Wolf Hollow

By

Lauren Wolk

A Novel Study
by Nat Reed
 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Table of Contents

Suggestions and Expectations 3

List of Skills 4

Synopsis / Author Biography 5

Student Checklist 6

Reproducible Student Booklet 7

Answer Key 79

About the author: Nat Reed was a member of the teaching profession for more than 35
years. He was a full-time instructor at Trent University in the Teacher Education Program
for nine years. For more information on his work and literature, visit novelstudies.org.

Copyright © 2018 Nat Reed

Revisions Completed in 2022
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Not for public display.

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Suggestions and Expectations

This curriculum unit can be used in a variety of ways. Each section focuses on two or three
chapters of Wolf Hollow and is comprised of four different activities:

1. Before You Read

2. Vocabulary Building
3. Comprehension Questions
4. Language and Extension Activities

A portfolio cover (p.7) as well as a Checklist (p.6) are included so that students may track of
their completed work.

Every activity need not be completed by all students.

Links with the Common Core Standards (U.S.)

Many of the activities included in this curriculum unit are supported by the Common Core
Standards. For instance the Reading Standards for Literature, Grade 5, makes reference to

a) determining the meaning of words and phrases. . . including figurative language;

b) explaining how a series of chapters fits together to provide the overall structure;
c) compare and contrast two characters;
d) determine how characters … respond to challenges;
e) drawing inferences from the text;
f) determining a theme of a story . . . and many others.

Themes and topics which may be taught in conjunction with the novel include PTSD (shell
shock), the 1940s in America, bullying, the importance of friends and family, sacrifice,
perseverance and personal growth, initiative, courage.

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List of Skills

Vocabulary Development

1. Locating descriptive words/phrases 8. Use of singular / plural nouns

2. Listing synonyms/homophones 9. Listing compound words
3. Identifying / creating alliteration 10. Identifying parts of speech
4. Use of capitals and punctuation 11. Determining alphabetical order
5. Identifying syllables 12. Identification of root words
6. Identify anagrams 13. Identify/create similes
7. Identify personification 14. Identification of a cliffhanger

Setting Activities

1. Summarize the details of a setting

Plot Activities

1. Complete a time line of events 3. Identify the climax of the novel

2. Identify conflict in the story 4. Five W’s Chart

Character Activities

1. Determine character traits 3. Relating personal experiences

2. Protagonists/antagonists 4. Comparing two Characters

Creative and Critical Thinking

1. Research 5. Conduct an interview

2. Write a newspaper story 6. Write a description of personal feelings
3. Write a letter to a friend 7. Write a book review
4. Complete an Observation Chart 8. Complete a KWS Chart

Art Activities

1. A Storyboard 3. Design a cover for the novel

2. Create a collage 4. Design an Information Card

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Synopsis

Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has lived a mostly quiet,
steady life in her small Pennsylvania town. Until the day new student Betty Glengarry walks
into her class. Betty quickly reveals herself to be cruel and manipulative, and while her
bullying seems isolated at first, things quickly escalate, and reclusive World War I veteran
Toby becomes a target of her attacks. While others have always seen Toby’s strangeness,
Annabelle knows only kindness. She will soon need to find the courage to stand as a lone
voice of justice as tensions mount.

Brilliantly crafted, Wolf Hollow is a haunting tale of America at a crossroads and a time
when one girl’s resilience, strength, and compassion help to illuminate the darkest corners of
our history. [Courtesy of the publisher]

Author Biography
Lauren Wolk

Lauren Wolk is an award-winning poet and author of the

bestselling Newbery Honor–winning Wolf Hollow, described
by the New York Times Book Review as “full of grace and stark,
brutal beauty.” She was born in Baltimore and has since lived
in California, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Canada, and Ohio.
She now lives with her family on Cape Cod.

(Biography courtesy of www.penguinrandomhouse.com)

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Student Checklist

Student Name

Assignment Grade / Level Comments

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Name:

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 Wolf Hollow
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Chapters 1 - 2

Before you read the chapters:

The protagonist in most novels features the main character or “good guy”. The protagonist
of Wolf Hollow is (almost) twelve-year old, Annabelle, growing up in Pennsylvania in 1943,
during World War II. Think back on some of your favorite characters from past novels you
have read or movies you’ve seen. What do you think makes for an interesting and
memorable protagonist (one you find difficult to forget)?

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.

incorrigible tedious contemptuous wane

dismemberment splendid privy kinship

1. Annabelle's family were the first to have a ___________________ in their house.

2. I would often threaten my brothers with death and ___________________.

3. Sarah seemed quite _________________ of my opinion on that subject.

4. My sister's interest began to ________________ after a few hours.

5. Ross found the work of picking cotton to be very __________________.

6. She was proud to claim a __________________ with King Richard I of England.

7. Kevin was an __________________ little brat.

8. “I think it's _________________ of you to take him hunting,” Mr. Rolly said.

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 Questions

1. What is the setting of the novel at the beginning of Chapter One?

2. Match each name with the proper description:

1 Annabelle A The older boys were contemptuous of her.

2 Laura B Incorrigible.
3 Betty C Seven years old.
4 Grandfather D Nine years old.
5 Henry E The novel's protagonist.
6 Mrs. Taylor F Gave up her desk for the new girl.
7 Ruth G Mashed a young copperhead.
8 James H Dark-haired, red-lipped, pale.

3. What two things did Betty do to provoke Annabelle in class?

1.

2.

4. Research: In what year did Arizona become a state?

5. What was your impression of Mrs. Taylor as a teacher? On what evidence did
you base this impression?.

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6. Describe the attitude of the big boys toward school.

7. Describe how Wolf Hollow got its name.

8. What did Annabelle consider to be the most amazing thing about their home?
What did Betty consider to be the most amazing thing?

9. What final threat did Betty level on Annabelle before leaving her? Do you think
this was more or less effective then threatening Annabelle herself? Please
defend your answer.

10. What does Annabelle mean when she says, “...I'd wait to see if she was a barker
or a biter”?

11. What was the only thing about her grandmother that frightened Annabelle?

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 Language Activities

A. Personification is giving human qualities to something that is not

human. In the Prologue the author writes … the war that had drawn the
whole world into a screaming brawl ... In this example the world takes on
human characteristics by drawing the whole world into war.

a) Why do you think personification is a literary device used by many authors?

b) Create your own example of personification.

c) Rewrite the above sentence about the war without changing the overall meaning so that
the war is no longer personified.

B. Exaggeration
Exaggeration is a literary device defined as a statement that represents
something as better or worse than it really is. We find several possible
examples of exaggeration in this novel. One such example is: If not for her,
the schoolhouse would have been a peaceful place, at least until everything
fell to pieces that terrible November... (Although the events of November
may have indeed been terrible, things didn't literally fall to pieces.)

Think of an exaggerated way of describing the following

The odor of
a skunk.

A thunderstorm.

Your choice.

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C. Anagrams
An anagram is a word that is formed by changing the order of the letters
of another word. For example, the letters in the word PAN can also form
the word NAP. Follow these directions to form the anagrams:

a) read the clue in the right-hand column.

b) Using the word in the left-hand column move the letters around in any order, but you
must use all the letters.

Each of the words in the left-hand column are found in this section of our novel.

