The Matchlock Gun Flashcards
English book
The matchlock gun was longer than who?
Edward
How did Edward get the gun out of the house at the end of the story?
he dragged it out
what did Gertrude go out to do for an excuse to look for the Indians
beans
who thought that they could outran the Indians
Gertrude
who couldn’t hold up the gun when Teunis gave it to them?
Edward
what did Gertrude put in the gun to prepare it?
nails and small pebble
Edward saw what looking through the cabin chink?
darkness
who asked Edward who killed the Indians?
John
Grandmother would be mad if she didn’t get what?
butter
why did Gertrude start singing in the garden?
so Edward doesn’t feel abandoned or deserted
what did the Indians hit Gertrude with?
a tomahawk
Tennis said they would stop who?
the Indians
who and where did the gun come from according to Gertrude?
Grandfather and Holland
what did Gertrude use to make a doll for Trudy?
handkerchief
where was Edward lying after shooting the gun?
the kitchen floor
what was the weather like when Teunis left?
windy and rainy
why did John stop at their house?
to get food and deliver a letter
they saw what at the north of the top of the null?
smoke
what rhyme did Gertrude sing when putting Trudy and Edward to bed?
Pigs and beans (or bears)
what could they see when the candle burnt out?
fire
why did Gertrude go out?
to see the Indians
who is the author of The Matchlock Gun?
Walter D. Edmonds
where did the children sit while waiting for their father?
between the Indians and their mom
Gertrude made herself count to what before running?
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