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About This Passage
This is chosen because it is the small, quiet moment where Stanley puts his things into a dead boy's crate. The word 'Barf Bag' sounds funny, but it is really the nickname of a boy named Lewis who went to the hospital and is not coming back. Stanley is taking his cot and his crate. The passage teaches that at this camp, every new boy is just filling in for someone who broke down. It is a chapter about being replaced.
Seven crates were stacked in two piles at one side of the tent. The open end of the crates faced outward. Stanley put his backpack, change of clothes, and towel in what used to be Barf Bag's crate. It...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell about Chapter 5 in three sentences. Say who Stanley's new counselor is, what the boys in D tent call themselves, and what Armpit did when Stanley used his real name.
Discussion Questions
- What in the story tells you Mr. Pendanski is different from Mr. Sir? Name one thing Mr. Pendanski says or does that Mr. Sir would never say or do.
- What in the story tells you the boys do not really like Mr. Pendanski, even when he is being nice? Why do you think they call him 'Mom' instead of his real name?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A cloth house held up by poles, used for sleeping outside — there are six of these at the camp, one for each group of boys.
Item 2
A wooden box used to hold things — each boy has one of these to keep his clothes and towel in.
Item 3
The hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks — Mr. Pendanski has a thick, curly, black one.
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