Across
- 2. holding as much water or moisture as can be absorbed; thoroughly soaked.
- 5. “…the second is the eventual survival and triumph of the human spirit over seemingly _________ odds.”
- 8. At what grade does Dave lose hope?
- 11. a continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
- 12. Who does Dave hate the most?
- 15. “On her knees, Mother was hastily applying a thick wad of ______ to a place on my stomach where dark red blood pumped out.”
- 18. Dave’s full real name
- 21. ecstatically happy.
- 22. “The wood is____ (indented), yet smoothed and bleached from its time in the sun.”
- 23. In what chapter does Dave’s mom force Dave to lie on top of a burning stove?
- 25. the behavior or attitude of people who think they are better than other people
- 27. causing horror or disgust.
- 28. It is my ______ hope that I will get an A in this class.
- 29. be filled with wonder or astonishment
- 30. My dad ______ me with his belt.
Down
- 1. cause (someone) to become unsympathetic or hostile.
- 3. not right or reasonable
- 4. The baby ______ quietly in his crib.
- 6. Which girl told Dave that he should jump off a ship?
- 7. We _____ down our food, hardly tasting it.
- 9. The waves crashing along the shore were ________.
- 10. The whole thing is a _______ to ultimately take over the world.
- 13. Dave’s abusive mother
- 14. Dave’s alcoholic father
- 16. the setting of the book
- 17. very hot; burning
- 19. the last name of the officer who saved Dave in the first chapter
- 20. extremely unpleasant.
- 24. Dave’s favorite place
- 26. What month did Dave get stabbed in?