Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Weasel by Cynthia DeFelice

Chapters 1-3

Do you think the children should trust the stranger?  Why, and provide evidence.

Vocabulary:
doze (1)
beckon (5)
awkward (8)

Chapters 4 - 7

Give examples of Ezra's woodsman skills.

Vocabulary:
slender (16)
utensils (21)
exotic (23)
buckled (35)

Chapters 8 - 10

How does our narrator become a captive?

Vocabulary:
mend (39)
stealthy (46)
clench (50)

Chapters 11 - 13

Should the family leave Ezra?  Is it safe for them?  For Ezra?

Vocabulary:
meekly (56)
slack (59)
dwell (72)

Chapters 14 - 15

Why does Nathan feel he needs to kill Weasel?  What good would it do?

Vocabulary:
earnest (78)
recollect (82)
stunned (86)
grieve (94)

Chapters 16 - 19

What does Ezra mean by, "Now Weasel is small."?

Vocabulary:
gasping (100)
mourning (106)
isolation (112)
stammer (116)

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