Cocoa Ice Flashcards
What is a machete?
A large knife with a heavy blade used as a tool.
Explain what bargain means in your own words.
To work out an agreement about selling and trading something.
What is pulp?
The soft, juicy inside of some fruits and vegetables.
What do you do during harvest season?
Harvest season is when you pick a crop such as grain, fruits, or vegetables.
Define schooner.
A sailing ship that has two or more masts to hold up the sails.
What does it mean to support something?
To hold the weight of something or someone.
What do you do when you trade something?
You are exchanging goods.
What two locations are talked about in the story?
Santo Domingo and Maine
What happens to the cocoa beans before they dry in the sun?
They are put between banana leaves with pulp
Why is it necessary to dry the cocoa beans in the sun?
Drying the beans takes out the bitterness
What is a conch?
A shellfish
Why is it important to be the first person to see the schooner come into the bay?
The first people to reach the ship have a better chance of trading for what they want.
What must Jacob have traded to get the seashell on the shelf?
The balsam bag
Papa and uncle Jacob worry when it snows on the river because…
Snow keeps the river from freezing.
The first step in harvesting the ice is…
Making grooves in the ice.
Why do sailors cover the ice on schooners with sawdust and hay?
To keep the ice from melting.
How are the two girls alike?
Both like chocolate.
Tell me three amazing things about Maine.
- Smell if the balsam bag
- Water so hard people can walk on it
- Cooking fires inside houses
- Trees without leaves.
What are three amazing things about Santo Domingo?
- Birds have pink feathers
- Leaves are longer than she is tall
- It is always summer
- People never wear boots
- Chocolate grows on trees
- Giant pink seashells lie on the beaches.
