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This eighth-grade boy is the main character of the novel and moves to a new town with his family.
Who is Doug Swieteck?
He is the baby Jonas’s family cares for, who later becomes very important to him.
Who is Gabriel?
This person is seriously ill and is the reason Conor is struggling emotionally.
Who is Conor's mom?
This sharecropping boy becomes friends with the Logans but struggles with standing up to racism.
Who is T.J. Avery?
From the Ruby Bridges documentary: This group walked with Ruby to school each day to protect her from angry crowds.
Who are the U.S. Marshals?
Doug’s brother returns from this war injured, which changes the way Doug sees him.
What is the Vietnam War?
Jonas is chosen for this special and rare job during the Ceremony of Twelve.
What is the Receiver of Memory?
The monster appears to Conor at exactly this time each night.
What is 12:07?
Cassie feels humiliated during a trip to this town when a white girl pushes her off the sidewalk.
What is Strawberry?
From the short story "Hover": Rebecca decides to name the ghost this, even though she hasn't seen it herself.
Who is Laura?
Doug and his family move to this fictional small town in New York at the beginning of the book.
What is Marysville?
The community where Jonas lives is based on this idea, where everything is controlled and the same.
What is sameness?
This type of tree is what the monster is made from and symbolizes healing and strength.
What is a yew tree?
The Logan family owns this, which gives them independence and pride.
What is land?
From the Hollow podcast: What nickname do Jack, Jill and Adam give to the Horseman?
Who is DH?
The names of Doug's brothers
Who is Lucas and Christopher?
This color represented Jonas’s ability to see beyond and notice what others can’t.
What is red?
Conor must face this powerful emotion as he deals with his mother’s illness.
What is grief (or acceptance)?
These worn-down items given to the Black students symbolize the inequality in the education system.
What are the schoolbooks?
Name the true villian from the Hollow podcast.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
Doug often hides this item under his shirt to escape from his difficult life
What is Jane Eyre (the book)?
This emotion is missing from the community, and Jonas learns about it through memories.
What is love?
"Some people are good, others are bad, and some are _____________."
What is "in between"?
This is the name for the group of people who go hunting at night for black people in Mississippi.
Who are the Night People?
This short story by Mildred D. Taylor follows a family who take a dangerous road trip to the South. The title of the story?
What is "The Gold Cadillac"?