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Monday, January 16th Read the Preface, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 due Wednesday __Create__ your own page using only your first name. Type out the date that the assignment was given. Type out the questions and your answers on your page.

Questions: Preface 1. What were the Chinese crews __working__ on? **They were working on a tunnel so the continential railroad can be built through there.** 2. Tell me about the Manchus group from China **They were a very cruel group that acted like a gang.** 3. Who were the "Strangers" and what did they do? **The Strangers were an ethnic group believed to have helped the Manchus.** 4. Why were many people from China coming to the United States? **They left China to come to the States to __work__ on the Transcontinental Railroad.**

Chapter 1 1. Why was Otter able to leave school? What made him so special? **1) His Father and uncle has arrived to pick him up.** 2. Why was Stumpy hit across the palm? **He laughed at Otter when he was skipping happily and the teacher said with dignity.** 3. Why did Uncle Bucky treat Otter like a "pet?" **He favored him because his father went to work in AMerica and he was considered more fortunate, came from more __money__ and was respected by the teachers.** 4. What was the "work" that mother was talking about? **Making Plans to over take the Manchus.** 5. Who was Uncle Foxfireand what was he famous for? **He found gold in places where no one else could**. 6. Why do you think the village is making a big __deal__ about Otter's father and uncle coming back home? **They are leaders in creating a plan against the Manchus, and vey respected in the village.**

Chapter 2 1. What happened to the Golden Cat? **He stayed back in the village instead of going to America and his life was devestated.** 2. Why does Otter want to go to the Golden Mountain? **He wants to carry on the Work of his Uncle and Father.** 3. Why didn't Otter give Stumpy's mother a bowl of rice? **She wasn't respected.** 4. What is the problem so far in this story? **There is a divide** Wednesday, January 20th Read chapter 3 for Friday, January 22nd
 * between the The Golden Mountain People and the Manchus.**

Chapter 3 1. Why was the family celebrating and having a banquet? **To celebrate the fact that Father and uncle Foxfire came back from the** **golden mountain.** 2. Who is the "Watch?"**He is the watch gaurd to uncle Foxfire and his mantion.** 3. Why did the group of beggars come in and interrupt the party? **To begg for the popular drug opium.** 5. Why was Father a clown and Foxfirewas a prophet? **When everybody thought America was just a franiciful** **tale; he belivedand time had only depended his faith in it.** 4. What was foxfire 's plan to drive the British and Opium out? **He wanted to restore the Ming Dynasty.**

6. Why does Otter want to follow his father and uncle? **To prove to the clan that he was more than he really is.** 7. Why do you think the mother might listen to Uncle Foxfire more than Otter and his father? **Because Foxfire was a prophet.** 8. What do you think is the main idea of this chapter? **Otter wants to go to America with his Dad and Uncle.** Chapter

1. What was the main idea of this chapter?**Opium is taking over China.** 2. What questions do you have from chapter 4?**What does father mean, that it hasn't changed.** Chapter 5

1. How does a goldfish turn into a dragon? 2. What happened to the drunken Manchus and Otter?**They claimed he was a rebel and started to pick a fight.And the Manchu killed himself.** Monday, January 23rd Read chapters 6, 7 and 8 due Thursday (no school on Wednesday)

Chapter 6 1. What did it mean when mother told Otter that he was, "neither Stranger nor Young?"**It means that he was rased as a Manchu and even though that he killed that man, he was still rased a Manchu,not a rebel.** 2. Describe Otter's birth mom and dad? What were they like? How did they die?**HIs dad's name was tiny but he was a big guy,a blacksmith.He died on going to the golden mountain.And his mom died in the Stranger massacure.** 3. Why is it not __safe__ for Otter to remain at home? **Its not safe because** **Otter has killed a Manchu so any of the Manchus can find him and kill him.** 4. What does it mean when it says, "Tiny never lived long enough to see ice?"**It meant that Tiny didn't see any ice from the golden mountain.** 5. Why does mother want Otter to study father's letters as if his life depended on it? 6. Who do you think the woman is at the end of this chapter? Why is the __wind__ howling, "Don't go, don't go?"**Maybe it was the Lion rock lady did'nt want him to go from what happened to Tiny. And Maybe the wind did that because maybe he was hearing things from all the confusion.**

Chapter 7 1. Why did Otter and Brush get into a fight? **When Bush made a cruel joke.** 2. How did the westerners make the goldfields into wastelands? 3. Where were Shifty, Brush and Otter going? **They were going to the golden maountain.** 4. How does Otter think he might find father and his uncle?

