Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Liberation of Gabriel King by K. L. Going


Chapters 1 - 3
Duke and Terrance both cause problms for Gabriel. How does Gabriel respond?  How does Frita?
Vocabulary:
commotion (2)
torment (3)
integrate (5)
endure (10)
justified (13)

Chapters 4 - 6
What do we know of Gabriel's home life?  What do his parents do?  How do they treat him?  Where does he live?
Vocabulary:
corpse (17)
grim (21)
gallows (26)
winded (30)

Chapters 7 - 9
Explain Frita's plan.  How does Gabriel react when she tries to knock spiders off his list?
Vocabulary:
withered (35)
gangly (36)
privacy (37)
stalled (43)
rile (47)
resign (48)

Chapters 10 - 12
What problems surround our characters?  What do you know about American history and segregation?
Vocabulary:
clammy (58)
portent (59)

Chapters 13 - 15
What does Gabriel mean when he says, "They could take our shoes and shorts, but they couldn't take away our courage."?
Vocabulary:
churn (77)
strain (79)
clamber (84)

Chapters 16 - 18
How are Terrance and Mr. Evans different?  Why would they trreat Gabriel and Frita differently?
Vocabulary:
waffling (95)
perseverence (95)
tolerable (97)
ramble (109)

Chapters 19 - 21
Can you think of an example of a time when you or someone you know acted badly when there was no one looking?  Why do you think people act differently when people know who they are?
Vocabulary:
keen (117)
pummel (133)

Chapters 22 - 23
How is Gabriel finally liberated from his fear?  What does he realize about his family?  Frita?  Mr. Evans?

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