Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
100
What character did not help Mr. Sutter get his wagon out of the mud?
Percelle Johnson
100
What were the 2 boys' names that killed Bobby Franks?
Leopold & Loeb
100
What is a hearse?
A car that carries a dead body.
100
blue truck
What kind and color vehicle did grampa drive
100
When did this book get its award
2007
200
What character died because the family was stuck out in the cold?
Mrs. Sutter
200
Where did the murder of Bobby Franks take place?
Chicago
200
What happened to the hearse in Act II?
It caught fire.
200
What does grampa do for a living
look over his fields
200
Where was Hirams dad when he lived in Mississippi
college
300
Why did Johnny Reeves shake his fists at Esther Hirsh in Act I?
She caught him with a young girl in the woods by the river.
300
What piece of evidence was found at the scene that gave Leopold and Loeb up?
Leopold's spectacles
300
What 2 characters had strong opinions about the Klansman that died?
Sara Chickering and Johnny Reeves.
300
African Americans
Who worked in grampas fields
300
How many people attended the court
around a couple hundred
400
How do you know Sara Chickering thinks less of people of color?
1. Her best quilt was used for "company", and Esther used it for Leanora. 2. Sara has never had a colored girl in her kitchen
400
Give 3 characteristics of Leopold and Loeb
1. University students 2. Sons of millionaires 3. Plotted the murder 4. Smart
400
What character received a threatening letter warning him to leave town?
Wright Sutter
400
What did grampa do towards the end of the book
sold his truck
400
Was Hiram asked to go to the court
yes
500
What specific reason does Sara give readers as to why she never got married?
What specific reason does Sara give readers as to why she never got married?She watched her father eat and leave while her mom washed, prepared lunches, and took care of kids. Her father would come home late and fall asleep while her mom worked getting the house ready for bed. Dad always got a holiday and mom never did.
500
How did Leopold and Loeb kill little Bobby Franks and dispose of the body?
They rented an automobile, killed him with chisel, buried his clothes in different places and threw his body in a revine.
500
Give an example of how Merlin Van Tornhout began to change throughout Act III.
1. He gave Leanora a compliment about saving Esther. 2. He wouldn't give the keys to the newspaper to the Klan. 3. He gave up his car to a drifter.
500
gramma
Who married grampa?
500
Did Hiram testify in court
no
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