Tweaked by Katherine Holubitsky Study Guide

Tweaked by Katherine Holubitsky Study guide

Chapter 8

Vocabulary: Define each of the following words before reading Chapter 8:

1.  chump (89)

2.  intermittent (89)

3.  rolled (89)

4.  deterrent (90)

5.  ghoulish (92)

6.  gnarled (92)

7.  envious (94)

8.  reluctant (95)

Reading Comprehension: Answer the following questions:

1.  Who does Chase call to get help finding Chase?

2.  What does Jack have to do in order to meet Gordie?

3.  Describe the weather?

4.  Where do the boys go to look for Chase?

5.  Describe the man who tries to get in Gordies car.

6.  Why does Ryan’s mom say to Gordie? What has Ryan done?

7.  Gordie remembers a conversation with Chase? What is this interruption in the story called? What did Chase tell Gordie?

8.  Why are Gordie’s parents crying when Gordie gets home?

9.  What is Chase charged with now?

Reading Analysis: Answer the following questions:

1.  What is mood?

2.  How does the weather in this chapter indicate the mood?

3.  How does the mood give us clues about what is going to happen?

4.  How do you feel when you know that Richard Cross is dead? How did the author set you up earlier in the book to feel that way.