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The People of Sparks |
Activities for
15. A Long, Hot Ride
16. The Starving Roamer |
Audio Length Approximately -
30 minutes
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Vocabulary Words of the Day
quirk -
A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy; oddity
page 174 - She smiled. It wasn't an unfriendly smile, but there was a quirk
in it that seemed to say, What a situation.
wrench -
To twist or turn suddenly and forcibly;
tug; jerk; yank
page 189 - She managed to wrench the whip out of his hand.
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Discuss
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stowaway page 175
vast page 177
tuft page 177
suburbs page 183
beckon page 183
foundations page 186
dwindling page 186
toiling page 187
veered page 188
traces page 190
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Discussion
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The setting of the story is
described as Lina travels to the city. Where might this be?
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gently rolling
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covered with brown-gold grass -
dry weeds
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low, dark green, mushroom-shaped
trees with dusty leaves and trunks thick and gnarled
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wolves yipping
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they went uphill hour after hour
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heat terrible
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only water at bottom of a deep
ravine
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bay with green trees
covering the ground and hills rising beyond
Name some places this might be.
Remember caves are also nearby.
Note: Another clue is given in
Chapter 21 when the people from Ember get poison oak which is a North American
plant.
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Page 192 - You turned a crazy old
guy into an enemy in less than two minutes. You did it. You've done it over and
over, I've seen you: you approach people like an enemy and bam!, they turn into
one, whether they were to begin with or not. . . . If you ask me, making friends
is a better defense than making enemies.
Do you agree or disagree with
Maddy? Why or why not? What might have happened if Caspar gave the roamer the
cakes he asked for?
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