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In Spite of Killer Bees Julie Johnston - Tundra Books

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Chapter 15<br />

Vocabulary:<br />

pool all their earnings (pg. 221)<br />

kleptomaniac pg. 222)<br />

paralyzed (pg. 223)<br />

abandoned (pg. 224)<br />

resuscitation (pg. 225)<br />

consumed with guilt (pg. 227)<br />

decipher (pg. 228)<br />

disconsolate (pg. 229)<br />

obscure (pg. 232)<br />

akimbo (pg. 233)<br />

Activities:<br />

1. <strong>In</strong> this chapter, no one is sure whether or not Jeannie will survive her<br />

experience falling through the ice into the lake.<br />

Have you ever had an experience where you had no control over the<br />

outcome? Write a brief summary <strong>of</strong> your experience and how you dealt with<br />

it. What advice would you give to Aggie, Helen, and the others?<br />

2. Explain the significance <strong>of</strong> Aggie’s tears after she reads her mother’s letter.<br />

3. <strong>In</strong> what ways are Aggie and her mother very much alike?<br />

4. What did Aunt Lily learn from her brother’s mistakes?<br />

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