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Jacob Have I Loved
Ross Island-Ch. 2 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Skiff (n.) | a small, shallow, flat-bottomed boat |
| shards (n.) | pieces of broken glass, metal, or rock with sharp edges |
| terrapin (n.) | a turtle that lives in brackish water |
| delusions(n.) | a firm, but false belief |
| precarious (adj.) | dangerously or likely to fall |
| benevolently (adj.) | in a kind manner |
| undaunted (adj.) | courageous |
| midwife (n.) | someone trained to help deliver babies |
| shrapnel (n.) | metal fragments left from an explosion |
| cajoled (v.) | to persuade through flattery |
| lugubriously (adj.) | to act in a gloomy manner |
| bespectacled (adj.) | wearing glasses |
| rankle (v) | to cause anger, bitterness, or annoyance |
| mysterious (adj.) | full of mystery |
| Where is Rass Island? | The Chesapeake Bay |
| What do the watermen’s boats look like? | A small cabin toward the bow, washboards wide enough for a man to stand on running from the point of the bow to the stern |
| In what year does Jacob Have I Loved start? | 1941 |
| Who is McCall Purnell? | The narrator’s best friend and crabbing partner |
| Who is Sara Louise Bradshaw? | The narrator |
| Why does Call go crabbing with Wheeze? | He has no other friends and no father to go with |
| how does Wheeze’s mother praise her efforts? | She praises the money Wheeze brings in and never makes her feel less than |
| Who is Caroline? What does Caroline plan to write? | Caroline is the narrator’s sister and she is trying to write a book about her life |
| how does Wheeze’s feel about the story of her birth? | She feels that she was neglected because Caroline got so much attention (because she was born sick). |
| When do the watermen tong for oysters? When do the watermen crab? | Oysters-November through March Crab-April through fall |
| What does Wheeze pray for? | To turn into a boy |
| What is Caroline’s true gift? | Singing |
| Who does Wheeze blame for being unhappy? | Caroline |
Created by:
Emmalyn Cruse
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