Kate Barlow
Who did Katherine Barlow fall in love with?
Sam the Onion Man
making twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
writhing
Where did Stanley's Great Grandfather say he refuge for 17 days in the desert after being left by Kissin' Kate Barlow?
On God's thumb
Zero has a lot of trouble with reading, but what is he really good with?
Math
Why did the people want to kill Sam?
He was a black man who kissed a white woman.
What did Katherine Barlow say to "Trout" Walker that he wasn't used to hearing?
She said "No" to him.
figurative language that compared two things using "like" or "as"
simile
Who helped Stanley dig his hole after Stanley took the blame for stealing the sunflower seeds?
Zero
What did Zero do after the fight and was told Stanley couldn't teach him to read anymore?
Hit Mr. Pendanski with a shovel and ran off into the desert.
What did Mr. Sir do to get even with Stanley?
Didn't put water in his canteen
What did Kate Barlow bury in the desert?
Money from all the banks she had robbed
comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
grotesque
What does Stanley offer to do for Zero?
Teach him to read
What was Zero's real name?
It was Hector Zeroni.
What happens to the schoolhouse after the townspeople find out Kate Barlow and Sam kissed?
The destroyed the schoolhouse by burning it down.
What was Miss Barlow's profession in Green Lake?
She was a schoolteacher.
extremely unpleasant
vile
What did Stanley do when Mr. Sir filled his canteen finally?
Dumped it out because he was afraid Mr. Sir had put something bad in it.
What is significant about Zero's real name?
His real name is Hector Zeroni and was Madame Zeroni's great, great grandson.
What special remedy did Sam offer to the people of Green Lake?
He offered them onions and products made of onions.
How did Miss Barlow get Sam to keep coming back to the schoolhouse?
She found repair jobs at the schoolhouse for him to do.
talking in confused way because of illness; extremely happy and excited.
delirious
Why are the boys really digging at Camp Green Lake?
To find Kate Barlow's buried loot
Which of the characters in the story do you think is responsible for the fist fight between Zigzag and Stanley?
Mr. Pendanski is responsible for the fight. He interferes and encourages Stanley to fight the "bully"; Stanley is unable to avoid the fight.
What ultimately happened to Sam?
He was shot and killed in the water.