Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Plot Questions
100

What did Mr. and Mrs. Sevier want to do about Miss Tann and her demands?

What did Mr. and Mrs. Sevier want to do about Miss Tann and her demands?

Mrs. Sevier wanted to take the girls, Zuma and Hootsie to Augusta. Mr. Sevier wanted to confront Miss Tann. He decided that since he had a meeting in the city, he would talk to her and settle the matter.

100

What color are the roofs on the outbuildings of the plantation?

Burgundy

100

What happened to the Arcadia in Chapter 24?

Either the Arcadia go loose from its moorings or Briny cut the boat loose.

100

How many days does Silas tell Rill that Zede will be moving his boat and taking Fern and Rill with him?

4

100

Who does Honeybee say would like a personal scandal to distract everyone from issues?

Cal Fortner
200

In Chapter 22, what does Mrs. Sevier suggest they listen to on the radio?

Captian Midnight

200

What color are the roofs on the outbuildings of the plantation?

Roses and crepe myrtles

200

Who was going to take Rill and Fern back to the Seviers, and why?

Silas and Arney were going to take the girls back to the Seviers. Rill did not want Zede to take them, because she was afraid that he would not be able to let them go. Avery came because she knew the slough, and she wanted to return her father's jon boat and leave it tied up for him

200

Why does Arney go with Fern and Rill to take them back to the Seviers?

Return her father's jon boat.

200

When does Avery think she would have had a wedding if she had married Elliott?

Azalea season.

300

Why did Rill think something was wrong with the Arcadia?

When Arney, Rill, and Fern approached the Arcadia, things looked wrong about the boat. The porch rail was broken out. Leaves and branches littered the roof. A shattered window was near the stovepipe. The Arcadia listed in the water with her hull mired on the bank.

300

Who comes by while Avery and Trent are inside the little cottage?

A man in overalls and a straw hat comes by. He is driving an old tractor with a two-wheeled cart on the back. Big Bart

300

Where are Fern and Rill sleeping?

Skiff

300

How long ago does May say that Lark died

5 YEARS

300

How does May say that Seviers felt when she and Fern returned?

May says that the Seviers were very glad to see them.

400

How much older is Arny than Rill?

1 year

400

When does Big Bart say that the big house was burned down by lightning?

1982

400

How long has Rill and Fern been back on the Arcadia?

3 weeks

400

Why does May say she and her sisters did not tell their families their story?

However, they are so settled in their lives that she does not think passing on ancient history will be helpful. Her sisters felt the same way.

400

Why does Avery leave her parents alone with May and Grandma Judy?

So she can be alone with Trent.

500

What does Fern give Arney to take them to the river?

Pearls

500

What is the name of the woman who tells Avery about her family in Chapter 23?

Hootsie

500

What does Silas bring Rill and Fern to eat?

Flapjacks, salt fish, and an apple.

500

What does May say happened to Arney?

May says that shortly after she and Fern left, Zede found a place for Arney on a dairy farm. She had to work hard, but the people were fair with her. Later she went to work in a bomber plant and married a soldier.

500

What does Trent notice about Avery?

She is not wearing her engagement ring.

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