Word Anagram Clue

reap A fruit.
worse Uttered an oath.
pale Avoid a mud puddle.
wrong Homophone of groan.
tedious The external side or surface of something.
teacher 10,000 square meters.

D. What Do You Know About Wolves?

It seems that wolves once played a very large part in the history of this
area of Pennsylvania. Wolves have been the subject of many novels,
movies and even fairy tales. But what do you know about this often
misunderstood animal? Did you know, for instance, that a wolf pup's
eyes are blue at birth? Did you know that wolves run on their toes to
keep the pads of their feet from wearing down? Using resources in your
school library or on the Internet, research three fascinating facts about
the wolf and record this information below.

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E. 5 Ws and an H.
Choose an event from this section that you thought was really important and/or exciting.
Using facts that you gleaned from reading about this event, fill in the balloons below,
summarizing what you learned.

WHO? WHAT?

WHERE?
WHEN?

HOW?
WHY?

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F. An Acrostic Poem
There are many forms of poetry available to the aspiring poet other than the rhyming poem.
An ACROSTIC poem is one example. In an acrostic poem the first letters of each line are
aligned vertically to form a word. The word often is the subject of the poem. Here is an
example written by the acclaimed poet, Atrocious Halitosis:

The Firefly

Freaky-looking
Itches me when I touch
Restless at night
Early or late
Fearless
Little
Yellowfly

The Acrostic Poem

Now create your own Acrostic Poem on a subject featured in this novel. Your poem must
have at least four lines (and doesn't need to rhyme).

Title: _______________________________________________

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 Extension Activity
Storyboard
A storyboard is a series of pictures that tell about an important event in a
story. A storyboard can tell the story of only one scene - or the entire novel.

Complete the storyboard below illustrating the events described in the first two chapters of
our novel. You may wish to practice your drawings on a separate piece of paper.

1 2

3 4

5 6

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk
Chapters 3 - 4

Before you read the chapters:

Wolf Hollow features a setting which is quite intriguing (A small Pennsylvania farming
community of 1943). Do you think that the town, city or country in which you live would
make an interesting setting for a novel? Why or why not?

Vocabulary:
Many of the words in this Crossword Puzzle are from Chapters 1- 4. Use the words in the
box to complete the puzzle.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

11 12 13

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21

22 23

24 25 26 27

28 29 30

31 32 33 34 35

36 37

38 39 40 41

42 43 44 45

46 47 48 49

50 51 52 53

54 55 56

57 58

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 Down Across
1. Uncontrollable desire to kill or maim 4. You and me.
others. 6. Better than good.
2 Where Toby served in the war. 9. Mrs. ___.
3. Annabelle's friend. 10. Southeast.
4. Someone who utilizes. 11. Homophone of two and too.
5. These are often planted. 12. Aunt Lily was handy with a pair of __.
6. Betty ___. 14. A knife used in the Philippines.
7. Happen as a result. 16. A whole bunch of cows.
8. Monotonous. 17. United Press International.
9. Mysterious man of Wolf Hollow. 18. A wheatlike cereal plant.
13. Rhymes with bent. 19. Used by gamblers and game-players.
15. Old English. 21. Droop.
18. Part of the roof of a house. 22. Containing nothing.
20. A classmate of Annabelle's. 24. Well known.
23. Afar off. 26. A long and distinct period of history.
25. An entryway where footwear is 27. Gas without the gee.
removed. 28. A chair for relaxing in.
26. Ballplayer, Edwin Encarnacion. 31. Finish.
27. The novel's protagonist. 32. Member of Canada's Conservative
29. Compulsion. party.
30. Toby's enemies during the war. 34. Not ancient.
33. Completed. 36. Route.
35. Not off. 38. Owned a photography business.
37. Thomas Edison. 39.Soldiers and football players wear a ___.
39. Leader of the Nazi Party. 41. Honest ___.
40. Privy. 43. Name meaning queen or sovereign.
41. I __ Sam, Sam-I-__. 45. __, myself and I.
42. Slightly open. 46. Annabelle's younger brother.
44. More than enough. 48. Transportation.
47. Apiece. 50. A fruit.
49. Regarding. 52. A drink.
51. Safety __. 54. A pesky insect.
52. Many without the em. 55. Fib.
53. Environmental Protection Agency. 56. Canada's National Energy Program.
57. Another of Annabelle's brothers.
58. A thorn in Annabelle's side.

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 Questions

1. What experience had made Toby go a bit strange?

2. Where did Toby make his home?

3. Describe the circumstances in which Toby ended up with the camera. What do
you think Toby was taking pictures of with the camera?

4. Describe how the last two paragraphs in Chapter Three serve as an example of
foreshadowing.

5. What was unusual about Annabelle's walk to school in Chapter 4?

6. What two acts of kindness does Annabelle recall Toby being responsible for?

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 7. Summarize the main points of the confrontation which took place between
Annabelle and Betty in Chapter Four.

8. What suggestion does Annabelle make to her mother about Toby at the end of
Chapter Four?

Language Activities

A. Copy out any three sentences from these chapters and underline the nouns.

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B. A Quatrain Poem Celebrates Cameras.
A quatrain is a popular form of rhymed verse. It is a poem of four lines, is usually light and
can be humorous. The following quatrain is the first four lines of the famous poem, My
Camera, written by the renowned poet, Atrocious Halitosis.

Camera's sure are fun to have,

They're handy in a pinch.
They show the way folks really look
Especially when they squinch.

Various rhyming schemes make up a quatrain poem. As you can see, the above four lines
have a rhyming scheme of A – B – C – B. Other rhyming schemes include: ABAB, AAAA,
AABA, ABBA, ABBB, and AAAB.

Your task is to write your own quatrain poem. You may choose a rhyming scheme that fits
with your own personal creation. The theme should have something to do with the themes
established in the first four chapters of our novel.

The Quatrain Poem

Now create your own Quatrain Poem. Your poem must follow the format of a quatrain
poem described above (and must rhyme).

Title: _______________________________________________

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C. A simile is a comparison using the words “like” or “as”. We find an example of this in
Chapter Four: … the penny from my piggy bank like an anvil in my pocket.
In this example what two things are being compared?

Invent your own similes comparing the following items with something from your
imagination:

a) A ride on a snowmobile.

b) your own example

D. There are some words which can act as nouns or verbs, depending on
their use in the sentence. Use your imagination and write sentences to
illustrate how these words can be used as both a noun and a verb.

WALK

Noun

Verb

SKIRT

Noun

Verb

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 Wolf Hollow
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Chapters 5 - 6

Before you read the chapters:

Most good novels need to have a really effective antagonist (bad guy) – someone you really
love to hate. Who do you think would qualify as the novel's antagonist? Give a reason for
your answer.

Vocabulary:
In each of the following sets of words, underline the one word that does not belong. Then
write a sentence explaining why it does not fit.

