| Term | Definition |
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bill |
big wind up toy of a man |
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julia |
art teacher |
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mavis |
cotton picker |
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starletta |
a girl with broken crayons |
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dora the explorer |
ellen's cousin |
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ellis |
ellen's uncle |
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Jo Jo |
girl who lives in the foster home |
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rudolph |
man who takes information to grandmother |
|
roy |
art teachers husband |
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Nadine |
aunt that flirts with smiling man |
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Betsy |
aunt with a bathtub |
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Dolphin |
Pony |
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vernacular |
everyday speech |
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bill |
old hog, big mean baby, nasty self |
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grandmother |
mammas mamma, damn witch, mean old lady |
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kittens |
ellen drew nadine and dora a picture of |
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1st person narrative |
the novel is written in what style |
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coloquial vernacular |
what speech style is it written in? |
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south |
what region of the country does it take place |
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10 |
how old is Ellen when her motehr dies |
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spider, gun |
know ways ellen imagines to kill her father |
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mommas momma |
who has the eyes to flush the ugly outta ur system |
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drinks and drives |
2 things bill does saturday nights |
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shoot him |
what did ellen tell her teacher she could do to stop her father |
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it may come true |
according to ellen what happens when you tell yourself the same thing over and over again |
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ellen's family |
roller coaster/ crumbling brick |
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rudolph |
bills brother who takes over the farm and leaves money in the mailbox |
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julia |
flower child; |
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bill |
whos "bastard eyes" does ellen have |
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$166 |
ellen offers new mamma ____ to stay |
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compliments |
new momma does this and it makes ellen feel at home right away |