Chapter 4 Questions

Q1 - p. 30 - "When a girl mixes into things, even Tansy, you don't know who your pals are."  What does that quote mean?  Do you think it's true?
Q2 - Why did he think the snake in the hen house was an evil omen?
Q3 - Why did Baz enjoy digging the grave?
Q 4 - How do you think Tansy feels about Miss Myrt?  Why?

Chapter 3 Questions

Vocabulary: Find the page number, the sentence it was in, AND the definition!
V1 - Speculated -
V2 - Cadavers -
V3 - Solace -
V4 - "kicked the bucket" -

Comprehension:
C1 - Who was JW?  What did it stand for?
C2 - p. 15 - Why is this a "perfect moment"?  What would be your perfect moment?
C3 - What was the story Russel tells Lloyd?
C4 - What happened on page 20?
C5 - What is the party line?  How did they use it?

Chapter 1 and 2 Questions

Answer a vocab word and a question!

Words/Phrases to talk about and try to define:

1. southpaw -
2. walloping -
3. threshing machine -
4. "red-letter day"

Questions:
1. What is Russell's goal? Why doesn't he like school?
2. Is this community similar or different from yours?  How do you know? Is it rural or urban?
3. Is there any humor in these first two chapters?  What is funny?
4. Why were the boys working so hard?

Before Reading Questions

1. Who is the author?  What are other novels he has written for young adults?  What genre does it seem like most books are?

2. What is a one-room schoolhouse?  What kinds of problems might come up in a story about a one-room schoolhouse?

3. The setting of this book is in Indiana in the early 1900's.  What was going on in America during that time?  (Inventions, historical events, etc.)

4. Based on the title and cover, what problems do you think will happen in this book?

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