1.
What
does the narrator of the novel say she did before she was able to walk. 1
2.
What
reason does the narrator give for the old women scolding her? 2
3.
What
transformation does the narrator say she will go through at her quinceaniera? 3
4.
What
animal does the narrator compare the drunk boys to? 5
5.
How
does the narrator escape the boys? 8
6.
How
does the narrator trap the boys? 9
7.
What
is the boys’ punishment for chasing the narrator?
8.
What
nationality is Gabriela? 12
9.
What
is her father’s hope for Gabriela? 12
10. What qualities does Gabriela’s mother
tell her she has? 13
11. What does Gabriela’s mother tell her
is coming to her country? 14
12. What do you think Gabriela would like
to be when she grows up?
13. What do you think this book is going
to be about?
14. What are two sentences that stand out
to you?
Tree Girl
Chapter 1 – Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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in English |
Definition
in your language |
Sentence
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1. coax |
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2. gaze |
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3. canton |
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4. huipil |
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5. weave |
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6. scramble |
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7. cowards |
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8. chuckle |
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9. plead |
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10. dignity |
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1.
The
boys had to ________ up the tree to try to catch Gabriela.
2.
Gabriela
says the trees _______ her to their branches.
3.
Don
Guillermo ______ when he saw the trapped boys.
4.
The
narrator _________ up at the leaves as if they were calling her.
5.
The
people in the Guatemalan _______ all helped each other.
6.
Gabriela
respected her parents’ wisdom and ______.
7.
The
boys began to _______ Gabriela not to sway the tree back and forth.
8.
Gabriella
weaved a special ________ for her quinceanera.
9. Gabriella had to _________ her own
blouse.
10. Gabriela calls the boys _________.