Thursday, May 2, 2013

Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink


Chapters 1 - 2
Why has Mrs. Woodlawn allowed Caddie to be raised wild rather than as a refined lady?
Vocabulary:
intrusions (3)
flatter (9)
pliable (9)
persperation (12)
enthralled (18)

Chapters 3 - 4
Do the children like Uncle Edmund?  Why?  What are some of the things he does when he visits?
Vocabulary:
mend (28)
glutton (30)
embrace (34)
reproach (32)
deft (42)

Chapters 5 - 6
Why was it important for Miss Parker to punish Obidiah?  How would the year have been different if she had not?
Vocabulary:
departure (49)
adoration (50)
quagmire (54)
sedate (59)
inseperable (63)

Chapters 7 - 8
What is the story behind the clogs?  Why are they important to the Woodlawns?
Vocabulary:
tumultuous (71)
mishap (74)
accumulate (78)
inclination (81)
dainty (90)

Chapters 9 - 10
Why does Caddie's mother worry about her not being lady-like enough?
Vocabulary:
thrifty (99)
envied (105)
aroma (106)
indignant (110)

Chapters 11 - 12
What reasons did Caddie have for going to the Indian village?  Was she right or wrong for doing so?
Vocabulary:
epidemic (119)
obscure (123)
irk (125)
ignorance (139)
admiration (143)

Chapters 13 - 14
How did Caddie choose to spend her dollar?  Did she spend it well?  Explain your opinion.
Vocabulary:
solemn (146)
grieve (151)
timid (156)
tactful (159)
envelop (161)

Chapters 15 - 16
In what ways is the Woodlawn children's school experience different from your own?
Vocabulary:
exhibit (165)
coax (167)
resolute (176)
inadvertant (183)

Chapters 17 - 18
What information does the Woodlawn family receive concerning the Civil War?  Why would this news be important for them?
Vocabulary:
furrows (190)
dull (191)
concede (199)
vacant (208)

Chapters 19 - 20
How is cousin Annabell different from Caddie and the other Woodlawn children?
Vocabulary:
hapless (211)
remedy (213)
aghast (213)
calamity (214)
tedious (214)

Chapters 21 - 22
What is the news that the family receives from England?  How will this affect thier lives?
Vocabulary:
remorse (236)
ominious (239)
hasty (244)
defiant (249)

Chapters 23 - 24
What are some of the awesome things in Caddies environmnet of western Wisconsin?  Think back over the course of the book.
Vocabulary:
blunt (260)
distraught (266)
wretched (270)

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