Characters
What is the name of the narrator and main character?
We are never told his name
What is the name of the gross man who lives and works on the family but is not a member of the family?
Louie
Why does the narrator move in with his family?
His parents are alcoholics and can't take care of him
What is the first bad thing the boys do (out in the barn before the narrator gets hurt) together?
They smoke
Who is always eating all the food?
Louie
What is the name of the narrator's young MALE cousin who he gets in trouble with?
Harris
What is the last name of the family the narrator goes to live with?
Larson
What is one of the first major things to happen to the narrator? (This occurs out in the barn)
He is kicked in the groin by Vivian
What does Harris trick the narrator into doing?
He gets the narrator to turn the crank for the milk separating all by himself for hours
What do the boys hunt when they mow the grass?
Mice
What is the name of the narrator's FEMALE cousin?
Glennis
What is the name of the rooster that likes to attack the boys?
Ernie
Who does Harris get into a fight with while the boys are walking the farm?
Ernie
When the boys play war against the "commie japs", what animal do they use?
Pigs
What does Louie do with the mice the boys hunt?
Uses them to make coats and horse fur for his little mining town set
What is the name of the dad?
Knute
What is the name of Louie's cat?
Buzzer
What happens when the boys try to play Tarzan and swing across the farm on a rope?
The narrator, Harris, and Ernie all end up in the pig pen
When the boys help with mowing the grass, who follows them and messes up their hunt?
Buzzer
What does Glennis do when Harris curses?
She hits him
What is the name of the mom?
Clair
What type of animal does the family use to mow the lawn?
Horses
Why does the Tarzan swing experiment get all messed up?
Ernie attacked the narrator while he was watching Harris swing
After reading comic books, who does Harris want to pretend to be?
Tarzan and swing from a rope across the farm
What is the only thing Knute has for breakfast?
Coffee