Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Waiting for the Rain

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Books - Tengo begins his education by reading these given to him by the Miller family at a request from his mother.

Cake - A cousin of Frikkie's spills this on the floor and demands that Ezekiel clean it up.

Pocket Knife - Tengo attempts to retrieve this from Frikkie's room and is made to feel ashamed after he is caught inside the bedroom of Frikkie's sister.

Marble - Frikkie gives this to Sissie to keep her from telling their parents or their aunt and uncle about Tengo's fit of anger over spilled...
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