Chapter 5

5 Comments

1. Niang and Joseph wanted more children and the size of the family grew larger.
2. Adeline's grandmother died.
3. Gregory ignored James and Adeline because they were too young to be playmates.
4. Edgar was considered the bully sibling to Adeline.
5. James is Adelines 3rd brother that she loved most and considered a friend to her.

4 Questions

1. What was her relationship like with her other siblings?
2. How many children did Niang and Joseph have?
3. Did Adeline make any friends in school?
4. Do James look after Adeline a lot?

3 Vocabulary

1. Radical - origin
2. Plummeted - a burden
3. Sutras - A scriptural narrative, especially a text traditionally regarded as a discourse of the Buddha

2 Literary Terms

1. "When she died, she was just fifty five" - Imagery
2. " Six Buddhist monks came to keep watch, dressed in long robes." - Imagery

1 Overview

This chapter is about Adeline and he siblings and later on with an unexpected death of her grandma.