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Hummingbird
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10/28/2010

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In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what are Meg’s. Laverne’s, and march
Ann’s 1st new names respectively?
Definition
Meg is Jeanette; Laverne is Camilla, and March Ann is
Millicent. P. 13
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, why do the girls run out of the woods during
their first summer “pseudonymph” meeting?
Definition
And owl hooted p. 14
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what is the name of the book the girls use in
their “pseudonymph” meeting?
Definition
Thirty Thousand Names From All Over the World. P. 12
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, where does March Ann keep her only
picture of her mother?
Definition
In Psalms, In the Bible p. 16
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, why is Daddy’s truck named comet?
Definition
It’s the
same green as comet used to clean bathrooms. P. 16-17
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what is the name of their mule?
Definition
Spunky p.
23
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what’s so special about the mule?
Definition
It plays
soccer p. 23
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what is Maranatha?
Definition
A tree p. 29
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what did the Tanners do almost every
Monday night?
Definition
Play scrabble p. 33
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, Grenna asks “how many times does a
honeybee have to visit each [watermelon] bloom for it to pollinate? What is the answer?
Definition
10 times
p. 37
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what does Grenna say her and Grandpa’s
first crop was?
Definition
Rocks p. 38
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what is the name of the train car that Grenna
and grandpa traveled in after their wedding?
Definition
Dreamliner p. 42
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, who is watching March Ann when she visits
her mother’s grave?
Definition
Benjamin Hartwell p. 51
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what is “the Point?”
Definition
it might be an old
Cherokee mound, a burial or ceremonial sight. No one really knows. P. 54
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, What is Ellie?
Definition
Grenna’s walker. P. 56
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, Grenna gets a walker and names it Ellie.
Why does she say that she chose that name?
Definition
because it reminds her of a skinny elephant. P. 56
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what does the last weekend in July mean in
Jubilee, GA?
Definition
Watermelon festival. P. 58
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, how much money did the girls make selling
popcorn at the Jubilee watermelon festival?
Definition
$28.50 p. 67
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what was wrong with Grenna’s pickled
watermelon rinds?
Definition
They were too salty, too sour, and not sweet. P. 68
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, while the girls are digging under Marantha,
what do they find?
Definition
Train tracks. P. 78
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what are Mrs. Rulanger’s two rules for
writing?
Definition
Make it interesting and use specific examples p. 93
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, March Ann’s cat was named by Grenna.
Who is Dorcas named after?
Definition
The girl in the Bible who Peter and the Apostles brought back to life.
P. 122
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what are the girl’s new names for fall?
Definition
March Ann is Josephina. Laverne is Raquela, and Meg is Desiree. P. 125
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, while Grenna is sleeping, she says a word
which makes March Ann later looks up in the dictionary. Its definition is a sixty fourth note. The
smallest unit of musical time. What is the word?
Definition
Hemidemisemiquaver. P. 150
Term
In the book Hummingbird by Kimberly Green Angle, what special powers are animals suppose to
have on Christmas Eve?
Definition
They can talk. P. 187
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