1 intervene interlope arbitrate intercede

2 sporadic infrequent occasional invigorate

3 rejuvenate dominion control jurisdiction

4 wistful pensive dreamy pontificate

5 muse brood morass cogitate

6 buttress ferocious ravenous brutish

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 Questions
Cloze Call

Complete the following exercise filling in the correct words from the Word Box.

worried broke sweater sorry cucumber

jars jewelweed blisters step bones
path spool farm broth quail
snake poison ivy trouble desk penny

When Annabelle met Toby to give him a bundle of food, he handed her a ______________
of film for developing and the ___________________ that Betty had tossed into the bushes.
When Annabelle returned home her father was waiting for her on the back ______________.
He told his daughter to let him know if Toby ever _________________ her. When Annabelle
gave the film to her aunt, she did not know the piece of ___________________ that waited for
them because of that film. When Annabelle looked at the bruise Betty had given her, she
realized that it looked like a red __________________. She then made up her mind that Betty
would not get Aunt Lily's ______________ frog. On the way to school the next day Annabelle
told her brothers that she had seen a big ______________ on the path yesterday. When they
arrived at school they discovered that Andy was sitting in Betty's _________________.
One morning on the way to school Annabelle and her brothers met Betty who was
holding a _____________. After the boys had left for school Betty _________________ the neck
of the captive bird. Suddenly Toby appeared from nowhere, snarling like a ________________
dog. Toby gathered up the dead bird and headed up the ______________ out of Wolf Hollow.
Betty then told Annabelle that Toby had told her he'd make her ________________ if she ever
touched Annabelle again. Annabelle then realized that Betty had been lying in a patch of
__________________. Annabelle told Betty that she was bad, right to her _________________.
When Annabelle got home she found her mother digging in a bed of ___________________.
They boiled this up and poured the _______________ into Mason _______________. When they
arrived at the Glengarry's place they found Betty covered with _______________.

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 Language Activities

A. Choose ten words that begin with the letter s from these chapters and place them in
the left-hand column. Then write the list of words in alphabetical order.

Words Beginning With s. Alphabetical Order

B. Choose ten words from these chapters with two or more syllables. Indicate the
syllables by drawing a line between each syllable. Example: good / bye.

Find out more about the author, Lauren Wolk.

Check her out on her official website.

http://www.laurenwolk.com

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C. Talk Show
With two or three other students prepare to participate in a television talk
show featuring characters from Chapters 1 - 6. Choose an interesting
character from the book (it doesn’t necessarily have to be Annabelle).
Prepare about a half-dozen questions to ask and possible answers.

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Chapters 7 - 8

Before you read the chapters:

In the coming chapters we read about how some people in Wolf Hollow are very prejudiced.
Charles Swindoll once said, Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born with it; you're taught it.
Why do you think a prejudiced opinion can be such a dangerous thing?

Vocabulary:
Beside each word in Column A write the correct synonym or definition from Column B.

COLUMN A MEANING COLUMN B

1. onomatopoeia a. Quiet.
2. respite b. Happening at some indefinite future time.
3. subdued c. Difficult to analyze or understand.
4. insignificant d. Sneaky.
The formation of a word by the imitation of a
5. eventual e.
sound associated with the word.
6. intention f. Unimportant.
7. complicated g. Purpose.
8. furtive h. An interval of relief.

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 Questions

Indicate whether the following statements are True or False.

01. Annabelle thought about asking Mrs. Taylor if she could switch
True or False
seats, but didn't want to abandon Ruth.
02. Mr. Faas asked folks to call him Mr. Axcell.
True or False
03. Although Mr. Faas had lived in the area for many years, he still
True or False
spoke with a German accent.
04. After Ruth was struck in the eye by a stone, Mrs. Taylor told
two of the older students to go to Ruth's home and tell her parents True or False
what happened.
05. When Annabelle's father came to the school to get her, he made
True or False
Annabelle show him exactly what had happened – and where.
06. Annabelle's mother felt that the rock that hit Ruth had been
True or False
meant for Annabelle.
07. Annabelle's mother attributed what had happened to Ruth as
True or False
just bad luck.
08. On the way to school the next day Annabelle stood up to Betty
True or False
and her bullying ways.
09. On the way home Henry ran into a wire which had been
True or False
stretched across the path, cutting him on the forehead.
10. Although Annabelle suggested to her parents that Betty was
likely involved in stringing the wire across the path, she refused to True or False
tell them about Betty bullying her.

What Do You Think?

Who do you think threw the rock that injured Ruth? What do you think
Annabelle's dad should (or will) do at this point in the story?

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 Language Activities

A. Write the plural of the following nouns from these chapters. Careful – you may wish to
consult a dictionary for some of these words.

Singular Noun Plural Noun

recess
reply
tooth
blood
child
gully
person
church
bully
foot

B. Rewrite the following sentences putting in the correct capitalization and punctuation.

mrs taylor asked betty where she had been

is there a sears store in wolf hollow

come here annabelle toby ordered

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C. Interview
Interview at least three other students for their views of this novel so far.
(Try to get both positive and negative comments.) Write a brief report
putting these views together.

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D. Alliteration
The author seems to enjoy using alliteration – a literary device where the
author repeats the same sound at the beginning of several words. An
example from Chapter Eight is, … we crossed the fallow field...

Using your imagination, create your own examples of alliteration from the
following topics. Each example must contain a minimum of three words.

The sound of a
camera shutter.

A colorful flower.

From your
imagination

E. Predictions.
Use your crystal ball to predict what you think will happen in the next chapter.

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 Wolf Hollow
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Chapters 9 - 10

Before you read the chapters:

Would you like to have Mrs. Taylor as a teacher? Why or why not?

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list that means the same as the underlined word(s).

moping taint presuming envious

audible obliging poultice exaggerating

1 What are you inferring by that statement?

2 Here parents are most accommodating.

3 I think she is most covetous of your success.

4 The sound of the baby robin was barely discernible.

5 She managed to graduate from the program without a stain on

her good name.
6 My mother put a dressing on my arm after I was stung by a
wasp.
7 “Are you distorting the truth, young man?” the principal asked
in a booming voice.
8 She wandered about the house sulking.

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 Questions

1. She was as pale as February is an example of what literary device?

2. There are a number of unusual expressions used in this novel. Put the following in
your own words so that the meaning is clear. (Found in the fifth paragraph.) She
won't have anything to hold over your head once it's all on the table.

3. Investigate: James's mother says that he looks like the pirate, Long John Silver,
with whom Annabelle is familiar thanks to Robert Louis Stevenson. What famous
novel did Stevenson write about pirates such as Long John Silver?

4. Why do you think the thought of visiting Ruth scared Annabelle?

5. What bad news did Ruth give Annabelle?

6. What did Betty claim she witnessed at the time Ruth was hit by the rock? Where
did she claim she was when witnessing this?

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7. What strange statement did Toby give to Annabelle's dad?

8. Describe how the compliment Annabelle's grandfather gave her in church was
actually quite hurtful.

9. Why couldn't the constable press charges against Toby at this time?

10. What is your impression of Aunt Lily at this point in the story? Please support
your answer with evidence from the novel.

11. Annabelle's mom put a _______________ on her hip to help with the healing.

12. What did Annabelle think Toby might have in mind as Chapter 10 ends?

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 Language Activities

A. Homophones
This section includes a number of examples of words that have
homophones. Examples of homophones include horse – hoarse and way –
weigh. Two words are homophones if they have the same pronunciation
but different meanings, origins, or spelling.

Think of two more examples of homophones and use each in a sentence

showing the meaning of each word quite clearly.