Chapter 8 1. Who are the demons that they are talking about in this chapter? **It is the other chinese group?** 2. What was so useful about this snowplow? **It was able to take in snow and shoot it beside.** 3. How did Sean save Otter? **When Sean was running from behind the train, Otter reached out his hand and pulled him in.** 4. Describe the camp. **It was a camp full of wood houses,eight killometers in the mountain,and the snow reached about as tall as the peaked roofs.**

Thursday, January 26th Read chapters 9, 10 and 11 due Monday, January 30th

Chapter 9 1. Why did Shrimp speak to them in rhymes? **He did it to distinguish Otter's dialect.** 2. What did it mean when father said, "you hopped out of the soup pot and into the fire?" T**he phrase means that letting it be easy and easier, it all the sudden gets harder and harder.** 3. Describe Otter in this chapter. **How is he changing from the beginning of the book?He is more the trouble-maker kind because he was opposing Shrimp a lot.** 4. What do you predict will happen next?**I think that the Manchus are going to find Otter and make him pay the price.**

Chapter 10 1. What did father mean when he said that, "Victory is 20 centimeters a shift?" **I think that it means that you did a great job for even four hours doing only twenty centimeters.** 2. What is the point that they are talking about? Why does no one like working at the point?**They were talking about the part where** **the tip of the mountain is and no one likes working there because there is so many ways to die from it such as falling off.** 3. On page 110, it says that uncle was arguing "vehemently," what does this mean?**To say and/or doing something intensely.** 4. Who is Strobridge and Kilroy? **Strobridge is the head of all operations and Kilroy is the over-seer.** 5. So what half-truths is Uncle Foxfiretalking about? **The lies that he said he said that are only half true.** 6. Why is Otter so upset at the end of this chapter? He thought that everything was equal in America but that's not totally true.

Chapter 11 1. What happened to Shaky? **He went to Cape Horn.** 2. What is a "greenhorn?"**A new person.** 3. Why did father slap Otter's wrist?**Otter was about to eat something that could of made him die.** 4. Explain the ending of this chapter.**?** Chapter 12 1. How can you not like each other but still be an efficient crew? 2. What were the holes for? **They were for the dynomite to blow through some of the tunnle.** 3. What was meant when they said, "Fire in the heading?" **The dynomite was blowing up.** 4. What was meant when father said to Otter, "Don't be a martyr?" 5. Why did Kilroy call Uncle Foxfire, "John?" **Because Kilroy calls all of the 'Tang men John.**

Chapter 13 1. What did Uncle Foxfire mean when he said that Otter looked at the world as black and white but he looked at it in shades of gray? 2. Who is the Tiger? **The mountian.** 3. Why is it so important that Otter get some sort of hobby? **Because it will get very boring up at the cabin.** 4. What are the three rules the cabin chose to live by? **Keep warm, keep dry, and keep clean.** 5. Why didn't Uncle Foxfireor father help Otter? **Because if he did he would not learn?** 6. Who is Sean? Why did he say, " 'Tis he that's the lucky one?"**He said that because he dosn't have to put up with all the bad weather.** 7. Explain the last paragraph of this chapter - what did it mean?**If you expect your wish to be beyond awesome, if it is not as good as you thought,it could be very bad.**

