1. Chapters 7-8
Vocabulary

2. Chapter 7- Sam Tin-Lizzie (n.) tin-liz-ee
a very basic, cheap, old automobile. A car similar to a Model A Ford.

3. Chapter 8 - Brothers and Sisters
Denizen (n.) den-eh-zen
Inhabitant or occupant of a particular place
Wield (v.) weel-d
to hold and use
Benevolent (adj.) be-nev-o-lent
well meaning and kind

4. Chapter 8- Brothers and Sisters
Pillage (n.) pil-ij
the action of robbing a place or property
Extol (v.) ik-stohl
to praise enthusiastically
Peripheral (adj.) puh-rif-er-al
on the edges

5. Chapter 8 contin. Jim Crow (n.)
laws and customs that discriminated against blacks
Protagonist (n.) proh-tag-uh-nist
main or leading character in a struggle/drama
Dilapidated (adj.) dih-lap-i-day-tid
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect