Legend of Pin Oak
These are the names of the two-half brothers, one who denies the other's freedom and pays for it with his life
Who are Harper and Henri McAvoy?
This bother bug is a metaphor for the action of slaves, who retaliate to the abuse of the "massa."
What are hornets?
The innocent veterinarian who was accused of the death of Riley Holt.
Who is Alvin Tinsely?
This device "ticktocks," and sounds the alarm of fate.
What is a gold watch?
This animated cartoon had us watching a rabbit being chased around a haunted castle by a giant, orange, hairy monster.
What is Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes?
This form transportation does not come with a ticket, but it gives you a ride to your freedom.
What is the underground railroad?
Pinched, pricked, stabbed, and hung, this type of doll is not your friend, and contains magic powers of revenge.
What is a voodoo doll?
This hate group adorned white robes, and committed hate crimes for fear of Reconstruction, post-civil-war.
Who are the Ku Klux Klan/KKK?
What is storytelling?
Something that returns to haunt you, whether it is someone dead and returned, or an old feeling that weighs on your mind.
What is a ghost/what are ghosts?
This is the element of Southern Gothic Literature that alters and reshapes the family of three as they make their escape.
What is "transformation?"
This is what "massa" did to "Corbella, The Congo Woman," or rather, what didn't do.
What is free/release Corbella?
This gas station owner goes crazy by the end of the story after he commits 3 murders, one of which being an animal!
The 11:59, the last train someone can take, is a metaphor for this final event.
What is death?
Haunting visions at night, and THIS element of Southern Gothic Literature, share the same name.
What is a nightmare/what are nightmares?
This is where our free-man and his family jump and find their wings to safety, and where the cruel owner perishes.
What is a waterfall/Topps River Falls?
This man "signed the papers" which freed the slaves, even though the same slaves had to "organize" beforehand.
Who is President/"Massa" Lincoln?
This is where the murderer begins seeing haunting visions of his victim once the killing has taken place.
What are windows?
In order to avoid riding the "11:59," Lester does this in order to cheat the ride.
What is hide in his house/avoid any risk?
Songs sung by slaves in order to convey hidden messages, sometimes used to plan escapes from the horrors of slavery.
What are spirituals?
While not as famous as Harriet Tubman, this "rocky" individual also conducted slaves in the story.
Who is Benjamin Stone?
Who is Ajax?
This is the animal that our veterinarian was known for treating.
What are horses?
With his "left arm going numb," and continually feeling a "pain in his chest," this is the likely killer of poor Lester, even though it was himself.
What is a heart attack/stress/anxiety attack?
This group, confused with modern day people who were lots of black make up and listen to sad music, invaded Rome and gave us the term that defines the genre.
Who are "The Goths?"