“Literature Circle” Discussions
April 5, 2008 — Mrs. B
Students in my class have begun reading Early Thunder by Jean Fritz as part of an integrated unit about the Pre-Revolutionary War period in American history. Students read the book at night, making notes about terms, events, and questions they may have from the reading. Twice a week they meet in Literature Circles to discuss what they’ve read. Students lead the discussion, not the teacher. This blog page is for students from the Literature Circles to continue their “conversations, either with their own circles or with the other circles in the class.
April 15, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I think Judge Ropes overreacted to his window being broken when he thought nobody in the town liked him anymore. Daniel West is going to side with the Patriots, I think.
April 15, 2008 at 4:08 pm
I like it when Daniel West found Jeremy Packer and they found the cat hanging from a rope. But I feel bad for the cat.
April 15, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Golfguy: I agree with about Judge Ropes overreacted
April 15, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I think it was very sad that Judge Ropes died , and I agree with golfguy that he did react a little too much by his broken window. I think he over reacted so much about the broken window because it was probably the most valuble thing in his house.
April 15, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I feel bad for Daniel West , because his father is always away in Boston.
April 15, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I totally agree with you!!!!
April 15, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I know. Right/
April 15, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Please keep in mind, ALL students, when your write comments, that there will be readers who don’t have any idea what you are talking about. That’s what is different about a blog vs. a classroom Literature Circle. Write your answers so the general public will be able to follow your answers.
So, for starters, would one of you give a brief summary of what this book is about so far, in chapters 1 and 2? Who are the characters? Setting?
April 15, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Who do you think is the main character of the book? What makes you think this? How would you describe this character?
April 15, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I think Daniel West is the main character. I think this because they are always talking about him and he is always in the ”action”. I would describe him as a really brave person since he is on the opposite side of his father, Mr. West.
April 16, 2008 at 6:38 am
I think Daniel West is the main character, because they are always discribing his action and what he does. I think Daniel is a brave,nice,and loving boy.
April 16, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Chapter 1- Discuss the following:
What is the isoceles triangle that Daniel pictures in his mind?
Which side does Beckett, Daniel’s friend, support? How do you know?
What is smallpox and what is an inoculation?
What is the pie room?
Why is English tea such an important issue?
Why do you think Daniel is going to find Jeremy?
Chapter 2 – Discuss:
Why did Jeremy and Daniel toast the King?
What are some of the uses for the Salem Common?
What clues does the author give that something bad is going to happen?
Chapter 3 – Discuss:
What are some of the things that are unloaded from the Neptune?
What mistake does Daniel make at school?
April 16, 2008 at 2:56 pm
I think it is very weird that a kid would go on the other side of the colonist than his father I would think the father would be very mad. Allthough the father would probally want his kid to think his own thoughts I think that went a little to far.
April 16, 2008 at 3:00 pm
For the people in the world who don’t know what we are talking about. I will give you a brief summary. This is a book about a boys life before the Revolutionary War. The title of the book is called Early Thunder by Jean Fritz. The main character in this book is a boy named Daniel West who lives in Salem Massachuttes in the year 1775.
April 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm
I love the book. I do think Judge Ropes was overeacting just a little. But it’s so sad that he died.
April 17, 2008 at 10:16 am
I really can’t get over Judge Ropes dying! I think instead of Judge Ropes dying I think one of the Liberty Boys should have died. Since the Liberty Boys were causing so much trouble somebody should have paid them back. I think it was really smart Daniel not going outside when the Liberty Boys were out there because he didn’t want to get in trouble. Since Judge Ropes had died I think everybody in the town would be really sad. I also think that the Liberty Boys are very rude! I also think it was very rude that the Liberty Boys broke Judge Ropes’ window. Although Judge Ropes was really mad about the window he needs to get over it!
April 17, 2008 at 10:17 am
Judge Ropes did over-react about the broken window. He needed to move on about it. I’m sad that he died though. The Liberty Boys should have gotten in a lot of trouble because they’re the ones who are causing all the trouble around town. The cat hanging from the tree was sad and gross. I think that the main character is Daniel West. I think that Jeremy is a nice guy because he’s looking for Daniel and he was making sure that Daniel was okay . I think that the Liberty Boys need to show some respect to the town or the town needs to show them how it feels.