Example 1

Homophones Sentence
1
2

Example 2

Homophones Sentence
1
2

B. Caviar Words
The author of this novel is noted for her use of elegant, tasteful words.
Someone once stated that some words have the sound of caviar (rich and
elegant) and others are more are common (peanut butter words). With a
colleague come up with 6 examples of each type of word. You may use
any chapter of the novel to find these words.

Caviar Words Peanut Butter Words

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C. What’s It All About, Annabelle?
A number of fascinating topics have been mentioned in the novel so far. These have
included PTSD (shell shock), horses, the human eyeball, Robert Louis Stevenson, deer,
apple cider, World War II, poison ivy, cameras, grouse, quails, jewelweed, dairy cows… and
many other topics. Your task is to choose one of these topics (or another approved by your
teacher), then use the chart below to create a research organizer. Place the topic in the
middle balloon, then in the connecting balloons choose subtopics which would help you to
do a thorough investigation of the topic. For example: if your main topic is Alexander
Graham Bell, subtopics might include place of birth, important discoveries, education, etc.

5. 1.

Main Topic

2.
4.

3.

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk
Chapters 11 - 12

Before you read the chapters:

Who would you say is the most vulnerable character in the novel to this point (excluding
Ruth)? Why did you choose this person?

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence. Careful – some words may fit in
more than one sentence, but each word has only one true home!

acquired distracted attentively awash

vague fathom fledged dominated

1. What I couldn't ___________________ was how they had thought to do that.

2. The other children listened to the story more ___________________ than ever before.

3. I was fascinated by the switchboard that ____________________ her front room like a
loom strung with thin black snakes.

4. Not many families had _________________ telephones when I was a child.

5. I was hoping that she would be more easily __________________ when we attempted
to sneak out of the classroom.

6. The roads were ________________ in some places.

7. In spring, swallows __________________ from muddy nests.

8. I thought that Toby's answer was rather __________________ and troublesome.

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 Questions

1. What did Annabelle wish for her future?

2. What did Annabelle suspect Betty and Andy did at the Turtle Stone?

3. Why didn't Mrs. Taylor want to call Annabelle's parents on the phone to discuss an
important matter with them?

4. What news did Mrs. Taylor share with Annabelle's parents regarding Ruth's injury?

5. What does the final statement in Chapter 11 mean: But the lid was off, the worms
were rearing their slick little heads, and they would soon be spilling out with their mucky
secrets.

6. Lauren Wolk is a very talented writer and often uses her vivid imagination to good
advantage, as in the following statement: The dogs that generally slept in the woodshed
were by now having a loud conversation with someone outside.What literary device is
present in this sentence?

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 b. How might she have expressed the same thought in a less interesting way?

7. Describe what you think happened to Betty?

8. Why had the constable gone to see Toby after Betty's family reported her missing?

9. What damaging piece of evidence did the constable find in Toby's shack?

Language Activities

A. Beside each of the following words from these chapters, write its root word.

branches spilling
prodded refashioned
accusation lemonade
especially stepped

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B. A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
Use the three boxes to describe and illustrate the beginning, middle and conclusion of
Chapter 11 or 12.

Beginning Picture: Beginning:

Middle Picture: Middle:

Concluding Picture: Concluding:

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C. Sequence Chart
Choose what you consider to be the six most important events in these chapters. In each of
the six boxes below list the six events that you have chosen, describing what happened and
telling why you consider this to be an essential part of the story.

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D. Time for a Quick Review.
a) What happened in the story so far that would never happen to you and why?

b) If you were Annabelle, what in one thing that you would have done differently? Why?

c) Identify two different emotions that one of the characters went through in the story and
give reasons as to why he/she felt this way.

d) If you could change one thing that has happened in the story what would it be and why?

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk
Chapters 13 - 14

Before you read the chapters:

Creative chapter titles can really add to a good story. Unfortunately Lauren Wolk does not
include chapter titles in this novel. Your task is to return to this question after you have read
Chapters 13 and 14 and see if you can come up with a creative title for one chapter which
reflect the contents. (You may wish to work with a colleague on this question to brainstorm
some possibilities.)

Chapter: _____ Title: __________________________________________________

Vocabulary:
Solve the following word search puzzle using the words from the Word Box. Remember –
the words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal, forward or even backward!

Word Box:

MEMORABLE ANEMIC APRTLY REMEMBRANCE CLAMBER

MISGIVINGS ADJUSTED INTENTION PREDATOR UNBIDDEN
COMPLIMENT FRUSTRATE CORNCRIB CISTERN SAUNTER

R Q C W E A R N E D D I B N U
T E I P R E D A T O R G F H S
Y A M I T U A J S D F R A B G
U S E E F N R V U W U S I V N
Y D N G M E E B N S F N F C I
L F A H T B R M T S T D D N V
T G O N D E R R I E G E S R I
P H U B B A A A N L H F D E G
A A P M S T X T N A P G Z T S
S J A V E X I C M C J M X S I
Z L M E M O R A B L E H O I M
C K Z X N C B I R C N R O C X

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 Questions

1. What does the following sentence mean: The boy (Andy) was mostly calf when he
talked about Betty?

2. What do you think there was about Betty's personality that Andy found
attractive?

3. Do you think the constable should have asked Andy about Betty's story about
them being in the belfry when Ruth was injured? Why or why not?

4. Why do you think Lily has it in for Toby and is so vocal about having him
arrested?

5. What does Annabelle reveal about her character in these two chapters? Please
support your choices with evidence from the novel.

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6. Where had Toby been when the constable came to his place earlier in the day?

7. What facts did Toby reveal about the incident when Ruth was injured?

8. Why would it have been better if Toby had told Annabelle's dad what he had
seen on the day of Ruth's injury?

9. Describe the plan that Annabelle hatched to try to keep Toby safe. Do you think
this was a good idea? Why or why not? What other plan might she have
suggested to Toby?

10. What do you think Annabelle meant by the final statement in Chapter 14: …
he looked like a boy himself. Much older, of course, but just as young?

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 Language Activities

A. Find three examples of the following parts of speech from these chapters.

Nouns Verbs Adjectives

B. Cliffhanger
A cliffhanger is a popular device used by writers of both novels and movies.
A good example of a cliffhanger is the ending of Chapter 14.

What is a cliffhanger?

Why do you think it is so popular with writers like Lauren Wolk (who ends a number of her
chapters in this way)?

Good to Know: Porcupine

Annabelle thinks she hears a porcupine on her way to Toby's. A
porcupine is a most curious and fascinating animal. Did you know
that like the beaver, a porcupine's teeth always grow? Did you
know that a porcupine does not shoot its quills? Did you know
that it has five digits on each toe, but only four on each hand?

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C. Jeopardy
Imagine you are preparing Jeopardy categories for Wolf Hollow. For the two
categories below list five questions for each. The questions should get
harder as the dollar value increases.

1. Characters in Wolf Hollow.

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

2. Events in Wolf Hollow.

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Chapters 15 - 16

Before you read the chapters:

Predict what you think will happen next in the novel.

