Characters
Who is the main character?
John
Where did John's family first live before they moved?
Chicago
What kind of snake do the boys want to kill?
King Cobra
How did John feel about moving to the Dakotas?
Sad, didn't want to leave Chicago
What were the boys going to use to kill the snake? Name one
Ax, stick, shovel
What is John's little sister's name
Franny
Where did they move to from Chicago?
The Dakotas
What kind of animal pulled the carriages?
Horse
How did John feel about school?
He didn't like it
What is sod?
thick grass/dirt
Name one of John's friends from school
Peter, Rex or Sven
Where did Franny hide/get lost in the beginning of the story?
The tall wheat field
What did Miss Rule tie to her waist to save John?
A rope
How did John feel when Franny was missing?
Scared
What did Franny and John call their father?
Pa
What is the school teacher's name
Mrs. Rule
Where is the King Cobra's hole/home?
By the creek
What kind of insect took over Prairie Creek a few years ago?
Grasshoppers
How did John's feet feel when he was rescued?
painful
Describe Mrs. Rule
Mean, never smiled, strict
What was the family cow named?
Princess
What is the family's house called?
A soddy
What did the boys crawl into during the blizzard to save their lives?
A haystack
How did the horse feel when it got smacked by the school roof? What did the horse do?
Scared and it ran crazy and fast
Describe what happened to the boys bodies after they were rescued months later?
one lost a pinky finger, one lost a toe, their feet were frostbit and black, John's black skin peeled off.