Chapter 8: The Perilous Road

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Key Words to Know

reprove

to gently tell someone that they’ve done something wrong
"'Oh, now, Sallie Jean,' Mrs. Barbson reproved her."

boughs

large branches of a tree
"Guess where I sat a long time last night,
Up in the boughs my heart did ache
To see the hole the fox did make. "

Chapter 8 Quiz: Pages 82–97

Test your knowledge of Chapter 8 with this fun and interactive quiz!

1. How did Chris feel the morning after he released the mules?




2. Sallie Jean came over to the Barbsons to bring -----.





3. Chris's chore was to -----.





4. Betsy Poteet took ---- as payment for some weaving she did.





5. The purpose of a dumb supper was to ------.





6. Sam used ----- to stop Zilpah's leg from bleeding.





7. When Chris went to bed he saw -----.




8. A good title for Chapter 8 could be -----.





Understanding a Mix of Emotions

Journaling

Chapter 8 depicts one of several turning points in Chris’s journey. This is a good time to start journaling as if you are Chris to explain the mix of emotions, decisions that must be made, and how the war changes Chris’s outlook.

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