Vocabulary:
Write a sentence using the following words. Make sure that the meaning of the word is
clear in your sentence.

wafting

perpetually

provisions

cistern

cloistered

deprive

jodhpurs

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 Questions

1. Why did the navy want people to collect milkweed pods?

2. Thin as a spring bear is an example of what literary device?

3. What did Annabelle find curious about Toby's statement, She was a bad girl, when
speaking about Betty?

4. What is meant by the statement, Go on now, and redd up you room, Annabelle?

5. Investigate: Annabelle's mother tells her that Annabelle

looked like Amelia Earhart. Using resources in your school
library or on the Internet, research three interesting facts
about Amelia and record them below.

1.

2.

3.

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6. Do you think hiding Toby in the barn is doing Toby harm or good? Please check
the appropriate box and then defend your answer.

HARM GOOD

7. Other than tidying Toby up, what other reasons might Annabelle have had for
cutting his hair and trimming his beard?

8. What did Toby say was the best thing he ever ate?

9. What did Annabelle consider the worst of her chores?

10. What was the name of the book that she took up to Toby?

11. To what was Annabelle referring when she said, believing in something doesn't
always make it so?

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 Language Activities

A. Observation Chart
Wolf Hollow is a novel filled with sights and sounds. Look back over the
novel and get as many examples of the five senses as you can, then list
them in the chart below with a brief description about where each was
found. You may wish to choose your examples from one particular scene,
or include a number of different scenes.

Sight Sound Touch Taste Smell

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B. Annabelle's Letter
Imagine Annabelle decided to take a few minutes following the events
described in these chapters to write a letter to her cousin, who lives in
the city of Pittsburgh. Use your imagination to put yourself in
Annabelle's place and then create such a letter letting your cousin know
something of the experiences which you have endured since Betty
joined your class at school. Your letter should be at least a half-page in
length and follow the proper format of a friendly letter.

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Chapters 17 - 18

Before you read the chapters:

Who is your favorite character in the story so far? Why did you select this character?

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list that means the same as the underlined word(s).

barracks unconscious expectantly transformation

tethered In a trice hospitality mechanic

1 The change in her personality was a thing to behold.

2 I tied my old bloodhound to the cherry tree in their back yard.

3 My uncle is a repairman.

4 “Boys,” Aunt Matilda called. “Come over here quickly.”

5 She looked at the wrapped gift with a good deal of

anticipation.
6 My little brother was knocked senseless by the stone.

7 No one expected the soldiers' lodgings to be so neat and

orderly.
8 Her warm reception of the guests made everyone feel
comfortable.

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 Questions

1. What suspicious item did Officer Coleman find in Toby's smokehouse?

2. Sweeping the kitchen floor always seemed to help settle

Annabelle's thoughts. T or F

3. What did Annabelle mean when she told Toby, “You're the deer. You're the one
who's hiding in plain sight”?

4. At the end of Chapter 17 Annabelle wishes that she would never have sons of her
own. Why?

5. How did hiding out in Annabelle's barn actually make it more difficult for Toby to
prove his innocence?

6. When Annabelle realizes she might actually know where Betty might be, she
decides to speak to Toby first before telling the others what she thought. Do you
think this was wise? Why or why not?

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 7. When Toby tells Annabelle that Betty must really hate him, Annabelle disagrees.
According to Annabelle, why did Betty treat Toby so badly?

8. What is your impression of Annabelle's plans for protecting Toby thus far? Is
there anything that you would have done differently in this regard? (You may
wish to brainstorm ideas with a colleague before responding.)

Language Activities

A. Collector’s Cards
Sports Cards have been a very popular collector’s item for a
number of years. A Willie Mays 1952 Topps rookie card is
worth $3000.00 today.

Annabelle, the novel's protagonist, lives on a small farm in

Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania farms include such animals as
chickens, pigs, horses, dairy cattle, beef cattle, and goats.

Wouldn’t it be great if a series of collectors cards were

issued celebrating these valuable domesticated animals?
Design a card for one of the animals from the above list (or
another approved by your teacher). The front of the card
should feature a colored picture of the animal, and the back
should include at least three interesting facts about it, i.e.
appearance, diet, etc.

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B. A News Report
Imagine you are a newspaper reporter at the time and place of Wolf Hollow.
You have the opportunity of interviewing Annabelle. Write a short news
article detailing one of the incidents which Annabelle has been a part of in
the story thus far. You may wish to brainstorm ideas with a colleague
before beginning the news report.

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C. Who is going to help the poor old action word?
An adverb is a part of speech defined as a modifier (or helper) of a verb (usually an action
word). Often an adverb will end in the letters ly (i.e. slowly). Our novel features a good many
creative adverbs.

1. I climbed slowly out of the loft...

→ In this sentence, which verb does slowly modify? ________________

2. Something Toby sorely needed...

→ In this sentence, what verb does sorely modify? _________________

3. The horses waited patiently, Dinah with her big head resting on Bill's back.

→ In this sentence the adverb __________ modifies the verb __________

D. Eliminate the following letters from the puzzle to reveal the secret message which was
written by the ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu: Z, X, Q, J, K

Q B E I N G Z L O V E D X Z Q X Z Q X Z
X J B Y Q S O M E O N E Q X J Z Q J X Q
J Z Q Z J X Q G I V E S J Y O U J Q K J
S T R E N G T H J Z K X K Z J K X J Q Z
X Q Z W H I L E Q L O V I N G J Q K X J
Z S O M E O N E X D E E P L Y X J Z J Q
Q J X G I V E S Q Y O U J K Q J X Q K Z
X K Q Z X Q X Z J Q X C O U R A G E X Q

Answer:

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Chapters 19 - 20

Before you read the chapters:

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
(Albert Einstein) Why do you think it is so important for a person to establish a reputation
that is honest and truthful?

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list to complete each sentence.

askance converge fray irrefutable

obliged impaled insistence skeptical

1. The scars on his left hand were as __________________ as a fingerprint.

2. After loaning us his car, we felt __________________ to give him a lift to town.

3. Jeremy looked at his mother _________________ when she asked if he had homework.

4. Only the larger boys joined in the schoolyard ___________________.

5. All roads around here seem to ___________________ in the middle of town.

6. The principal looked very _______________________ when I told him that the dog ate
my homework.

7. The bat had been ________________ on a rusty old nail.

8. The old man's _______________________ made everyone have second thoughts about
his guilt.

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 Questions

1. What clue did Annabelle remember when she visited Toby's smokehouse that
eventually made her think that Betty might have have fallen down a nearby well?

2. Describe Annabelle's reaction when she arrived at the well and realized Betty had
fallen into it.

3. Why do you think Toby agreed to join the rescuers at the well? Do you think this
was a wise idea? Why or why not?

4. Why was it ironic that it was Toby who got Betty out of the well?

5. What do you think Annabelle meant when she said about her brothers, “I loved
them in a way that didn't need proving?”

6. Why did Toby keep his one glove on while eating?

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 7. Why do you suppose Annabelle's mother was skeptical about Jordan almost from
the start?

8. How did Betty say she ended up in the well? Why do you think she said this?

9. Describe how Chapter 20 ends with a cliffhanger.

Language Activities

A. Try to reassemble the word parts listed below into ten compound words found in
these chapters of Wolf Hollow.

thing hounds grand shed with

top way eye hogs farm
out mother house every ground
brow blood table wood part

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B. Conflict
We have already read about a number of conflicts in this novel. Conflict
is an important element in a novel. There are generally three types of
conflict: person against person; person against self; and person against
nature. Find two examples of conflict in Wolf Hollow, and tell which type
of conflict each is.