Chapter 14 1. What does it mean when Uncle Foxfirereferred to all westerners as "equal?"**Because in America, they said everyone was to be equal.** 2. Why did Otter run his arm through the bucket of tea? 3. Why was Otter supposed to stay away from Sean? **Because he was american?** 4. W Chapter 13 1. What did Uncle Foxfire mean when he said that Otter looked at the world as black and white but he looked at it in shades of gray? 2. Who is the Tiger? **The mountain.** 3. Why is it so important that Otter get some sort of hobby?**Its boring at the camp.** 4. What are the three rules the cabin chose to live by?stay clean,stay dry and... 5. Why didn't Uncle Foxfire or father help Otter? 6. Who is Sean? Why did he say, " 'Tis he that's the lucky one?" **He died so he's out of the pain.** 7. Explain the last paragraph of this chapter - what did it mean?

Chapter 14 1. What does it mean when Uncle Foxfire referred to all westerners as "equal?" 2. Why did Otter run his arm through the bucket of tea? 3. Why was Otter supposed to stay away from **Sean?Because Sean was american when Otter was Chinese.** 4. Why is Otter determined to disobey his father? **Because Sean is really Otters friend and they are the same age.**

Wednesday, February 1st Read chapters 15, 16 and 17 due Friday, February 3rd

Chapter 15 1. Who was Sean fighting and what was the fight about?**Someone insaulted him.** 2. Why did Kilroy tell the guy that it was ok to fight his son? 3. On page 171 Otters states that he was, "preparing for a tirade," what did he mean? 4. Why did Otter's father say he was sorry to his son? **He was sad that he had to see his friend get beat.**

Chapter 16 1. Why did Otter want to talk to Bright Star about his plan to help Doggy? **?** 2. Why did Bright Star decide that Otter should give Doggy the moon guitar? **Because his old one broke.**

Chapter 17 1. What was the irony of Doggy getting frostbite on his fingers? **They had to cut them off right when he got a new gutiar.** 2. Why did Otter stay to watch?**?**

hy is Otter determined to disobey his father? Chapter 21 1. What does it mean when Uncle Foxfire said, "Anger is a luxury up here?" 2. Why did Uncle Foxfire let Otter say such awful things to him? **Because Foxfire thought he deserved it.** 3. How can Uncle Foxfire make a promise that he's not sure he can keep? **To keep Otter safe, anything can happen to him.**

Chapter 22 1. What did the Tiger symbolize to Otter?**?** 2. Why does everyone cough? **The granite dust caught in there throut.** 3. Why was Uncle Foxfire willing to take orders from Keg Mouth? **?** 4. Tell me about the ending of this chapter. Now what questions do you have? **Is Otters dad actuly blind for life or just temporarily?**

Chapter 23 1. Otter once thought of Uncle Foxfire as a legend, what is a legend? **A story that could be true but it can also be fake.** 2. Why does Otter admire Uncle Foxfire ? Give examples/evidence to support your answer.**?** 3. What is the plan to get off the mountain and go home? **To save the came and/or the cabin that fell under the avalanch.Kilroy said that if the sucseed they can get of the Tiger.**

Wednesday, February 8th Read chapters 24, 25 and 26 due Friday, February 10th

Chapter 24 1. Why did Uncle Foxfire and Otter go off into the mountain?**To be able to leave the tiger.** 2. Why do you think that Sean followed?**So he can get off the island to.** 3. What happened to Sean by the end of the chapter? Where is he going? **He fell into a creavase and lost his hat and twists his ankle.**

Chapter 25 1. Otter now considers Uncle Foxfire to be a brave and modest man. Give examples/evidence of this. **He kept walking down the hill like a smal locomotive.** 2. How has Otters perception of home changed?**Because he has been in america.** 3. What does this mean, "The more I learn, the more I realize I need to know?" 4. Why didn't Otter blame Uncle Foxfire for his birth father's death anymore? **Foxfire gave him the bullet that killed his birth Father.** 5. What is the plan? The new Great Work?

Chapter 26 1. On page 283 Otters states, "He kept his promise," what does this mean? **Foxfire did keep Otter safe.** 2. What is the big idea or main idea of this chapter? **Its the recovery from Foxfire dying.**