Abilene
How long was Abilene supposed to be in Manifest for?
The summer
What is the name of Jinx's corrupt/conniving Uncle?
Finn
Who is the "diviner" and who is the "bootlegger" in town?
Miss. Sadie is the diviner, and Shady is the bootlegger.
What is the nickname name of the "spy" that haunts the town of manifest?
"The Rattler"
What is the name of the disease that kills many of Manifest's townspeople?
The Spanish Influenza
What is the item that Abilene brings to Manifest with her, and that eventually leads her to Miss. Sadie's house?
A compass
Why is Jinx on the run?
Jinx supposedly killed Junior with the knife 'on accident' and doesn't remember it. Uncle Finn intentionally killed Junior but convinces Jinx that he was the one who did it.
What is the name of Lettie's cousin? or How many siblings does Lettie have?
Ruthanne is Lettie's cousin, and Lettie has 5 siblings (there are six kids total in her family).
Who is Miss Sadie's son?
Ned Gillen
What do medical personnel encourage as a response to the disease?
Quarantine
Why does Abilene's father send her away to Manifest?
He was upset about when Abilene hurt her knee, and he still thinks he's a Jinx.
What does Jinx sell Ned the first time they meet?
A cologne made from the Artic Glacier waters off the coast of Alaska.
Who is Velma T. Harkrader or what does she create?
Velma is the Manifest High chemistry teacher, and she makes "home remedies/elixirs."
What is Mr. Devlin's first name?
Arthur
What controversial location does Shady suggest for mixing the liquids for the healing elixir?
The baptismal font at the church.
Name 3 of the trinkets/keepsakes that Abilene finds at Shady's house.
The trinkets include: a cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy/skeleton key, and a tiny wooden baby doll/nesting doll
What happened to Jinx during his meeting with Uncle Finn at the end of the novel?
Jinx/Gideon gets shot in the shoulder.
What is the full first name of the character who shared their gingersnap cookies?
Soletta (her nickname is Lettie)
What does the skeleton key finally open?
It opens Miss. Sadie's shed.
How does Uncle Finn die?
He steps into a raccoon trap, and then falls and hits his head on a rock.
Lettie says that all that stories need are a beginning, middle, and end. What part(s) of her story does Abilene feel she is missing?
She is missing a beginning and an end - she feels like she is "all middle."
In his final letter to Jinx, Ned tells him that you can tell a lot about a man by ___________.
The way he digs a trench.
What is the name of Mrs. Evan's daughter or what was her fate?
Margaret Evans, senior class president, is the first to die of the influenza in Manifest.
Who realizes the truth about Miss Sadie's relationship with Ned?
Sister Redempta
Who does the government man turn out to be at the end of the novel?
Mrs. Larkin's nephew - his name is Fred Macke.