Thursday, May 2, 2013

Blackwater Ben by William Durbin


Chapters 1 - 3
What does Ben's father do?  What responsibilities does this job have?  Where does the job take place?
Vocabulary:
smirk (1)
ornery (3)
fond (7)
decorum (8)
defile (10)
smidgin (18)

Chapters 4 - 6
What are some of the other jobs (besides cook) that exist in a lumberjack camp?
contrary (19)
loafing (20)
pry (22)
gawk (30)
endure (34)

Chapters 7 - 10
How do the lumberjacks treat one another?  Is everyone treated equal?  Who is the most important person in the camp?
Vocabulary:
bellows (39)
rile (41)
salve (44)
flattery (47)
chide (48)

Chapters 11 - 13
Who is Nevers?  Where is he from?  What do we know of his past?
Vocabulary:
hectic (64)
plodding (71)
bludgeon (74)

Chapters 14 - 16
What connection do Ben and Charlie share?
Vocabulary:
liven (79)
queasy (79)
astute (83)
daft (91)

Chapters 17 - 20
What problems does Nevers have at camp?  Who bothers him?  Why does he lose so much money?
Vocabulary:
lanky (98)
repobate (102)
rile (106)
cuffing (109)
penance (113)

Chapters 21 - 24
What two fictional creatures have been talked about so far?  Describe them.  Why would lumberjacks make these creatures up?
Vocabulary:
dote (124)
cavorting (130)

Chapters 25 - 28
How do the lumberjacks survive the extreme cold of Northern Minnesota?  Could you?
Vocabulary:
coddle (149)

Chapters 29 - 31
What sort of games and contests go on at the lumbercamp?
Vocabulary:
gauge (162)
ledger (165)
laggard (170)
rapacious (172)

Chapter 32 - Afterward
What connections do the Twin Cities and Minnesota have to the history of timber and logging in the United States?
Vocabulary:
abuse (181)
garment (189)

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