Characters
Who never wanted to move west?
JOHN
What city did John and his family move from?
CHICAGO
WHO GOT IN TROUBLE THE MOST IN SCHOOL WITH MS. RUELL?
PETER
John found arrowheads all the time. Who did they originally belong to?
SIOUX INDIANS
The layer of the ground that contains grass
SOD
Who hid in the tall grass?
Franny
Where did John and his family move to?
The Dakota's
What was John and Franny's house made of?
SOD
What happened to all the Buffalo?
The soldiers and settlers shot them all
A large open area of grassland.
PRAIRIE
What was John and Franny's teachers name?
Ms. Ruell
What town did they live in in the Dakotas?
PRAIRE CREEK
What was the family cow's name?
PRINCESS
Why did the soldiers and settlers shoot all the Buffalo?
They trampled crops and got in the way of building the railroad.
A poorly made structure likely to collapse
RICKETY
Who were the other three boys John's age in school?
Rex, Peter, and Sven
Where did John meet his friends to hunt for King Rattler?
The pond
What was Ma's special Sunday meal?
Squirrel Soup
What did Peter bring as snake bait?
Three dead mice
A sudden overpowering freight
PANIC
Who found King Rattler's den?
REX
How did Rex know that the upcoming winter was going to be rough?
The birds had already gone south.
What did not grow in Prairie Creek, Dakota?
Trees
What animal pulled John's family's wagon?
OX
Causing or feeling anxiety
UNEASY