Chapter 1
On what days does Merricat visit the village?
Tuesdays and Fridays
List two facts we learn about Mary Katherine Blackwood in the opening chapter.
She is 18 years old, she likes her sister Constance, Richard Plantagenet, death-cup mushrooms, etc.
What does Merricat imagine doing to the people of the village?
Watching them die
When Jim Donell bothers Merricat at Stella's, she imagines she is in another place. Where is this place?
On the moon
What song do the children in the village sing?
Merricat, said Connie, would you like a cup of tea? Oh no, said Merricat, you'll poison me. Merricat, said Connie, would you like to go to sleep?Down in the boneyard ten feet deep!