Section 3: Song of the Trees
(Pages 27-52)

1.  Curtly---Page 29, Par. 4, "You certainly ain't taught none of your younguns how to behave, Caroline," he said curtly.

*Dictionary---Short or abruptly
*Own---Sharply
*Adjective
*Why would the author use curtly to describe how Mr. Anderson spoke to Mama?
 

2.  Clutches---Page 44, Par. 4, "But Christopher-John, furious at seeing Little Man handled so roughly by Mr. Anderson, managed to elude the clutches of the lumber men until he was fully upon Mr. Anderson.

*Dictionary---Grasp with the hands
*Own---Grab
*Noun
*I escaped the clutches of the bears huge arms.
 

3.  Cunningly---Page 50, Par. 2
 

4. and 5. On Your Own