Whilst trying to sleep in the barn, what memory does Mark recall?
Falling down beside the swimming pool when he was two years old.
What animal tracks did Mark find in his first two weeks at the new house?
rabbits, squirrels, deer,, chickadee
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...
"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.
Why does the social studies teacher feel uncomfortable ?
She is exposed by Mark as not knowing the real history of the civil war.
How did Mark come to think of nature?
As a big book that had been lying open in front of him all his life.
Why is Chapter 9 called 'Testing'?
Mark tests himself by sleeping alone in the barn etc.
Mark has learned that he liked _____
_____ being on his own.
In the barn, Mark reads stories by_____
Jack London
Leon always listened to ____________ after school.
jazz music
How does Mark gain access to the barn when it is snowed under?
Leon helps him to shovel the snow at the smaller side entrance.
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.
"I've been acting like a stuck-up jerk." What does Mark mean?
He has been rude in ignoring potential new friends and not taking part in school.
Mark was caught guard by the ___
beauty of the place.
Mom commented on the quaintness of the homes. What is meant by 'quaintness'?