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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Comprehension
Double Jeopardy
100
An aquatic marine mammal
porpoise
100
Old Faithful is an example of this
geyser
100
What myth explains where fire comes from?
Prometheus
100
What myth explains why there is evil in the world?
Pandora's Box
100
What does Gram die of? Where was she burried?
Gram died of a stroke, and she was burried in the woods where she and Gramps were married.
200
if you are this, the glass is always half full
optimistic
200
a grab bag has this assortment, or mix, of things in it
miscellaneous
200
What does Sal learn about Mrs. Cadaver's husband?
He died in a car accident.
200
How did Mrs. Partridge lose her eyesight?
She was in a car accident.
200
What did Gramps do for the first time the night that Gram died?
He wrote her a love letter.
300
the mountain road that Sal drove on was this because of its sharp drop-offs and dangerous curves
treacherous
300
The opposite of persuade
dissuade
300
What kind of hospital is Ben's mom in?
psychiatric hospital for mental patients
300
Why do Sal and Phoebe visit the university?
To confront the lunatic.
400
This is how Ben looked at Sal
ogling
400
if you were outnumbered and this, then you may want to wave the white flag
besiege
400
What is the lunatic's first and last name?
Mike Bickle
400
What is the first and last name of the boy who rode with Sal, Gram, and Gramps to the hospital when Gram was bitten by a snake?
Tom Fleet
400
What did Sal’s dog, Moody Blue, do with her puppies when they were about six weeks old? Why does this remind Sal of her mother?
Moody Blue pushes her puppies away so they can learn to be self-sufficient. This reminds Sal of her mother, because her mother went away and Sal learned how to be self-sufficient (how to think and act for herself; more independent).
500
if something disgusts you, you may call it this
grotesque
500
my coffee maker I take camping using ___________ water to make the coffee
percolating
500
Who was leaving the mysterious messages on Phoebe's doorstep and how did this person come up with what the messages would say?
Mrs. Partridge was leaving the mysterious messages, and she would write things that Mrs. Cadaver would read to her from the paper.
500
In what two ways is the gift that Ben gave to Sal ironic?
He gave her a chicken named Blackberry, and it's ironic because of the conversations of kisses tasting like both chicken and blackberries.
500
List all 5 of the mysterious messages left on Phoebe's doorstep.
1. Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins. 2. Everyone has his own agenda. 3. In the course of a lifetime, what does it matter? 4. You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. 5. We never know the worth of water until the well is dry.