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About This Passage
Kate DiCamillo writes the structural turning point of the book in five short lines. Patience converts to action the instant the right call is audible. The economy is the lesson.
'Help! Help! Help us!' 'Did you hear that?' asked Ned. 'Somebody is in trouble,' said Lorenzo. 'Let's go.'
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Narration Prompt
Summarize the chapter and explain what Kate DiCamillo wants you to notice about how rescue arrives.
Discussion Questions
- The firemen have been patient through misread calls. The moment they hear the right call, they move immediately. What is the relationship between patience and decisive action — are they opposites or two sides of the same virtue?
- Baby Lincoln does the explaining. The book has been quietly building Baby as the household's true communicator while Eugenia performs authority. What is Kate DiCamillo saying about who counts as a good speaker?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
distress or difficulty calling for help
Item 2
acting promptly and firmly at the moment the situation requires
Item 3
the practical capacity to recognize the true call among many false ones
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