The Eruption of M.S.H. Chapters 3-4

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Across
  1. 2. The mountain’s lower slopes were _______ with green trees. The top was covered with snow. P. 12
  2. 5. Clive quit working at the lumber company and opened a _______ he named Clive’s. P. 19
  3. 7. Jess, Eddie and Sam made up a secret, three-way _________ back in kindergarten. P. 14
  4. 10. “And look at our pretty _________,” Mr. Rowan said, putting an arm around each of his boys and looking up at St. Helens. P. 12
  5. 12. This word means, a hinged flap at the back of a truck that can be lowered when loading or unloading the vehicle.“ P. 11
  6. 13. Sometimes it felt like Mom and Jess were as ________ here as the old trees. P. 21
  7. 16. How could Mrs. Marlowe close the diner that had been in Dad’s family for _________? P. 20
  8. 18. This word means “a young tree with a slender trunk that is bigger than a seedling.” It is singular in the puzzle but plural on page 17.
  9. 20. Mount Ranier is an active volcano located in _______, Washington. P. 12
  10. 22. This word is in the title of a book about three friends who’d do anything for each other. The word refers to a soldier who was equipped with a type of gun called a musket. P. 14-15
  11. 24. Mount Hood is a famous volcano in the state of _______. P. 12
  12. 25. This word means, “a person who fells trees, cuts them into logs, or transports them to a sawmill.” P. 18
Down
  1. 1. The base word of this word means “of, found in, or produced by the sea.” The word refers to a baseball team called the Seattle ________, which is another word for sailors. P. 16
  2. 3. Jess and her parents loved the forest. They would camp under the trees and _____ the trails. P. 17
  3. 4. Synonyms for this hyphenated word include: simple, sensible, level-headed, reasonable and practical. P. 11
  4. 6. During the late 1800’s and early 1900s, most of the centuries-old trees had been chopped into wood to build ships, ________ and buildings for Amercai’s brand-new cities. P. 19
  5. 8. Lumberjacking was ________ due to the force of falling trees and branches, axe blades and razor-sharp wood chips. P. 19
  6. 9. Clive hated watching those big trees __________. P. 19
  7. 11. In the Cascades, before the 1880s, the forests were full of ________. The oldest ones had been there before George Washington was born (1732) and before the Mayflower sailed (1620)! P. 18
  8. 14. The Cascades is a major mountain ________ of western North America, extending from Canada through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains and volcanoes. P. 13
  9. 15. This word means “a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.” P. 17
  10. 17. Mr. Rowan had always reminded Jess of a younger _________ of Santa Claus. P. 11
  11. 19. Jess’s Dad had gotten his _________ (hopefulness, confidence) from Clive Marlowe. P. 18
  12. 21. The biggest trees came crashing down with so much force that the earth ______ a mile away. P. 19
  13. 23. The ________ is one of the largest species within the deer family. They feed on grasses, plants, leaves, and bark. Male ______ have large antlers which they shed each year. P. 13