Vocabulary (Easy)
Vocabulary (Hard)
Characters
Plot
Plot
100

the black top of the road

asphalt

100

a person who designs large constructions, building

architect

100

What country is Mai Thi from?

Vietnam

100

Where does Holling attend school?

Camillo Junior High

100

Which activity does Mrs. Baker agree to do despite disliking it?

Camping in the mountains

200

a violent, windy storm

tempest

200

one who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly

assasin

200

What is the name of the baseball player that scorns Holling?

Mickey Mantle

200

Which new car does Mr. Hoodhood buy?

A Ford Mustang convertible

200

Mrs. Baker takes Holling on a field trip. Where does she take him?

To places of architectural interest.

300

a drama (play) or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence

tragedy

300

to destroy completely

obliterate

300

Which character does Holling play in the Long Island's Shakespeare Company's Holiday Extravaganza?

Ariel

300

Holling has a lot going on in his life, but his father doesn't seem to care. What does his father care most about?

Getting business for his company.

300

Holling does something heroic. What does he do?

He saves his sister's life.

400

a peculiar way of acting

quirk
400

relating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression

rhetorical

400

What are the two classroom rats' names?

Sycorax and Caliban

400

What is the second Shakespearean play that Mrs. Baker assigns to Holling?

The Tempest

400

Why does Holling want to be on the cross-country team?

He wants to avoid being at home.

500

being the matter in hand; occurring in present

contemporary

500

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; and indirect or passing reference

allusion

500

Who displays unexpected heroic qualities when she grabs the rats by their necks?

Mrs. Sidman

500

What two famous American leaders were assasinated in this book?

Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobbie Kennedy

500

What recommendation does Holling's sister give him?

He should get some guts