Harris
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Minor Characters
Setting
Events
100

Who was Harris imitating when he swung off the granary?

Tarzan.

100

What happened to the narrator when he got knocked out in the barn in chapter one?

He got kicked by Vivian

100

Who smacks Harris for cussing?

Glennis

100

What year does the novel take place?

1949-1950

100

What comic inspired Harris to swing off the granary?

Tarzan

200

How is Harris related to the narrator?

They are cousins.

200

Who sneak-attacks Harris and the narrator in the farmyard on the narrator's first full day on the farm.

The rooster, Ernie.

200

When he eats, this character is compared to sharks in a feeding frenzy.

Louie

200

The setting for most of the novel.

Larson's farm.

200

The film that broke the horses' trust in the boys.

Gene Autry

300

What sharp tool does Harris use to make bows and arrows?

Butcher Knife.

300

Why did the narrator have to live with the Larsens?

His parents were alcoholics

300

Harris and Glennis's mom.

Claire

300

Where did Harris, the narrator, and Knute go immediately after finishing putting the hay up?

The river

300

Who disrupts the boys' plans of swinging off the granary like Tarzan?

Ernie

400

Who does Harris accidentally hit with the bow and arrow?

Buzzer.

400

Who took the blame for breaking Knute's shotgun?

The narrator.

400

What kind of animal is Vivian?

Cow

400

What time of day did the narrator get kicked by Vivian?

Early morning, before sunrise.

400

Where did the boys go after their failed attack on the pigs?

The river

500

What does Harris do before he lies?

Coughs and spits

500

What other country did the narrator live in before living with the Larsens?

The Philippines

500

Family whose house burned down.

The Halversons

500

Where did the boys watch the Gene Autry films?

The storeroom

500

What chemical did they dip the cows in to treat for fever ticks?

Creosote

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