1. The Stranger By Chris Van Allsburg

2. Key Vocabulary

3. 1. autumn- the season after summer

4. 2. draft- a flow of air

5. 3. etched- made a design by cutting lines

6. 4. frost- very thin covering of ice

7. 5. mercury- silvery white metal used in thermometers

8. 6. peculiar- unusual, strange, or odd

9. 7. thermometer- an instrument that measures temperature

10. 8. timid- easily frightened; shy

11. Additional Words

12. 9. fascinated- greatly interested

13. 10. jammed- pushed suddenly and hard

14. 11. hypnotized put into a trance or dazed condition

15. 12. trembling- shaking