Exposition
Where did the story take place?
Alabama, at Bottle Creek
Where did dad go missing?
Cort's Mom's house
When Rusty and Elmo fight who wins?
Elmo
Explain how Cort, Liza, and Francie get to the Hospital?
Dad radioed Sheriff Curly to have 2 Ambulances at River's Edge
What sport does Cort want to participate in?
Basketball
What's the name of the Hurricane?
Igor
How did Catfish and Francie get on the houseboat?
Francie's hand got caught in Catfish's leash and he dragged her there.
How did Rusty die?
Elmo bit Rusty's neck/choked on his own blood
Who got out of the hospital First and then Second?
Cort then Francie
Why did Cort ask Liza to the dance?
Because she asked him to (and Cort really likes her)
Who was the important main character?
Cort
What kind of bugs were all over Francie when they crossed the river?
Biting Ants (Fire)
What caused Rusty and Elmo to start fighting?
They were sick and crazy
Why did Liza have to stay in the hospital longer?
She was very sick from the cottonmouth venom
What happened to Liza in the Juniper tree?
She got bit by a cottonmouth.
How did Cort get hurt?
Rusty tusked him
What happened to Elmo after the fight?
He laid down and prepared to die
Explain how Cort and Catfish reunited?
Cort was walking through the pantry to the garage to get cans of soup and Catfish walked right into the house.
Why did dad stop pursuing mom?
Because it just didn't matter anymore.
What happened to Francie in the Juniper Tree?
Nothing
What happens after Cort leaves the tree to find help?
Dad finds Cort in the river (dad's in his boat)
Where was Cort, Liza, and Francie during the fight?
Around the trunk of the Juniper Tree
Describe the condition Catfish was in when he came home?
Muddy, stinky, and covered in burrs
Who helps clean up all the hurricane debri?