Language Test 1 Study Guide.docx

Ajar

slightly open

Gnarled

knotty; twisted

Impromptu

unplanned; spur of the moment

Probing

examining closely

Vault

to leap; to spring

Penalized

to subject to penalty or comparative disadvantage

Raspy

grating; harsh

Permeated

to penetrate; to saturate

Savory

pleasing to taste or smell

Discern

to distinguish; to recognise

Narrator of “The Whistle”

Chatita

On Saturday afternoon what noise does chitita think she continues to hear

goat

Why is abuelita angry with chitita?

because she didn’t hear her screaming when she was locked in the shed

Why does chitita buy a whistle

for Abuelita to call her when she needed help

Where is the setting of this story

a farm in Texas in the 1940’s & 50’s

how does abuelita get locked in a shed the second time

she locked herself in on purpose

Identify the external conflict in the whistle

Abuelita getting stuck in the shed and no one could hear to get her out

what does greg's father want greg to do

get his math grade up

how is lemon brown dressed

like a homeless person; ratty, dirty clothes

what do the thieves want from lemon brown

his “treasure” (a harmonica that he got from his son when he dies in war)

Why do the thieves leave

they were scared of Lemon Brown

Identify one internal conflict in this story

Lemon Brown missing his family and son

Identify one external conflict in this story

Greg and his dad fighting about greg’s poor math grades

What style of music did lemon brown play

Blues

What point of view is the story told in

3rd person