Characters
The Baxter's names
Who are Jody, Penny, and Ora
State in which the book takes place
What is Florida
Penny shoots this and uses what organ after being bitten by a rattlesnake
What is a doe and its liver
The reason Ma Baxter accepts Jody “with something of detachment”
What is she's lost so many kids already
to adopt a position where the knees are bent, and the upper body is brought forward and down
What is crouch
Jody's pet
Who is Flag
Where Flag dies
What is the sinkhole
The Forresters do this after hearing that Oliver and Twink have returned
What is burning down Grandma Hutto's house
What the author personifies in the chapter where Jody runs for help and again when Fodder-wing passes
What is death
the floor or area in front of a fireplace; used as a symbol of one’s home
What is hearth
The two Forresters who help Penny after he is bitten by the rattlesnake
Who are Buck and Mill-wheel
Where the Christmas celebration takes place
What is Volusia
The name of the water-borne plague
What is the black-tongue
That which causes Jody "the deepest pain"
What is his father's betrayal
to be or become wide open; to stare with one's mouth open wide in amazement or wonder
What is gape
The reason for Oliver and Lem's fight
Who is Twink Weatherby
Where Jody tries running away to
What is Boston
Jody says he feels like this when returning home after being unable to shoot Flag
What is a thief, stranger, and wild animal
The reason the Forresters eventually decide to hunt the rest of the wolf pack
expressing disapproval; disapproving
What is deprecatory
The two people Jody feels will never betray him
Who are Penny and Fodder-wing
The river Penny compares his intentions to after trading with the Forresters
What is the Ocklawaha River
The food Penny offers Jody upon his return home at the end of the book
What are biscuits, milk, and honey
Penny says this is the reason the storm & flood might remind men to be humble
What is a reminder that humans aren't in control of everything
wanting or devouring great quantities of food; engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm
What is voracious