Characters
What is Robert's father's name?
Haven Peck
Where does the story take place at?
Learning Vermont
In Chapter One, why does Robert run away from school?
Robert runs away from school because Edward Thatcher is teasing him.
What does Papa say will help Robert's arm heal where Apron bit him?
Papa says that Robert's arm will heal by cleaning the wound.
What does Spar mean?
Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible faces. A spar will easily break or cleave into rhomboidal, cubical, or laminated fragments with smooth shiny surfaces.
Who is the author?
Robert Newton Peck
The book begins in this season:
Spring
Why does Robert stop to help Apron?
Because he feels bad for her and because Apron is giving birth to calf.
What does Robert tear out of Apron's throat?
A big goiter
What does smarted mean?
Something that really hurts.
main character; son of Haven Peck; 13 year old boy; best friend - Pinky; grows from boy to man in the book
Robert Peck
Where did Benjamin Tanner find Rob?
Up on the ridge
Haven is angry with Robert in chapter 1 because:
Robert skipped school.
Describe Papa's everyday smell and why his smell is important.
Papa smells like pigs. It is important because it shows how Papa is a pig butcherer. This shows a lot about the title as it shows that Robert is trying work towards a day when his father doesn't have to kill pigs and "no pigs would die".
What does passel mean?
a large group of people or things of indeterminate number; a pack.
Rob's mother; takes care of household; treat Rob like a child.
Lucy Peck
Where did they lay Rob when they brought him into the house?
On the lammis table
What was the first problem that Rob noticed with Apron?
She was having a calf.
Why does Robert decide not to complain about his pain?
He wants to be perceived as a boy who can take pain and can go through hardships.
What is a goiter?
Abnormal enlargement of the butterfly-shaped gland below the Adam's apple (thyroid).
Lives with Rob and his family.
Aunt Carrie
Where was Robert before he went up on the ridge and saw Apron?
School
What was the second problem that Rob was having with Apron?
She had a goiter stuck in her throat.
What did Haven give Robert to chew on?
Spruce gum
What is succotash?
an American dish of corn and lima beans cooked together, like a stew.