Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Character Roles
Discussion Questions
Sequence
100

The openings of the nose.

Nostrils

100

To clear or destroy ground with a bulldozer

Bulldoze

100

Who is the protagonist?

Winnie

100

What does Winnie do with the water from Jesse?

Pours it on the toad.
100

What happened first: 

1. The Tucks helped Mae escape from jail.

2.Winnie died.

1. The Tucks helped Mae escape from jail.

200

Just a litte; almost not

Barely
200
A burial ground; a graveyard

Cemetery

200

Who is the love interest?

Jesse

200

What happened to the Wood and the Spring?

They had to bulldoze all of it.

200

What happened first:
1. The gallows were blown over by the wind.

2. The man in the yellow suit died.

2. The man in the yellow died.

300

A person who helps another commit a crime

Accomplice

300

Showing a lack of worry or interest

Unconcerned

300

Who is the antagonist?

The man in the yellow suit

300

What does Jesse whisper to Winnie before she goes in the jail cell?

"Remember."

300

What happened first: 

1. The man in the yellow suit shares his plan to sell the water.

2. Jesse gives Winnie a bottle of spring water.

1. The man in the yellow suit shares his plan to sell the water.

400

Use force in order to open or move something

Pry

400

Pull with a jerk

Yanked

400

Who is a tertiary character?

Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foster, Granny, the constable

400

What is the loud crash Winnie heard while in the jail cell?

The gallows falling.

400

What happened first:

1. Jesse gives Winnie a bottle of spring water.

2. Winnie sneaks out of her house to help Mae.

1. Jesse gives Winnie a bottle of spring water.

500

A mark or other indication showing the existence of something

Trace

500

Words engraved on something, usually in rock or metal

Inscription

500

Who is a deuteragonist?

Mae, Tuck, Jesse, Miles

500

What does Miles wait on to pull out the jailhouse window?

The thunder.

500

What happened first:

1. Winnie pours the water on the toad.
2. The constable tells Mr. Foster that the man in the yellow suit died.

2. The constable tells Mr. Foster that the man in the yellow suit died.