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Ch 39-44
The Accident
All about the Book
100
harsh
stern
100
to search through or over thoroughly
scour
100
How many people survived the bus accident?
1 (Mrs. Cadaver)
100
What was the connection Sal's mom had with Mrs. Cadaver?
They sat together on the bus. Mrs. Cadaver was the last one Sal's mom was with before she died.
100
What was Salamanca Hiddle's middle name?
Tree
200
plentiful; abundance
bountiful
200
a controlled movement or direction of a moving vehicle
maneuver
200
Who is Mike?
Mrs. Winterbottom's son
200
What type of tree did Sal kiss that was closest to her mother's grave?
A willow tree
200
True or False: Sal's father was in love with Mrs. Cadaver.
False (he still loved Sal's mom)
300
to deter
dissuade
300
in a distorted manner
grotesquely
300
Who was leaving the notes?
Mrs. Partridge
300
What was one thing Sal was jealous of?
*That Ben Finney wrote a journal entry about a girl that he liked (before he had met Sal). *That her mother wanted to have more children. Wasn't she enough? *That Phoebe's mother came back but hers did not.
300
True or False: The 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore are Washington, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln and Adams.
FALSE! George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson
400
detaching from that to which one is strongly devoted
weaning
400
being in compliance with the law; lawful
legitimate
400
What was the name of Gramps's new puppy?
Huzza Huzza
400
True or False: The sheriff gave Gramps a ticket for letting Sal drive without a license.
False
400
What did Sal enjoy kissing?
Trees (and later Ben)
500
one who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job
fiend
500
pierced
punctured
500
Where do Sal, her father, and Gramps live at the end of the story?
Bybanks, Kentucky (back where they were from)
500
Who is Estsanatlehi?
A Navajo woman that never dies
500
True or False: Prometheus opened up a box that let out all of the evil in the world.
False! Pandora