Chapters 8

There Has Been a Death

1. Active vocabulary list. Find the words in the text, translate and describe
the places they were used in the text:

English words Ukrainian equivalents

a haze of dreams
barn
to kneel

whiskers
to munch
pitcher

to relocate
ruefully
a mound
to dart away

lick
timidly
to scamper about

clothesline
to keep an eye on
booming
faucet
moth

to slap against
to scamper
casket
burial
grouch

2. Making Inferences
 1) Why is a funeral being held for a fake person?
2) Why is there no laughter in the house between Mama and
Uncle Henrik?
3) Why do the adults keep referring to the term “good
fishing”?
4) What is the old custom when someone dies? What did the
family have to do to prepare for the funeral?
5) Uncle Henrik spend the whole night on his boat. What was
he doing?
3. Critical Thinking Questions
1) How did Annemarie make fun of the German soldiers?
2) Why is it ironic the kitten was named Thor?