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29 Cards in this Set
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congealed
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thickened; changed from a liquid to a solid state.
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hover
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to linger or remain near by
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flag
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to decline in interest or attraction
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titter
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to laugh nervously
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imploring
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begging or beseeching
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. frantically
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in a manner marked by fast and urgent activity
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prelude
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an event preceding and preparing for a more important matter
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accomplice |
a citizen in a crime or wrong doing |
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What are the living quarters like for Yathay and the other worker’s in the labor camp?
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Starvation, disease, only has a hammock to call his own, totally controlled by the guards, killed for the slightest wrongdoing; Fear
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What item does Yathay hide in his scarf and why?
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He hides rice in his scarf because it is illegal to have food not provided by the Khmer Rouge
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How does Chorn react when they discover the item that Yathay has hidden?
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He shouts over and over that the rice is not his out of fear of the Khmer Rouge.
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Based on this incident, what can you infer about the Khmer Rouge’s treatment of the people in the camps?
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It is bad. People are so afraid that they would rather see someone else killed than to be blamed for something themselves. They have no sense of right or wrong anymore.
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What favor did Yathay do for Comrade Run?
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He helps Comrade Run find antibiotics for his wife.
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For what reasons might Comrade Run have wanted to keep this favor a secret?
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If the Khmer Rouge found out, they would probably have executed both men for obtaining medicine on the black market
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How does Yathay use the favor he has done for Comrade Run to his advantage?
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Yathay threatens to expose Comrade Run if he doesn’t let him off the hook.
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Under what conditions are the girls’ school friends allowed to see the doll’s house? Why?
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They are allowed to come two at a time to view the doll’s house in the courtyard but they are not to come inside the house.
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What rule must the Burnell girls obey regarding the Kelvey sisters? Why?
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They are not allowed to invite the Kelvey sisters over or even speak to them because they are the daughters of the washerwoman and a “jailbird”
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Why do the Burnells set such strict conditions for the viewing of the doll’s house?
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They do not want the mess and noise that children make.
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Describe Aunt Beryl’s behavior toward Kezia and the Kelvey’s?
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Aunt Beryl has received a letter from a man that makes her feel nervous and she takes it out on the children.
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What effect do adult prejudices have on the children?
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Those prejudices are adopted by the children and they are mean to the Kelvey sisters.
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What does the usually silent Else tell her sister at the end of the story?
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“I seen the little lamp”. She feels rebellious
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How is Kezia different from the rest of her family?
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She feels some sympathy for the Kelvey sisters and wants to invite them to see the dollhouse.
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What announcement does the Minister make?
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That he will give his only daughter in marriage to the man who can tell him two interesting lies
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What is the first lie the young man tells?
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He says that the minister should dig a great pit under the main street of Seoul and during the summer he can make a fortune by selling it as shelter for the heat.
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How does the minister react to it?
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He thinks it is an interesting lie.
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How does the young man get the better of the Minister with his second lie?
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The second lie is that the minister’s father owed him money. If he says it is a lie then he must give him my daughter but if I say it is not a lie I must give him the money.
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Why might the Minister hesitate to give his daughter in marriage to the young man?
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The young man is a liar!
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What is the Minister’s final decision?
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He gives him his daughter rather than pay the money
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What does his decision tell us about what he values most in life?
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He values his money and himself more than his loved ones.
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