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Vocabulary
Anansi Learns a Lesson
Roadrunner's Dance
Sailing to America
Castle on Hester Street
100
When you are very SHY and afraid to do something, you are
What is timid
100
What kind of animal was Anansi?
What is a spider
100
Why was the snake mean?
What is he would not let the people use the road
100
True or False: Nora and her brother Danny were going with Ma and Da to America at the beginning of the story.
What is False
100
What did Grandpa like to do?
What is tell exaggertaed stories
200
Another word for something that you MAKE, for example in art class
What is created
200
What did Anansi ask Turtle to share with him? (be specific)
What is his bananas
200
What was the name of the woman who helped the village people?
What is Desert Woman
200
When they got on the boat, the air inside the steamship smelled like ___________
What is a dirty sock
200
What was Grandpa's job?
What is he sold buttons
300
Another word for very mad or upset is
What is furiously
300
How did Anansi trick turtle?
What is he told him to go wash his hands and then he ate the food.
300
How did Desert Woman help the village people, even though it did not help?
What is she put a rattle on the snakes tail
300
Where did the ship first stop when it got to America? Hint: It is called an island
What is Ellis Island
300
What was the name of Grandpa's goat "friend"?
What is Moishe
400
When you want to tell a secret to someone and you don't want anyone to hear, you can
What is whisper
400
How did Turtle trick Anansi?
What is Fish told him to hop on a stone so he would sink to the bottom and then they told him to let go.
400
Name 3 animals that went to Desert Woman for help.
What is 1) owl 2) quail 3) coyote 4)lizard
400
Where did Danny and Nora leave from? Where was their home?
What is Ireland
400
How did Grandpa say he came to America? (give 3 details)
What is on a gold wagon, driven by a goat, flying over the ocean.
500
When a person moves from one place to another it is called
What is immigrated
500
What was the lesson or theme from Anansi?
What is 1) work together to solve a problem 2) it is good to help a friend 3) don't try to trick people 4) it is good to share
500
Name 2 animals AND the gift they gave to make a new animal
What is 1) Deer - legs 2)Raven - feathers 3)Blue Jay - tail 4) Eagle - strength 5)Heron - Long beak 6) coyote - sharp eyes
500
Why did Nora and her family immigrate to America?
What is 1)there was not enough food to eat, 2)to have a better life, 3)Ma and Da could relax and not worry so much
500
What was Grandma's job in Russia?
What is she made clothes for royalty (kings and queens)