1.  Stern
Page 36, Para. 4, "Rumor or not, Papa's stern words did not feel so harsh after all."
*A harsh stare or expression (adjective)
Give an example when you looked sternly at someone

2.  Mandolin
Page 46, Para. 1, ' "Papa played his mandolin and the neighbors sang along, "Oh Marie, Oh Marie...".'
*Musical instrument of the lute family that has a usually pear-shaped body and fretted neck and four to six pairs of strings (noun)
A mandolin is used for bluegrass music

3.  Poverty
Page 48, Para. 2a

4.  Excursion
Page 38, Para.4

5.  Scrambled
Page 38, Para. 1