Places
This town or city is the place where Rex held his job the longest.
Where is Battle Mountain?
This person finds a geode and gives it to Jeannette.
Who is Jeannette Walls (herself)?
This sister of Jeannette Walls said "Where Dad" as some of her first words.
Who is Maureen Walls?
This is the name for the machine that Rex hopes to be able to use to find gold.
Hint: It shares its name with the profession of someone who looks for gold.
What is The Prospector?
This type of vehicle would frequently pass by where Jeanette lived when she lived in Battle Mountain.
What is a train?
At the end of this part of the book, this city is where Jeanette's parents settled on fleeing to.
*Bonus - 100 points extra if you say the state in which the city is.
Where is Phoenix?
*Bonus - Where is Arizona?
This person hid with Jeannette during hide and seek despite there not being enough room for 2 to fit in the shed.
Who is Billy Deel?
This building in Battle Mountain was hinted at being very spicy.
Hint: One of the people who works in it is named after a spice.
Where is the Green Lantern?
This book series is Lori's favourite to read.
Hint: One of the most famous characters from this book is made of tin.
What is the Wizard of Oz / The "Oz" Series?
This piece of clothing is where Rose Mary Walls hid her money that she collected from the bank, in order to give the money to Jeannette to hide.
What is a sock?
These mountains (which were frequently referenced throughout this part of the book) rose up behind Battle Mountain.
Where are the Tuscarora Mountains?
This boy flicked rocks at bats hoping to make them fall.
Who is Brian Walls?
Who is Lori Walls?
This type of stone is both precious to Jeannette and in general.
What is a geode?
This person would go with Rex and Brian to a hotel and go into a room with Rex alone.
*Bonus - Gain 100 points if you say where she worked
Who is Ginger?
*Bonus - Where is the Green Lantern?
This is the place where the bank (where Rose Mary would take out her money) was located.
Where is Winnemucca, Nevada?
This person was right up to the window of the Walls' house when the shootout would occur.
Who is Billy Deel?
This is the name of the school where Rose would be hired to teach.
*Bonus - Get 150 points if you can name the school opposite of the school where Rose worked
Where is Battle Mountain Intermediate School?
*Bonus - Where is Mary S. Black Elementary School?
This is type of comic book that Brian received for his birthday when he went to the drugstore with his dad.
What is a "Sad Sack" comic book?
This woman described Billy Deel as "the devil with a crew cut" and "the terror of the tracks".
*Bonus - Get 100 points if you can state her ethnicity.
Who is Bertha Whitefoot?
*Bonus - What is a "half-Indian"?