7th Grade English Name:________________________
The Pigman & Me, by Paul Zindel
Pages 101-End
Part I: References
You need to fill these in, but you don’t need to
memorize them for any test or quiz.
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Page |
Term |
Definition or
Explanation |
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105 |
Alexander
the Great |
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105 |
Genghis Khan |
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115 |
Scarlet O’Hara |
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115 |
“Hungarian Rhapsody” |
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123 |
the Druids |
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130 |
tsetse fly |
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136 |
Voltaire |
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136 |
Julius Caesar |
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139 |
tarantella |
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154 |
to neck with |
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157 |
a death mask |
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162 |
a barber strap |
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Part II: Vocabulary
You need to fill these in, and memorize them for
tests and quizzes.
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Page |
Word |
Definition |
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103 |
to babble (v) |
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104 |
bloodcurdling (adj) |
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107 |
to swoon (v) |
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108 |
to wither (v) |
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108 |
bout (n) |
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109 |
to dawdle (v) |
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111 |
to condemn (v) –ation (n) |
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111 |
to grovel (v) |
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114 |
to go (or sell) like hotcakes |
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123 |
crypt (n) |
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127 |
to annihilate (v) |
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128 |
mortifying (adj) to mortify (v) |
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128 |
misfit (n) |
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129 |
hood (n) |
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131 |
to lament (v) |
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131 |
the Grim Reaper |
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133 |
demise |
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134 |
to croak |
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135 |
to kick the bucket |
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135 |
to be cremated |
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136 |
omen (n) |
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141 |
to slay (v) |
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142 |
reprimand (n) (v) |
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142 |
to collaborate (v) |
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143 |
a takeoff (n) |
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154 |
nocturnal (adj) |
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158 |
inevitable (adj) |
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160 |
benevolent (adj) |
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160 |
gruff (adj) |
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Part III: Questions
You can answer these questions on the back of these
pages, if you have room.
1. Summarize, in your own words, Nonno Frankie’s advice to Paul about how to fight.
2. Why is Moose not happy about the outcome of the fight?
3. The next three chapter titles contain the words “Kill,” “Death,” and “Slay”. In Chapter 11, does the death of Lady make Paul’s mother seem to you mean and cold, or practical and sensible?
4. The next to die is Miss White. Does the death of Miss White make Paul’s mother and Connie seem to you mean and cold, or practical and sensible?
5. The next chapter starts with three more deaths, if you can count the terrarium as a death. If you look at the front cover of your book, and see the illustrations as a kind of square, what do the pictures in the four corners all have in common?
6. Why does Paul like his English teacher, Miss Konlan? How is Miss Konlan similar to Nonno Frankie? Why do you think Paul is attached to adults like this?
7. “Death is the Great Mystery of life,” announced Nonno Frankie on page 133. After reading pages 133-140, summarize in your own words: What is Nonno Frankie’s attitude about death (and life)?
8. Describe the two tragic events that happen in Chapter 13.
9. “The Pigman’s Mind-Boggling Secret” is not really a secret, as you’ll know after you’ve finished the last chapter of the book. It’s a kind of technique for dealing with the difficult times and choices in life. Who, really, do you think is this ragazzo Paul sees in his mind? How can it help him in life?