Jungle of Bones by Ben MikaelsenReading Packet

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Vocabulary WordsDirections: As you read, fill in the vocabulary word chart. You need to write the definition of each word, and write a sentence correctly using the term.

Word Definition SentenceRefugep1

Primalp3

V.F.W.p4

Furrowsp9

Careening p9

Ft. Knoxp11

Felonyp11

Genocide p14

Darfurp15

OperativesP17

ExpeditionP19

Malariap19

NegotiableP20

AlzheimersP23

ExecutorP 23

EstateP23

GangreneP24

CannibalsP26

ContemptP39

ApprehensionP 46

FlakP57

JettisonP59

Port MoresbyP65

ApathyP70

IndifferenceP70

FoliageP71

MacheteP71

HeadhuntersP76

OminousP83

SaunaP84

CorruptionP84

RascalsP85

Shanty-townsP86philosopherp94

GorgesP97

Haus TambaranP100DronedP105

MunicipalityP111

FeralP115

DefianceP117

StagnateP123

PutridP123

StuporP167

DeliriousP171

EnduranceP179

Comprehension QuestionsDirections: After reading each chapter, look to see if there are any questions to answer. When answering each question you should restate the question and provide at least two details from the text to support your answer.

1. P. 10: Dylan said he would pay for all of the damage he caused. The police officer in return then said, “You bet you will.” Do you think Dylan and the police officer meant the same thing? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. P.15: Sam, Dylan’s dad, wrote in his letter, “life has given me the chance to be part of something bigger than myself.” What does that means? What can you do that is bigger that yourself?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. P.16: Dylan discussed his father’s death on page 16. Using details from the book, why was Sam’s death so hard on Dylan?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. P.16: The simile “Dylan felt like a caged animal,” is used to describe how Dylan feels when his uncle is in his house. Please describe what that simile means. Have you ever felt that way? Explain. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. P.23: at the airport, Uncle Todd told Dylan, “It doesn’t take much of a man to be a jerk.” Interpret the quote. Has Dylan been a man or a jerk so far?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. P.60: What does “hit the silk,” mean? Why would it have been bad?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. P. 63: Frank called himself, “one of the lucky ones,” but is he really lucky? Why or why not?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. P.64: Dylan continues to not take his medications. Make an inference on what will happen to him as a result. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. P.69: Dylan cried when Uncle Todd said, “There’s a world waiting for you, son, when you’re ready.” Why did Dylan react so strongly to that?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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10. P.70: Dylan’s grandfather wrote about placing an American Flag in his map box and he explained that freedom isn’t free and that “freedom’s worst enemy is indifference and apathy.” Is this still true today? How is indifference and apathy shown in society today?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. P.72: According to the journal, why should World War II have been called the Jungle War?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. P.73: Why do you think the American Flag was so important to Dylan’s grandfather? He mentioned his children and grandchildren looking at the flag in the future and that is the reason he is willing to risk his life. Do you agree him?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

13. P. 74: Dylan’s grandfather thought he was writing his dying words at the end of his last journal entry. He wrote that he wanted his legacy to be that, “I fought hard and I loved my country.” Is that a good legacy to have? What do you want your legacy to be?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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14. P.74-75: Why does Uncle Todd think they can find the wreckage if the military couldn’t find it during the war?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

15. P.78: After reading Uncle Todd’s explanation of “deserving respect,” who, in your life, deserves respect?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

16. P.79: While reading a flight magazine, Dylan compared his flight to being “just one of those lines in the magazine.” What does he mean by that?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17. P.81: After his father’s death, did Dylan have a right to start acting out toward all authority figures?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

18. P.82: Dylan has started to wonder what Uncle Todd’s weakness is; do you think he has one? Is it normal for people to have weaknesses?_________________________________________________________________________

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19. P. 84: What is corruption? Is it only found in P.N.G? What are some current events that could be considered corruption?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

20. P.89: Why do you think P.N.G. is referred to as the “land that time forgot”?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

21. P.95: “The river looked like a brown coiling snake under their wings,” is a type of figurative language. What type of figurative language is it and describe what it means. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

22. P. 99: Why do the people of P.N.G. eat betel nuts?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

23. P. 100: What do you think of the initiation practice for boys in P.N.G? Would or could that happen here?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

24. P.111: There is a lot of description of the people in Balo, draw a picture of what they look like.

25. P.119: What does it mean, “Dylan felt small”? Have you ever had a feeling like that?

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26. P. 120: What do you think the rest of the group is doing while Dylan is gone?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

27. P. 121: Dylan seems to be getting sick. What do you think he has? Has there been any foreshadowing for this?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

28. P125: Dylan finally admitted that all the things he did at home was his fault. Why did he admit that now of all time?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

29. P.147: Do you agree “smartphones and computer games, maybe those aren’t the right measure of how intelligent and educated people are”?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

30. P. 150: Kanzie went on a rant about the, “stupid white people.” Does she have a point?

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31. P. 152: Why is Dylan “this way,” according to Kanzie?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

32. P.153-157: Draw what Second Ace looks like?

33. P. 157: Why do you think Dylan wanted his grandfather’s American Flag?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

34. P. 158: Describe what Kanzie meant when she said, “The world doesn’t need any more foolish people”?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

35. P. 162-163: What is the significance of Dylan’s dream of being a veteran in the parade?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

36. P. 166: For the first time, Dylan realized the sacrifice his father made. Why did it take being inside Second Ace to do that?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

37. P. 166-167: Interpret Dylan’s dream?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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38. P. 171: Why do you think the author had Kanzie be someone different than Dylan thought she was?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

39. P.177: Quintin told Dylan that he didn’t think he was a screw up. Why was that important for Dylan to hear?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

40. P.182: Quintin and Dylan’s relationship has changed significantly. Write a paragraph describing how it has changed.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

41. P. 185: According to Uncle Todd, how should we treat older people?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

42. P. 188: Why do you think Uncle Todd kept his past from Dylan?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

43. P. 189: Throughout the book we have witnessed how Dylan has given up on himself, describe one of those moments.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

44. P. 192: Why did Dylan want to give Frank the flag?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

45. P. 196: Why was Uncle Todd giving Dylan the brush off on their way home?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

46. P. 203: Why do you think the author chose to have Frank pass before Dylan came back?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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47. P.207: Describe the significance of Dylan’s visit with John Taylor.

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