April 17, 2008 at 10:21 am
This book is very interesting to me because it has lots of action and many interesting facts about history.
April 17, 2008 at 10:26 am
I cant believe that judge ropes died. Thats action, thats why I like this book.
April 17, 2008 at 10:29 am
This is a very interesting book. I love books that have a lot of ”action” going on and it never slows down it keeps going.
April 17, 2008 at 10:42 am
I think that Daniel is the main character because the whole first page is only about Daniel. Also the book is coming from Daniel’s point of view ,like if you were Daniel in the book. I think that Daniel is a boy who hasn’t figered out the world yet. I think he has alot more to discover. I think that he’s a boy who will learn things the hard way.
April 17, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Judge Ropes did over-react about the broken window. He needed to move on about it. I sad that he died though. The liberty boys should get punished because they’re the ones who are causing all the trouble around town. The cat hanging from the tree was sad and gross. I think the main character is Daniel. I think that Jeremy is a nice and good guy because he’s looking for Daniel and always makes sure that Daniel is okay. I think that the Liberty Boys need to show some respect to the town or the town needs to show them how it feels. This book is very interesting to me because it has lots of action and many interesting facts about history. I can’t believe that Judge Ropes died. That’s action, thats why I like this book. I think that Daniel is the main character because the whole first page is only about Daniel. I think that Daniel is a boy who dosn’t know the world yet. Also he is a boy who learns things the hard way.
April 17, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Some of the things unloaded from Neptune are sugar, salt, and some animals. Then Daniel catches two boys sucking sugar out of a barrel. Then Daniel tells 2 boys to stop bugging a turtle in a barrel.
April 17, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I think it is sad that his father is on the Tories side and Daniel is on the Patriots side. I think Judge Rope also over-reacted because he was mad over a broken window. But it was sad when he died. And it was also sad when Daniel saw the dead cat hanging from the tree. It was sad and very,very disgusting!
April 17, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I do not agree with golfguy about his windows being broken. Whoever broke his windows apperantly didnt like him very much. I mean, here is a sick judge about to die of smallpox and is in enough pain without these guys breaking his windows, and then they do it, and left him heartbroken.
If they didnt do that,
(whoever it was that did it) then
Judge Ropes would have stayed alive longer.
April 17, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I think Daniel West is the main character. I think this because the book always has him in the scene. I would describe David as kind of devilish
April 17, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Golfguy,I agree with you that Judge Ropes did over react to his windows being broken
April 17, 2008 at 1:49 pm
stevebob, I also think it was sad when the cat was hanging from the tree
April 17, 2008 at 1:51 pm
chapter 1: what iscoceles triangle? it tells what side beckett soportes in another chapter. Smallpox is a very bad disease that I believe spread from animals.
An inculation must be something to get rid of or prevent smallpox. the pie room is where people stored their pies and other things like pudding, sometimes valuable drinks, like english tea, and that is an important issue because the tea cost so much, and not a lot of people owned
it, and it could help the sick a lot. i dont remember that Daniel went to find Jeremy at all, other than the fact that he needed someone to talk to.
April 17, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Jordiegirl, please go back and reread the first chapter because it does explain about the “isoceles triangle” that Daniel was referring to.
Why did the colonists put their pies, desserts, tea, etc. in a “pie room”? Why not just put them in a “refrigerator” or an “ice box”?
You make a very good point about tea: Tea was used not only for drinking to satisfy thirst, but it was also used “medicinally”, which means it was used like a medicine. Do you know why? My daughter’s pediatrician told me when my daughter was sick to give her water, Gatorade, or TEA, but no sodas or fruit juices. Interesting, isn’t it? What else could tea be used for?
April 17, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Jeremy and Daniel had a toast to the king because they did not want their heads chopped off. The Common is for a conversation or something like that. Daniel and Jeremy fighting is a sign of something bad.
April 17, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I agree with everybody but jordiegirl. I know whoever did that to Judge Ropes window didn’t like him but he did overreact to the window.
