Characters
I am the narrator of the book. I have a twin brother and I am 16 years old at the end of the book.
Tilly
Who Said It?
"I won't wait for Noah. I ain't got that kind of time now. Don't come back without him. I can spare you. I can't spare him"
Mama Pruitt
In which part of the plot does Cass explain her visions of the future Tilly.
Exposition
Which vocabulary word means mental images of things not happening in the present time
Visions
Who is the author of The River Between Us?
Richard Peck
We are sisters who arrive at Grand Tower, Illinois on a steamboat. We decide to stay and live with the Pruitt family.
Who Said It?
"Our white fathers buy our mothers fine homes in all the best streets in Chartres Street. And if there is a daughter, she is brought up her mother to find a future with white gentleman of her own."
Delphine Duval
In which part of the plot is when Tilly returns home with Noah and learns that her mother is gone.
Resolution
What is the word meaning: a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed
The title of the book describes a river that creates division, which river is being described in the book?
Mississippi
I am the narrator in the book. My dad is Tilly Pruitt and William Hutchings's "son" or so I thought.
Howard Hutchings
Who Said It?
"I was to remember that spring as a golden time. We had light at our windows and talk at the table. We'd never et so good, there was ready money. Down the well, and we still had Noah."
Tilly Pruitt
In which part of the plot does Noah recover from his injury and they all travel back to Grand Tower?
Falling Action
What is the name for: the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns
ammunition
Delphine claims to have been traveling to this city and state at the beginning of the book?
St. Louis Missouri
I am a lady who lives in Cairo Illinois. However, I lived in New Orleans for some time. I rented out my summer kitchen to Delphine and Tilly.
Mrs. Hanrahan
Who Said It?
"All I knew of dad's people was that they'd lived through the Civil War."
Howard Hutchings
In which part of the plot does Delphine and Calinda arrive at Grand Tower?
Rising Action
What word means: a person not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force
A civilian
I left my spelling bee ribbons and a letter for Tilly when I left to fight for the confederacy
Cury Marshall
I am a resident of Grand Tower Illinois. I am also the preachers wife. I decided to visit Mrs. Pruitt to warn her that she might be housing some confederate spies.
Mrs. Breeze
Who Said It?
"We couldn't be mother and son, you see. She didn't the world. She didn't trust the town."
Dr. William Hutchings II/Howard's Father
In which part of the plot does Delphine reveal her and Calinda's true identities.
Climax
This word means: people who were opposed to slavery began a movement to abolish, or end, the practice.
abolitionist
What is the color of the dress that Delphine gifts mama?
Bottle-Green