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| In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, why is Mitch so angry in chapter one? |
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Definition
| His father is leaving his mother for another woman; parents are getting a divorce, p. 5 |
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Term
| In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, who is Susanna McCorky? |
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Definition
| One of Lolly’s “voices”, p. 31 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, why is Spencer’s mom so worried or upset about
going to Bird Lake? |
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Definition
| Her son, Matty, died there/drowned, p. 24 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what is Mitch’s plan to try and drive the
“intruders” away? |
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Definition
| He will “haunt” the house, p.38 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, why does Mitch want the new family to leave the
old house next door? |
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Definition
| He wants to live there with his mom., p#? |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what does Mitch do with the sugar after he
cleans it up? |
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Definition
| He pours it on the porch and draws a cocker ball and the number 12 in it, p. 45 |
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Term
| In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, where does Spencer find his goggles? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what is the word that Mitch uses which means
something that traps or impedes; a state of confusion or entanglement; any difficult or perplexing
situation? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, when Mitch wakes up early one morning, he sees
the lights on at Spencer’s house, but what does Mitch take as a signal that it’s okay to go to
Spencer’s house? |
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Definition
| Jasper comes outside, p. 141 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, when Mitch’s mom gives him money to buy
snacks at the gas station, what odd item does he purchase? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, when Mitch gets back to Bird Lake from looking
at apartments, what has changed? |
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Definition
| Spencer and his family have left, p. 152 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what does Cherry do when Spencer comes by to
say goodbye to Mitch? |
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Definition
| She writes down their phone number and address, p. 153 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what card game does Mitch want to teach his
family? |
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Definition
| King in the corner, p. 156 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, when Lolly finds the initials M. S. carved on the
porch railing, whose initials does she think they are? |
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Definition
| Matty Stone/her dead brother, p. 167 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what does Mitch’s father do with Mitch’s cell
phone? |
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Definition
| Places it on the backseat of the car, p. 170 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, why does Mitch continue to feel guilty about
Jasper? |
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Definition
Because he never told Spencer that he let the dog go relieving Lolly of the blame of not tying
him properly, p. 171 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, when Spencer calls the Durden house to tell
Mitch he’s coming back to Bird Lake, Cherry answers. What does Spencer do? |
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Definition
He hangs up the
phone p. 176 |
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Term
| In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what picture does Lolly draw for Spencer? |
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Definition
A
picture of Jasper padlocked to a tree. P. 178 |
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Term
| In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, how old was Matty when he drowned? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what did Spencer’s mother say about a full moon
on their first day at the lake? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, what words did Mitch intend to look up in the
dictionary while visiting the library? |
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Definition
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, after Mitch’s scare tactics on the new neighbors
fail, his attitude towards the house changes. What does he now think of the house? |
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Definition
He says it’s
“shabby and sorry looking.” P. 90-91 |
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Term
In the book, Bird, Lake, Moon by Kevin Henkes, why does Marty want to catch the football so
badly? |
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Definition
| Because Mitch is older and he wants to impress him. P. 128 |
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Term
| Who was the author of the book, Bird, Lake, Moon? |
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