What do we know of Ben's family? Why has M.C. been told not to play with him?
Vocabulary:
oppressive (1)
entwine (8)
suede (15)
ingenious (17)
flaw (23)
Chapter 2
Why are the mountains being destroyed? What is under the soil that is valuable? What impact does this have on M.C.?
Vocabulary:
haze (26)
premonition (28)
fatigue (35)
awe-struck (47)
amusement (51)
Chapter 3
Think about M.C.'s relationship with his father. How do they treat each other? What are M.C.'s feelings towards him?
Vocabulary:
welt (53)
cherish (54)
stricken (58)
desolate (69)
Chapter 4
How is money treated in M.C.'s family? Is it important? Wasted? How is it earned?
Vocabulary:
trance (74)
awe (78)
mocking (85)
prompting (87)
Chapter 5
Explain the encounter between M.C. and the girl. Was he right or wrong to sneak up on her?
Vocabulary:
reverie (90)
searing (95)
resign (99)
satisfied (104)
Chapter 6
Why does Jones want to believe that the hill will not slide down? What are the consequences for his family if they stay?
Vocabulary:
commotion (108)
remnant (111)
cadence (117)
altered (119)
Chapter 7Describe the relationship between M.C. and his mother. How is it different from the relationship she shares with her other children?
Vocabulary:
murk (127)
ceased (235)
whoop (137)
brazen (138)
Chapter 8
What do we know of the girl's past? Her personality? Is she like M.C. or not?
Vocabulary:
smirk (142)
peeved (143)
remorse (146)
cringe (154)
serene (157)
Chapter 9
Who was wrong about swimming in the water tunnel, M.C. for not asking or the girl for not telling?
Vocabulary:
futile (162)
propel (163)
sullen (166)
coax (174)
perspiration (178)
Chapter 10
Why does Jones not trust the Killburn family? Do you thin his reasons are right?
Vocabulary:
crock (184)
defiant (186)
eddy (192)
deflect (196)
Chapter 11
Describe the Killburn compound. What seems unhealthy about it?
Vocabulary:
brier (201)
clasping (205)
patina (210)
poised (216)
Chapter 12
How do the Killburn's treat their natural environment (plants and animals)? Do their practices seem strange?
Vocabulary:
amiable (220)
inflection (225)
idle (226)
blight (229)
eerie (233)
Chapter 13
What was M.C. hoping the dude would do for his family? Why does M.c> become disappointed?
Vocabulary:
sincerity (245)
qualm (250)
Chapter 14How has M.C. changed his thoughts about himself? Does the building of the wall help to show this change? How?
Vocabulary:
disembodied (261)
revulsion (274
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