C. Same Word – Different Meanings

The English language features many words which have radically different meanings. For
each of the words below (which can be found in Chapter 19), write sentences which clearly
show two different meanings for each word.

Words Sentences

1. well

2. shed

3. pipe

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Chapters 21 - 22

Before you read the chapters:

Toby and the others wrestle with the idea of whether Toby should try to leave the area, or
should he stay and blend in with the local people to avoid being taken in custody. Which
choice do you think he should make? Give one advantage and one disadvantage.

Choice: _________________________________

Advantage

Disadvantage

Vocabulary:
Choose a word from the list that means the same as the underlined word(s).

inclined refuted intensified baffled

abashed resilience concurred intended

1 Meagan was really puzzled about who might have sent her the
Valentine card.
2 I don't think Johann has enough stamina to be a long distance
runner.
3 The principal was willing to give Bertie a second chance.

4 Kevin meant to do his home work last night but simply forgot.

5 I'm afraid I was just too ashamed to admit I didn't know the
answer.
6 Most of the students in the grade six class agreed with the
teacher's decision to have an indoor recess.
7 Tension in the country really escalated when the army took
over the government.
8 The clever lawyer disproved each and every argument put
forward by the prosecution.

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 Questions

Indicate whether the following statements are True or False or fill in the blanks.

1. After Toby's physical transformation, Annabelle's dad had a hard time

True or False
believing it was really him.
2. Aunt Lily never let a soul see her without her dark trappings.
True or False

3. Once Betty was found, the hunt for Toby abated somewhat.
True or False

4. After Toby was cleaned up and began speaking to everyone in complete

True or False
sentences, everyone agreed that they had been mistaken thinking he was odd.
5. None of the guns that Toby carried around actually worked.
True or False

6. Annabelle's strategy in getting Andy to tell the truth was making him realize
True or False
that she already knew part of his secret.
7. For days I had popped from one problem to another like a pumpkin seed on a griddle is an
example of the literary device called ________________________.
8. Annabelle was alarmed that her father had left some of Toby's belongings in
True or False
the loft.
9. When Annabelle's dad was asked by Toby why he helped him, her dad
True or False
responded, “I didn't want to hurt Annabelle by refusing to help you.”
10. Annabelle's father suggested to Toby that it would be better for the family
True or False
if Toby left the area so they wouldn't get into trouble for harboring a fugitive.

Language Activities

A. A number of interesting characters have already appeared in the novel. For each person
listed below think of three adjectives which would accurately describe him/her. (The third
Character is your choice.) Consider both appearance and personality.

Character Trait 1 Trait 2 Trait 3

Annabelle
Toby

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B. KWS Chart
Choose a topic which is featured in Wolf Hollow. In each of the columns below add helpful
details which would help someone who is researching your topic.

Topic:

What I Know What I want to Learn Possible Sources

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C. The Five W’s Chart
Choose a major event from the novel and then complete the following chart
with the important details.

What happened?

Who was there?

Why did it happen?

When did it happen?

Where did it happen?

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk
Chapters 23 - 24

Before you read the chapters:

Many of the issues in this novel are resolved in the coming chapters. Predict how you think
the novel will end.

Vocabulary:
Circle the correct word(s) that best matches the meaning of the underlined word.

1. Everyone felt that the blizzard was imminent.

a) severe b) near c) minimized d) afar off

2. If a serious wound is left unattended for too long, _____________ can set in.

a) Alzheimer's disease b) polio c) gangrene d) claustrophobia

3. Do you think this will really have a transforming effect on the class?

a) changing b) negative c) peculiar d) understated

4. No one was sure if his answer was right because he was so unclear.

a) rapturous b) vague c) antagonistic d) melodic

5. They were greatly disturbed by the cavalcade of people passing their house.

a) mixture b) dysphoria c) procession d) strange collection

6. I felt obliged to attend the meeting.

a) overjoyed b) constrained c) saddened d) appreciative

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 Questions

1. What do you think? The author has given us quite a clear picture of Annabelle by the
time we finish reading these chapters. Some psychologists believe that most people
can be categorized as either Type A personalities or Type B.

Type A people are often high-achieving "workaholics" who multi-task, push

themselves with deadlines, and hate both delays and indecision.

Type B people, on the other hand, live at a lower stress level and typically work
steadily, enjoying achievement but not becoming stressed when they do not
achieve. When faced with competition, they do not mind losing and either enjoy the
game or back down.

Which personality type do you think Annabelle is?

Be sure to defend your answer.

2. Investigate: At one point in the story Annabelle says that she felt a little like the
princess and the pea. Investigate the story of the princess and the pea and write a
brief synopsis below.

3. Why did Toby return to the smokehouse? Why did he return to Annabelle's farm?

Smokehouse

Farm

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 4. Annabelle surmises that Toby carried the his guns everywhere because they were
heavy. What do you think she meant by this? Why would Toby want to carry these
guns around with him just because they were heavy?

5. Investigate: Annabelle's family, like many Americans during the 1940s looked to the
radio for entertainment. Annabelle mentions three programs which were popular
during this time: Cavalcade of America, Red Skelton's show, The Raleigh Cigarette
Program and The Shadow. Using resources in your school library or on the Internet,
research the names of two additional radio programs which were popular at this time.

1.
2.

6. Describe the photograph that Toby had left in the Treasure Island book.

7. What was odd about Toby's choice of the gun he left behind in the smokehouse.
Why do you think he chose this gun to leave behind?

8. Why wasn't Annabelle able to go to school on the morning after Officer Coleman's
visit?

9. Why did Annabelle hide Grandpa's coat and gloves in her closet?

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 Language Activities

A. A quintet is a five-line verse that tells a story. The quintet has a syllable pattern and can
bring an exciting scene to life. (It doesn't have to rhyme.)

Line 1 – tells when. 3 syllables Now create a quintet poem using ideas from
Line 2 – tells where, 5 syllables recent events in Wolf Hollow
Line 3 – tells what, 7 syllables
Line 4 – describes activity, 9 syllables
Line 5 – contains a thought, 3 syllables.

TITLE: ________________________________________

B. Comparing Two Characters from the Novel

Using the Venn Diagram below compare Annabelle with one other character from the
novel. Be sure to include physical traits as well as personality traits. Remember that any
characteristics these two people share should be placed in the middle of the two circles.

Annabelle

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C. The Eight Parts of Speech
From these chapters find at least two examples of each of the eight parts of speech and list
them in the appropriate section of the chart below.

Interjections

Nouns

Pronouns

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Adjectives

Adverbs

Verbs

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 Wolf Hollow
By Lauren Wolk

Chapters 25 - 27

Before you read the chapters:

Which event in the novel did you enjoy the most? Why?

Vocabulary:
Beside each word in Column A write the correct synonym or definition from Column B.

COLUMN A CORRECT MEANING COLUMN B

1. suffocate a. expectation; excitement
2. scoured b. examined carefully
3. confronted c. bad-tempered
4. anticipation d. searched
5. gumption e. asphyxiate
6. fractious f. idea; inclination
7. inkling g. challenged
8. scrutinized h. spirited initiative

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 Questions

1. The climax of a story usually occurs at the most exciting or important point of the
plot. Where do you think the climax of this novel occurs?

