Chapters 1-7
What did Dana first discover in the hidden room?
A skeleton lying on a cot
Why is Marshal Fain in town?
Marshal Fain is looking for runaway enslaved people and anyone who is helping them
What tea did Miz Lizbet give Rebecca to help her fever?
Wild Indago Tea
What disease spread after the unsanitary hog slaughter?
Typhoid fever
Who found the journal?
Dana Shannon
What did Dana discover in the room by the cot?
A small black book
What was the Sack of Lawrence?
Pro-slavery people burned down all the buildings in Lawrene
Where was Bethany Maxwell's family going?
Oregon
Why did Mrs. Weaver and Rebecca travel to Boston?
Mrs. Weaver's father suffered from a stroke and was dying.
Who was Dana's Best Friend?
Ahn
What was the name of the war between the people of Missouri who wanted Kansas to be a slave state and the people who wanted it to be a free state?
Wakarusa War
Who helped Mrs. Weaver get involved in the Underground Railroad?
Miz Lizbet
Why does Will come to see James to say goodbye?
Will is going to fight against the Ruffians
Why did Solomon have to stay at the Weaver's house instead of Dr. Onleys?
Solomon had Typhoid fever and Dr. Onley was worried his baby would catch it.
Who writes the journal?
Mrs. Weaver
Who are the Border Ruffians?
People who wanted Kansas to be a slave state
Who was Henry Box Brown?
He escaped slavery by shipping himself in a box to Boston.
What "light" woke James up in the middle of the night?
Praire fire
What was special about Wolcott Castle?
James Weaver designed it.
Which character is a conductor for the Underground Railroad?
Miz Lizbet
What was James' father's occupation?
Lawyer
What is the drinking gourd?
The drinking gourd is the stars that form the big dipper specifically the North Star that enslaved people used as a guide to escape.
What did Miz Lizbet ask Mrs. Weaver to teach her?
Lizbet wanted to learn how to read and write
What happened to Lizbet after she passed away from Typhoid fever?
They sealed her up in the room upstairs.
Who told the story about the hushpuppies?
Jeep