1.
Describe
the symptoms that Gabriela’s mother is suffering from. 49
2.
Why
was Katrina beaten by her father? 50
3.
What
does Gabriela’s father give thanks for? 52
4.
Who
does Gabriela’s father pray for? 54
5.
What
demands do the soldiers make of the Maya?
56
6.
What
new tactics do the soldiers try to get information from the Maya? 59
7.
Why
did the soldiers capture young men from other Cantons? 60
8.
What
does Gabriela know that puts her in danger? 60
9.
What
does Gabriela tell her mother on her death bed? 64
10. What made Gabriela proud of her
family? 67
Tree Girl
Chapter 4 – Vocabulary
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4. wisdom |
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5. heritage |
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6. customs |
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7. shallow |
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9. trementina |
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10. Quiche |
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Tree Girl
Chapter 4 – Vocabulary
1.
The
songs were ___________
in the cave.
2.
The
Maya language is __________
.
3.
Gabriela’s
father’s hands were ___________
from hard labor.
4.
The
children loved to play in ____________ water.
5.
Manuel
felt the Maya should learn about their _______.
6.
With
age and experience comes ______________ .
7.
The
old woman’s hands were __________ and twisted.
8.
Wearing
a huipil is a Mayan ____________.
9.
The
priests burned small balls of pine ___________ and incense.
10. Many cultures honor their _________ with
prayers and gifts.
11. echoing a.
made hard
12. gnarled b.
handed down by tradition
13. toughened c. not deep
14. wisdom d. a sound heard again and again
15. heritage e. a substance that comes from a plant
16. customs f. twisted and distorted
17. shallow g. Mayan language
18. resin h.
habitual practice of a group of people
19. ancestors i. knowledge
of what is true and right
20. Quiche j. those relatives who came before