2. Were you satisfied with the conclusion of the novel? Why or why not?

3. What was it that caused Betty's death?

4. Why was it important to Annabelle that Mrs. Gribble listen in on her conversation
to Andy?

5. What lie did Annabelle tell Andy that made him confess?

6. Annabelle's grandfather was proud of what she did and said she had
________________.

7. Why do you think that when challenged by the police Toby pulled the useless gun
down from his back as if he was going to shoot them?

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 8. Describe the shock that Aunt Lily received in the last chapter? Why was this so
shocking to her?

9. What did you enjoy most about this novel (i.e. a scene, character, issue...)? Why?

Language Activities

A. A quintet is a five-line verse that tells a story. The quintet has a syllable pattern and can
bring an exciting scene to life. (It doesn't have to rhyme.)

Line 1 – tells when. 3 syllables Now create a quintet poem using ideas from
Line 2 – tells where, 5 syllables recent events in Wolf Hollow.
Line 3 – tells what, 7 syllables
Line 4 – describes activity, 9 syllables
Line 5 – contains a thought, 3 syllables.

TITLE: ________________________________________

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B. A Book Review
Now is your chance to share the novel with others. Write a review of
Wolf Hollow, describing in no more than one paragraph an outline of the
plot, and then in another paragraph how you enjoyed the novel (or didn’t)
and why. (Please don’t give away the ending!) This review can be posted
to a website like www.amazon.com for other readers to enjoy.

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C. Lights, Camera, Action!
Suppose Hollywood decided to make Wolf Hollow into another full-length feature movie.
Who would star in this exciting project? Now suppose you were asked to be the casting
director for this movie. Who would you cast for the principal roles:

1. Annabelle –

2. Toby -

3. Betty –

4. Andy –

5. Annabelle's Mother -

6. Annabelle's Father –

7. Ruth –

8. Constable Coleman –

9. Aunt Lily –

10. Henry -

11. James -

12. ______________ –

13. ______________ –

You may wish to choose Hollywood actors for this task, or for some fun, limit your choices
to people in your school (teachers and students). Beside each selection write a brief
explanation for your choice.

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D. Sequence Chart
List the main events of Wolf Hollow in the order in which they occurred.

Wolf Hollow
First

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Next

Last

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E. Further Activities
With a partner or small group complete the following.

a) Recreate an event from the story.

With a small group choose an event from the novel to act out. Create a
script including dialogue and stage directions. (If there's time, create a
few stage props.) Enact your presentation before the class.

b) Create a book trailer.

Check out a couple of YouTube videos featuring trailers for popular

novels. Create a script for the trailer. (If there's time, create a few stage
props.) Record the trailer and play the recording to the class.

c) Rewrite an ending to the story.

With a partner create a new ending to the story. Make sure your story
is exciting and believable and contains the appropriate details.

d) Pretend you are a character and interview the other characters.

With a small group of other students have the host introduce each of
three or four characters to the class with a brief description, then ask
each character two or three pertinent questions.

e) A book advertisement on the school PA.

With a small group create a short advertisement for the novel. During
the morning announcements for the school have the students present
this advertisement. (It works best if the school library has a few copies
of the novel so interested students can borrow a copy.

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 Extension Activities

A. A Book Cover
Create a cover for Wolf Hollow. Be sure to include the title, author, and a
picture that will make other students want to read the novel.

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B. Collage
Make a collage from magazine pictures illustrating a scene from the novel, or
events and characters from the entire novel.

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 Answer Key
Chapters 1-2

Vocabulary:

1. privy 2. dismemberment 3. contemptuous 4. wane

5. tedious 6. kinship 7. incorrigible 8. splendid

Questions:

1. It is in Annabelle's bedroom on a farm in Pennsylvania in 1943.

2. 1–E 2–F 3–B 4–G 5–D 6–A 7-H 8-C
3. Threw spitballs at her; poked her with a pencil.
4. Feb. 14, 1912.
5. Answers will vary.
6. They were resentful because school didn't teach them how to sow, reap or herd, yet
they were grateful to be inside snoozing during bad weather.
7. They used to dig deep pits there for catching wolves.
8. Annabelle: the indoor privy. Betty: the purple window.
9. She threatened to hit Annabelle's little brother with a rock. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary (i.e. She's wait to see if Betty was all talk or would she carry out her
threats.)
11. The thought that she'd be gone soon.

Language Activities
C. pear – swore – leap – grown – outside - hectare

Chapters 3-4

Vocabulary:
B F R U S G R E A T
T A Y L O R U S E L N E
T O O A T W E E Z E R S D
B O L O N H E R D N U P I
R Y E D I C E N S A G E O
A L E M P T Y A U
F A M O U S I O E R A A S
T U S L O U N G E R N
E N D T O R Y R E Y O U N G
R R V G R T N A
H O R N E H E L M E T A B E
A O R A N I A O M E
J A M E S M T R A N S I T L
A A A P P L E S L A L E
R O A C H L I E E N E P
H H E N R Y B E T T Y A

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Questions:

1. His terrifying experiences as a soldier in the war (World War One).

2. He was squatting in an old smokehouse in Cobb Hollow.
3. Annabelle had it out one day taking pictures when she met Toby. Toby asked if he
could borrow it until the next day, but he never returned it. Answers will vary.
4. The author hints that giving Toby the camera would cause them a lot of trouble.
5. She met Toby on the way.
6. He carried her home when she sprained her ankle and he harvested the entire
pumpkin crop for the family when Annabelle's dad hurt his back.
7. Betty asked Annabelle for whatever she brought her, when she refused to give her
anything Betty hit her on the hip with a stick. Annabelle then gave her a penny which
Betty threw in the undergrowth. Betty then hit Annabelle on the hip again and
Annabelle dropped to her knees. When Annabelle realized that Betty was going to hit
her again she began to cry. Betty threatened her and let her go. As she leaves,
Annabelle sees Betty looking for the penny.
8. She suggests that they invite Toby to help himself to the culls in the orchard and to
their potatoes and beets.

Chapters 5-6

Vocabulary:

1. interlope 2. invigorate 3. rejuvenate 4. pontificate 5. morass 6. buttress

Questions

When Annabelle met Toby to give him a bundle of food, he handed her a spool of film for
developing and the penny that Betty had tossed into the bushes. When Annabelle returned
home her father was waiting for her on the back step. He told his daughter to let him know
if Toby ever worried her. When Annabelle gave the film to her aunt, she did not know the
piece of trouble that waited for them because of that film. When Annabelle looked at the
bruise Betty had given her, she realized that it looked like a red cucumber. She then made
up her mind that Betty would not get Aunt Lily's sweater frog. On the way to school the
next day Annabelle told her brothers that she had seen a big snake on the path yesterday.
When they arrived at school they discovered that Andy was sitting in Betty's desk.
One morning on the way to school Annabelle and her brothers met Betty who was
holding a quail. After the boys had left for school Betty broke the neck of the captive bird.
Suddenly Toby appeared from nowhere, snarling like a farm dog. Toby gathered up the dead
bird and headed up the path out of Wolf Hollow. Betty then told Annabelle that Toby had
told her he'd make her sorry if she ever touched Annabelle again. Annabelle then realized
that Betty had been lying in a patch of poison ivy. Annabelle told Betty that she was bad,
right to her bones. When Annabelle got home she found her mother digging in a bed of
jewelweed. They boiled this up and poured the broth into Mason jars. When they arrived at
the Glengarry's place they found Betty covered with blisters.