April 18, 2008 at 1:45 pm
I think the triangle that Daniel images is cool but weird.
April 18, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I feel really bad about Judge Ropes,that he died. The cat died to. I can’t belive the Marble Heads did that. They hung it by a rope. But another besides that is were learnig a lot about Social Studies.
April 18, 2008 at 2:05 pm
The triangle is the cites of Salem,London,and Boston. A pie room is the coldest room in the house and is made for storing pies.
April 20, 2008 at 8:04 am
I agree with stevebob, 100 percent
April 20, 2008 at 8:07 am
In this book they put their pies and ect. in the pie room because they didnt have refrigorators in this time.
April 24, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Ripstick, I also agree with you on that the pie room was down stairs because its cooler down stairs and it was a room where they kept the pies. I also say that I feel bad for Daniel because when he went down there it reminded him of his mom and the smell just made him sad that must be hard to take.
April 24, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Today in our literature circle, we talked about Peter wanting to sign the note that Beckett and Daniel were writing. We think that the note was to the governor, because Beckett and Daniel were speaking of his arrival, and in the beginning of the letter, Daniel wrote: ‘’may it please your Excellency.’’ I do not think Daniel and Beckett will let Peter sign the note, because they do not like him for messing with a turtle earlier in the book. Only Tories can sign the note, and Peter is a Tory, and he didn’t understand why Daniel and Beckett wouldn’t let him sign.
April 24, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I think that Peter was being rude along with the other kids that were harming the turtle for no reason. It’s a living creature just like them. I don’t think they would like it if someone was poking the back of their neck. So if they wouldn’t like it why do they do it to a small cute little turtle.
April 24, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Chapter 2: Jeremy and Daniel toasted to the king because everyone, Whigs and Tories alike, were all loyal to the king and they don’t want there heads chopped off. Some of the uses for the Salem common are making little ponds for boys to fish in, with berry spots and mushrooms patches. Some clues the author gives me that tells me that something bad is going to happen are when Judge Rope’s house gets destroyed and he dies.
April 24, 2008 at 1:38 pm
It’s hard to believe that someone would even think of making such a disgusting choice to tie up all the Whigs and hide them for the day.
April 24, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Chapter1
The isosceles triangle is Boston, Salem, and London.
Becket is a Tory because when Daniel said” English tea” he got mad.
Smallpox is deadly dieses and an inoculation is a shot that keeps you from getting smallpox.
A place that stores pie. [I like pie from Stevebob].
Tea is the most popular drink.
Because the captain told him where Jeremy live.
April 24, 2008 at 1:42 pm
chp1,#4;= The pie room is a spare room that is vary cold fo storing food and for company to sleep. The pie room is and can used for many different reasons.
April 24, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Jeremy and Daniel toast the king, because they are on the side of “Brittan’s King George.” In the book, it says that only a part of the common was used and the rest of it was nothing but chaos. There were ponds for fishing, hills for sled riding in the winter, hidey-holes for boys to try out their first tobacco, and walks where sailors could get the feel of land again. Clues that the author gives that something bad will happen is that Daniel had seen flags at half masts to many times- for sailors lost at sea, leaders died- for bad news from England. Also, a couple years back, when a man they called an Informer was tarred and feathered right on the Militia Grounds.
April 24, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Chapter 1
In the story the isoceles trangle had two points that were Bosten and Salem and the end point of the traingle was London this was because of the king.And smallpox is a deadly desise and an inoculation is a shoot that will pervent you from getting the smallpox.The pie room is the coldset place in your house (if you have one)that you kept all of your pies for the weeks befor thanksgiving.Also the tea was a inportant issue because that is what most people would drink and because the king made the tea taxes were up.
April 24, 2008 at 1:48 pm
I feel bad for Daniel because he got a new Mommy.
April 24, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Chapter 3: Some things that were unloaded from the Neptune are sugar, salt, and some animals. After that Daniel catches two boys sucking sugar out of a barrel. Then Daniel tells two boys to stop bugging the turtle in a barrel. The mistake that Daniel made at school was he said something about Governor Hutchingson which was toatally against his father.
