Christmas Eve Theft Lecture Review

Vocabulary and key terms from the narrative involving Charlie, Killer, and the theft of Timmy's operation money.

Christmas Eve

The setting of the events described as a 'time of giving' where a debt collection and robbery occur.

Eight bones

The specific amount of money that Charlie owes and that the boss demands he pay immediately.

Killer

The individual ordered by the boss to load up stolen items and toys during the robbery.

Peep brain

An insult used by the boss to address Killer when telling him to 'hop to it.'

Big sack full of dough

The item Killer is carrying while 'dashing through the snow' during the heist.

Timmy's operation

The medical procedure for which money was specifically saved before it was stolen.

Charlie

The person identified as having stolen the money intended for Timmy's operation.