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Chapters 7-8

Vocabulary:

1–e 2–h 3–a 4–f 5–b 6–g 7–c 8–d

Questions:

1–T
2 – F (Mr. Ansel.)
3–T
4 – F (Mr. Ansel volunteered to do that.)
5–T
6 – F (Mr. Ansel.)
7–T
8–T
9 – F (It was James.)
10 – F (She also told them about the bullying.)

Language Activities

A. recesses - replies - teeth - blood - children - gullies - persons or people - churches -

bullies - feet
B. Mrs. Taylor asked Betty where she was from.
Is there a Sears store in Wolf Hollow?
“Come here, Annabelle,” Toby ordered.

Chapters 9-10

Vocabulary:

1. presuming 2. obliging 3. envious 4. audible

5. taint 6. poultice 7. exaggerating 8. moping

Questions:

1. A simile.
2. Answers will vary (i.e. The truth will be out in the open for everyone to see.)
3. Treasure Island.
4. Answers will vary (i.e. she was afraid of how Ruth might look with only one eye; she
might not know what to say.)
5. They were moving to the city.
6. She claimed to have seen Toby up on the hill from where the rock was thrown. Up in
the belfry.
7. They made scratches on the Turtle Stone.
8. He said she drew a fine dog, when it was a horse.

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 9. He only had Betty's say-so as to Toby's presence when Ruth was injured.
10. Answers will vary.
11. Poultice.
12. Leaving the area for somewhere new.

Chapters 11-12

Vocabulary:

1. fathom 2. attentively 3. dominated 4. acquired

5. distracted 6. awash 7. fledged 8. vague

Questions:

1. She wanted to grow up an educated woman.

2. They'd sharpened the wire that had cut James.
3. The phone operator, Mrs. Gribble, listened in to many of the calls.
4. Betty claimed she saw Toby from the belfry, but Mrs. Taylor had locked the belfry.
5. Answers will vary (i.e. when Mrs. Taylor told the Glengarrys and the constable about
the belfry being locked, the truth would come out.)
6. Personification.
b. Answers will vary.
7. Answers will vary.
8. He just wanted to ask if Toby had seen her.
9. A picture of Mr. Ansel by the schoolyard at the time Ruth was injured.

Language Activities

A. branch – prod – accuse – special – spill – fashion – lemon - step

Chapters 13-14

Vocabulary:
R C A N E D D I B N U
E I P R E D A T O R F S
M T J R G
E E N R U U I N
Y N M E E S N I
L A T B R M T T N V
T N E R R I E E R I
P U B A A N L D E G
A A M T T N P T S
S A E I C M S I
L M E M O R A B L E O I M
C N B I R C N R O C

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Questions:

1. Answers will vary.

2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary (i.e. it might have been a good idea to ask him while he was shook
up.)
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary.
6. He'd been fishing under the creek bridge.
7. He was there on the hill and tried to take a picture of Betty throwing the stone. Betty
and Andy saw him there.
8. People would have a harder time believing him now that Betty was missing.
9. She decided to keep Toby away from the others by hiding him in the loft of their
barn. Answers will vary.
10. Answers will vary.

Chapters 15-16

Questions:

1. They needed the floss from the milkweed plants for life jackets.
2. A simile.
3. Annabelle wondered why he had used the past tense when referring to Betty.
4. Prepare her room.
5. Answers will vary.
6. Answers will vary.
7. So the people that might be looking for him wouldn't recognize him.
8. A hickory nut pie.
9. Plucking a chicken after her mother had wrung its neck.
10. Treasure Island.
11. Everything will be all right.

Chapters 17-18

Vocabulary:

1 – transformation 2 – tethered 3 – mechanic 4 – in a trice 5 – expectantly

6 – unconscious 7 – barracks 8 – hospitality

Questions:

1. A coil of sharp wire with blood on it.

2. F. (Doing the dishes.)
3. By changing his appearance, Toby could mingle with the local people and not be
recognized.
4. After hearing Toby's horror stories of his experiences in the war, she did not want

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5. Answers will vary (i.e. If he was innocent, why was he hiding?)
6. Answers will vary (i.e. If Betty is trapped in an old well, every second might count
toward her survival.)
7. Toby was the perfect person to blame. It's more like she just does stuff.
8. Answers will vary.

Language Activities

C. 1. climbed 2. needed 3. patiently – waited.

D. Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives
you courage.

Chapters 19-20

Vocabulary:

1. irrefutable 2. obliged 3. askance 4. fray

5. converge 6. skeptical 7. impaled 8. insistence

Questions:

1. A sound that she thought was a porcupine.

2. Answers will vary.
3. Answers will vary.
4. She was the one who lied about him hurting Ruth.
5. She didn't need to hug her brothers to prove that she loved them.
6. His one hand was badly scarred and they would know who he was if they saw it.
7. Answers will vary.
8. She said that Toby pushed her. Answers will vary.
9. Answers will vary.

Language Activities

A. everything – tabletop – without – eyebrow – bloodhounds – partway – grandmother –

woodshed – farmhouse - groundhogs

Chapters 21-22

Vocabulary:

1 – baffled 2 – resilience 3 – inclined 4 – intended 5 – abashed

6 – concurred 7 – intensified 8 – refuted

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Questions:

1 – T.
2 – F. (The quote refers to Toby.)
3 – F. (It intensified.)
4 – F. (Annabelle's mother still thought he was odd (confused) despite the change in his
appearance and demeanor.)
5 – F. (One did.)
6 – T.
7 – a simile
8 – T.
9 – F. (He replied, “Because you didn't do anything wrong.”)
10 – F.

Chapters 23-24

Vocabulary:

1 – near 2 – gangrene 3 – changing 4 – vague 5 – procession 6 – constrained

Questions:

1. Answers will vary.

2. Answers will vary.
3. Smokehouse: to get some pictures. The Farm: to say good-bye.
4. Answers will vary.
5. Answers will vary (i.e. Abbott and Costello, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Frank Sinatra
Show.)
6. It was a vague reflection in the water of a man with a camera on a bridge.
7. He left behind the only gun that worked. Answers will vary (i.e. perhaps he didn't want
to shoot anyone.)
8. Officer Coleman issued an order that everyone was to stay indoors until Toby's
found.
9. So the bloodhounds wouldn't pick up Toby's scent on them and have the people
realize that Toby and Jordan were one in the same person.

Chapters 25-27

Vocabulary:

1–e 2–d 3–g 4–a 5–h 6–c 7–f 8–b

Questions:

1. Answers will vary (i.e. When Annabelle learns that Toby has been killed).
2. Answers will vary.

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3. An infection that spread through her body.
4. She knew that Mrs. Gribble would be a witness to their conversation and would
spread it around to people in the community very quickly.
5. She said they had a picture of Betty throwing the stone.
6. gumption.
7. Answers will vary.
8. She realized that Jordan was really Toby. Answers will vary.
9. Answers will vary.

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