Miscellaneous
Why was the language so different in the book than our language now?
Because the people in the wilderness did not have schooling and could not learn proper grammar.
How was Debbie first introduced in the book?
Who is Fred Deerfield?
A white boy who lived with the indians before traveling with Crogan.
What was something important to Debbie at the beginning of the story?
Her silver spoon from her mother.
She found Daniel in the woods when running from the indians.
Why was there tension between the indians and English traders at this time?
Because not all traders were fair and the indians would attack settlers in the woods.
What did Debbie ask of Crogan when she met him in the woods with her spoon?
That she could be a trader for him.
Why did Fred leave Crogan's camp?
To follow Debbie and help her find Rose.
What started Debbie on her quest to find her sister?
Seeing her family's farm in flames and finding her sister missing.
What did Daniel and Sarah Boones do when Debbie showed up?
They took her in and let her stay and hunt with them.
What object showed up in a trader's store in Philidelphia and how did it get there?
Where did Debbie and Daniel go off to for the winter at Squire Boone's house?
Hunting in the woods to get pelts and furs for them to sell in Philidelphia.
What did Fred promise to do for Debbie?
Find Rose and help her escape from the indians.
Where did Debbie go after some time with Daniel and his mother?
She went with the Boones back to Squire Boone's farm to stay with them.
Who showed up at Squire Boone's house on the river? Why?
Squire's brother James, the overseer of the Quaker Meeting along with his wife and another Overseer. They came to tell Squire to put out his son who had married a girl who was not a Quaker. They also told him to put out Debbie.
Why did Frisky Sneed come to the Harris' cabin with an injured Frenchman?
He came under the guise that the Frenchman was injured, but he was actually plotting with the indians to attack Crogan and the rest of the group to get Rose for the Frenchman.
How is Charteris important to Debbie?
He is her mother's brother so he is her uncle.
The he had been captured by the indians when trying to rescue Rose.
Who did Debbie and Daniel meet in Philidelphia?
Bejamin Franklin, George Washington, and Charteris.
Why did Debbie and Daniel pretend to be siblings in Philidelphia?
What was Debbie's choice when it came down between her uncle and Fred?
She chose to stay and marry Fred.
How did Debbie find out Rose was rescued?
She rescued Fred when indians attacked Crogan's trading train and found out through Fred that his brother had helped Rose escape to Crogan.
How did Fred escape the indians?
He escaped when indians attacked Crogan and Debbie rescued him.
How did the story end?
With Debbie and Fred getting married.
What did the Boones do with their house when they moved away from the Quakers?
Sell it to Debbie and Fred for them to live in.