April 24, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Some things unloaded from the Neptune are salt, some animals, such as turtles, and sugar. The mistake Daniel makes at school is he picked up a little boy by his collar, because he was hurting a turtle. He said “Now you quit tormenting that turtle! You here?”
May 1, 2008 at 7:09 pm
The isoceles triangle Daniel pictures is Salem, London, and Boston. Beckett supports the British’s side because he is a friend of the judge. Smallpox is a deadly disease. An inoculation is something to cure it with. A pie room is a 17th century refrigerator that stores drinks and meats. English tea is so important because the tea party set off the fuse to the war.
May 1, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Jordiegirl, I do not agree with you because Judge Ropes’ death would have happened whether they were broken or not.
May 1, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Jeremy and Daniel toasted to the king because Whig or Tory they both want independence to gain or to lose. The Salem Common can be used to make spots to fish in. The hint something bad is going to happen is when Judge Ropes dies.
May 1, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Golfguy, I like your comment about the Tea Party setting off a “fuse to the War”. Do you know what some of the other “fuses” were? What event is the one called, “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”? (It’s not in Early Thunder….but it was in some of the historical fiction books that were reported on, and it’s in the Social Studies book.) Hint: There’s a copy of a famous Paul Revere engraving hanging in our classroom that shows this event. This event was the FINAL fuse!
May 4, 2008 at 9:30 am
Chapter 1
The isoceles trangle had two points that were Bosten and Salem and the end point of the triangle was London this was because of the king. Smallpox is a deadly disease and an inoculation is a shot that will pervent you from getting smallpox.The pie room is the coldest place in your house if you have one that you kept all of your pies for the weeks before Thanksgiving. The tea was an inportant issue because that is what most people would drink and because the king made the tea taxes up.
May 4, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Chapter 1.
The isosceles triangle that Daniel pictures is three cites Boston, Salem and London.
Bekett is on the side of Tories because he finds liberty gifts on his doorstep.
Smallpox is a disease similar to chicken pox and inoculation is getting a shot to prevent getting a disease.
The pie room is where they store their pies and puddings and other food like that.
English tea is an important issue because everyone normally drinks tea and now the British have taxed it.
Daniel is going to find Jeremy to talk to him about Judge Ropes windows being broken.
May 5, 2008 at 6:50 am
Mrs.B., they didn’t put them in a fridgerater because they didn’t have any back then.
May 5, 2008 at 8:22 am
Chapter 1:
1. The isosceles triangle that Daniel pictures is Boston and Salem at the two points then London.
2. Beckett is on the side of King George. I know this Because he toasts the king.
3. Small pox is a terrible sickness that could even kill you. An inoculation is a shot that helps you from getting smallpox.
4. The pie room is a room you store pies and puddings in. It’s said to be the coldest room in the house.
5. English tea is an important issue because the tea tax from King George, cost more than it use to and it was a ‘popular’ drink.
6. I think the reason Daniel is going to find Jeremy is because he wants to share tea with him.
May 5, 2008 at 8:48 am
Chapter 2:
1. Daniel and Jeremy toast the King because they are loyal to the king like the Whigs and Tories.
2. The uses of the Salem Common are half the place is a wild place that kids go down sleds and to fish. The other half is used for flags that tell what is happening.
3. The ways the author gives some clues that something bad is going to happen is the second to last page Jeremy had an expression when he walked in the door that Daniel knew something was wrong.
May 5, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Does anybody think Daniel will like his new mother?
May 6, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Chapter 2.
Jeremy and Daniel toasted the King because they believed that even though there were patriots and Tories most people still believed that they didn’t need independence from the King, they just needed fair rules.
The Salem Common can be used for speaking about the news and it can also be used for games.
Chapter 3
Sugar and a turtle were unloaded from the Neptune.
Daniel tells everyone that the governor of Massachusetts is coming to Salem.
May 7, 2008 at 9:52 am
Chapter 3:
1. Some things that were unloaded from the Neptune are turtles in barrels and hay.
2. The mistake that Daniel makes at school is he tells all the kids what he thought was good news but made them all against him, was he said that his dad had told him that the governor was coming.
