Why does the social studies teacher feel uncomfortable ?
She is exposed by Mark as not knowing the real history of the civil war.
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What is unusual about Mark sifting the smells in the barn?
He is sure he can smell animals even though there hadn't been an animal in the barn for 30 years.
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"it's like a whole week of playing hooky." What does Mr. Maxwell mean by this?
The camp is like skipping off school for a whole week.
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Why is Chapter 9 called 'Testing'?
Mark tests himself by sleeping alone in the barn etc.
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In what way is "family weekend" a code phrase in Mark's family?
His mother says it when she knows she and Mark's father will be arriving on Saturday and leaving again on Sunday night or Monday morning.
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Recall some of the interesting things mark finds in the barn.
a shovel, a pitchfork, a hatchet, a wooden bucket, bottles and jars, a sickle, a coffee can full of nails, a grinding wheel, iron chain, wrenches, a kerosene...
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Whilst trying to sleep in the barn, what memory does Mark recall?
Falling down beside the swimming pool when he was two years old.
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Mom commented on the quaintness of the homes. What is meant by 'quaintness'?
