get back on the horse", and weak because he cant say no to his friends.