May 7, 2008 at 9:59 am
Stevebob, I agree with you about Daniel getting a new mommy. I do not think Daniel will get used to having a new mom.
May 7, 2008 at 11:04 am
Chapters 4
chapter 4
1.Dr. West needs a chaise because he needs it to pick up Daniel’s new mother.
2.Daniel compares Mr. Nicholas to a bee because he would fly from one topic to another.
May 7, 2008 at 11:22 am
Jessieg, I agree that Peter and the other kids were being cruel to the turtle.
May 7, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Meet Felecity
an American girl
chapter:1
Felecity is a girl that loves the smell of coffee beans, chocolate,pine soap,spice tea,and apples…the smell of her dad’s store which is Mr. Merriman. Felecity and her dad like to pretend like they don’t even know each other.
Chapter:2
Felecity loves horses and really wants a horse,there is a guy named Jiggy Nye that has a new horse, Felecity doesn’t like Jiggy because he is known to kill old cows and horses that can’t work anymore and made leather from their hides.
Chapter:3
Felecity had to see that horse one day.The same day later that evening, Felecity said she wanted to help Ben deliver the things that Mrs. Fitchet and Jiggy ordered. Her mother said that it was alright.When Felecity got to the store, she saw Ben just walk out looking both ways looking lost like he didn’t know which way to go.
May 7, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I have to disagree, stevebob, because Daniel is not a nice boy because he doesn’t like his new mom.
May 7, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Chapters 4-6
Daniel compares Mr. Nicholas to a bee because he’s always flying from one topic to another.
Dr. west is going to need a chaise for his trip to Boston because he’s bringing home Daniels mom.
May 9, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I am surprised that Daniel became a colonist.
May 12, 2008 at 11:01 am
Chapter1
The smallpox is a serious sickness that was in the pets so they had to get rid of the cats and dogs because they were carrying the smallpox.
The pie room is a room where they put pies and other foods because the room was downstairs where it was the coldest room because it was lower. The only reason they put them there is because they had no refrigerators.
Chapter 2
Jeremy and Daniel toasted the king because everyone was loyal to the king and they didn’t want their heads chopped off.
Chapter 3
Some things that were unloaded from the Neptune are salt, sugar, and some animals.
He said some things about governor hutchingson that was against his father
May 12, 2008 at 11:11 am
STEVEBOB AND ME REALLY DISAGREE WITH YOU DANNY BECAUSE DANIEL IS A REALLY NICE KID BUT HAS A TERRIBLE AND MEAN MOM!
May 13, 2008 at 10:35 am
Chap1;
1.The isosceles triangle is London and Salem at two points and Boston at the last point.
2.I think Beckett and Daniel supports the whigs because they don’t seem to like the red coats to much.
3.The smallpox is a disease that indicates an illness.
4.The pie room is a room were you store food and were someone could sleep.
5.English tea is a big issue because the taxes on it are extremely high.
6.To tell him about the rocks thrown in Judge Ropes house.
May 13, 2008 at 11:19 am
The punishment for the tea party is that they blocked the harbor. What I have learned about Mr. Ding-Dong Allison is that he is the leader of the liberty boys.
May 13, 2008 at 11:30 am
I think that this book is a very good book because it has a lot of information about the war and how people would react, like Daniel, turning sides. I bet there was some of that going on during the war. Also, about the garbage on people’s doorstep. The Liberty Boys probably did a lot of that too. One more thing: men did bring home a lot of wives during the war, because the men did need a lot of help with the kids while they went to war. Thats probably why Dr. West brought hiome “the New Mrs. West.”
May 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Chapter 2
Daniel and Jeremy toasted the king because everyone was loyal to him, and they didn’t want their heads chopped off.
One of the uses of the Salem Common are building little ponds for the little boys to fish in.
One of the clues that the author gives to say that something bad is going to happen is the whole Judge Ropes scene.
Chapter 3
Some of the things that were unloaded from the Neptune were salt, sugar, and some animals.
Daniel said something bad about Governor Hutchinson at school, and that went against his father.
