Scat Book Group - Week 6

Scat by Carl Hiaasen
Week 6: Read Chapters 23-Epilogue (pages 299-371)


Vocabulary:

fitful (299)
prosecute (301)
accomplice (302)
somberly (306)
compensate (309)
plaintively (316)
scornfully (319)
posse (321)
pending (322)
extenuating (322)
unison (327)
wary (327)
writhe (327)
haunches (324)
predator (334)
squalling (334)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Find the definition that most closely matches how each word is used in the book. Copy the definitions into your journal, and underline the word. Identify which dictionary you used. Write sentences for each word that shows you know what it means. Underline the vocabulary word in each sentence.

2. Why, according to Duane Jr., had he set the fires he was on probation for, and why did he want people to call him Smoke? (3 to 4 sentences)

3. How did Nick’s efforts to experience what his father was going through and only use his left arm prepare him for what he needed to do in the Black Vine Swamp? (3 to 4 sentences)

4. Which character, Nick, Mrs. Starch, Duane Jr. or Jimmy Lee Bayliss, do you think had changed or grown most by the end of the book? Explain why you think so. (paragraph)