Chapter One Activities
                   To be completed following the chapter reading

Mix and Match
Match the words on the left with the sentences on the right.
Once we have gone over the correct answers as a class, rewrite each sentence in your notebooks.

Notre Dame Cathedral                               - A homeless person

Hobo                                                         - Country’s largest city, on the Siene River, and Capital of France

Father Christmas                                      - Means “Our Lady”

Paris, France                                             - A small bag on wheels to help carry stuff around

Gypsy                                                          - Santa Clause of France

Louvre                                                                      - Traveling people with dark skin and hair

Seine River                                                - A village in North Eastern France

Baby-buggy                                                - Most popular art museum in Paris

Halles                                                          - Divides Paris in two, Notre Dame Cathedral is directly in           
                                                                                                                   the middle

Questions To Consider...

1.  According to Armand, what were some of the advantages to being a hobo? (p. 1)

2.  According to Mireli, why did Armand not like children? (p. 4)

3.  How do you think Armand felt when he was called a funny old tramp? (p. 5)

4.  According to Armand, why did he not like children? (p. 6)

5.  Why did Armand “eat” smells coming from the restaurant?

6.  What did Armand find under his bridge?

7.  Armand has said “starlings” or children are trouble.

What do you think he should do now that children have claimed a spot under the bridge?

* CHALLENGE *
Vocabulary

Find the definitions and use the words in sentences:

 
1.  Gratitude- ___________________________________________

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2.  Fastidiously- _________________________________________

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3.  Trundle- _____________________________________________

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4.  Courtyard- ___________________________________________

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5.  Abide- _______________________________________________

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6.  Starlings-____________________________________________

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7.  Urchins-______________________________________________

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8.  Gargoyles-____________________________________________

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