May 15, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I have a question for all of you. Would you rather be a whig or a torie? I, personally, wouldn’t choose any sides. I’d be neuteral, because fighting over tea is the absolute most dumbest thing I have ever heard in my eleven years of life. Some people in my group said that anybody can and should fight for what they belive in, and I agree with that completely, but WAKE UP people, its TEA!! If it costs too much, then don’t buy it! That’s my opinion. What’s yours? Your awnser is due May 22, next Friday.
May 18, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Jordiegirl,
I don’t think they were fighting over tea. They were fighting over all of the taxes that King George III placed on them. I don’t think having a king would be the best thing so I would probably be a Whig.
May 18, 2008 at 7:53 pm
Mamasita, I don’t think Daniel likes his new mother.
How do you think Daniel felt about the change of Capitals?
May 20, 2008 at 8:12 pm
In chapter 8, why do you think Tillie says “what good are wives?” to Jeremy? I think it’s just because she doesn’n want to be married. How would you react if the capital of the state you live in was no longer the capital? Like Daniel, I probably would’ve hated the idea, but not show it much. Who do you think the stranger is that was talking to Ding-Dong Allison on page 133? The note that said “sorry, boys. You’ll have to hold your fire for a while longer. Orders from above. No trouble at all,” on page 136, what do you think “orders from above” ment? I think it probably means heaven.
May 20, 2008 at 8:25 pm
In chapter 9, why do you think Daniel was disturbed by Mr. Leonard’s voice? Also, why do you think Daniel didn’t tell Mr. Leonard that he over heard a conversation about them wanting him out of the way? My idea was maybe he was jut shy.
May 20, 2008 at 8:34 pm
In chapter 10, I know that in most of it, Dr. West ad a bad knee, so he and Daniel were taking about his future. Who agrees with me that Daniel felt very uncomfortable talking about his future with his father?
May 20, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Who saw Daniel’s change in sides in the war coming, like Jeremy? Who thinks Daniel shouldn’t have changed sides? I think Daniel should do what he thinks is right. Who thinks that Beckett was a little disappointed when he heard that Daniel was changing sides? Who thinks Daniel will turn against Beckett? What was like having a bad dream twice, to Daniel?
May 20, 2008 at 8:50 pm
In chapter 12, why do you think Daniel said that he was everybody’s enemy? How come Daniel didn’t want to hear the word “understand” again? Why did Daniel tell his father that they were not alike at all? Why did Daniel not like the horizon?
May 21, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Chapter 13:
I feel bad for Daniel, because of his house. If it were me, looking at where my house used to be, only seeing a water pump that used to be in the backyard, with my Dad standing next to it, it would’ve been enough to make me cry. Also, Daniel puting his arm around his Father while he too stared at the ashes, felt his body tremling, I would’ve broken down. Daniel is a very brave person. At least they saved the horse.
May 23, 2008 at 6:42 am
I liked the ending of Sarah Bishop because it leaves you wanting to know more so your ready for the next book. i think that they should start the next Sarah Bishop with the town meeting that Issac was talking about . I would also like to see what ends up happening with Sarah and Issac. because they hated eachother at the begining of the book and there starting to like each other more and more , so if they keep that going then who knows what’s going to happen between those two. To me leaving me at a dead hang is good because it makes me want to read the next one.
May 23, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Chapter 1 :
1.The isosceles triangle that Daniel pictures in his mind represents where Boston, Salem, and London are. He pictures them at the three different points.
2.Beckett is on King George’s side. I know this because he is Daniel’s friend and i know that Daniel was on King George’s side because later in the story Daniel and another friend Jeremy toast the king. Daniel and Beckett would not be friends if they were against each other and were on two different sides.
3.Smallpox is a really bad sickness that could possibly kill you if it gets really bad! An inoculation is a shot. The inoculation would helps prevent you from getting smallpox.
4.The pie room is a room that is used to store pies and pudding. The pie room was told to be the coolest room in the house.
5.English tea was important because of the tea taxes. Tea was also the ‘popular’ drink back then.(it was also expensive).
6.I think that Daniel will find Jeremy because Jeremy is Daniel’s friend so he will probably try to find him and also he will need someone to talk to.