Characters
This character is an orphan boy from NYC and is portrayed as a thief and mischievous little boy to the public.
Who is Michael Patrick Kelly.
Mikes new home, a big piece of land.
What is the Friedrich's home?
What conflict occurred when Mike caught a glimpse of Gunter doing something in his room?
What is when Gunter slips Mr. Freidrich's gold watch under his mattress and blames it on Mike for stealing the watch.
Who did Mike overhear arguing in the barn with each other?
Who is Reuben and Mr. Freidrich.
Who did Mike find that was willing to take him in while he was stranded?
Who is Katherine Banks and Andrew Mcnair.
This character is head master of his farm, known for his ill temper, and has a speculative past.
Who is Mr. Friedrich.
Katherine Banks owns a store here, where Mike and Mr. Friedrich got into fight.
What is St. Joseph?
What conflict occurred when Gunter told Mike that Marta wanted more wood carried to the house?
What is when Gunter opens the gate, lets out the cattle, and blames it on Mike.
What did Mike see Mr. Friedrich carrying into to the barn which made him suspicious?
What is a shovel.
Who is Mike trying to find by exploring the Missouri River territory?
Who is Reuben Starkey?
This character used to be a river boatman and is now the strong farmhand who is friendly to Mike and loves poetry.
Who is Reuben Starkey.
This place is where Jeff and Jennifer live.
What is Grandma Bridley's house?
What conflict occurs between Mike and Gunter when they are in Katherine Bank's store in St. Joseph?
What is when Gunter slips a pocketknife into Mike's pocket and blames it on him for stealing it.
What did Mike see on the Freidrich's land which led him to believe that Reuben had been murdered?
What is a tilled or spaded new patch of earth which Mike thought to be Reuben's grave.
When Mike went back to the Freidrich's house what did Gunter set on fire?
What is the privy (the outhouse.)
This character owns a store in St. Joseph and was one of the kind helping hands on the Orphan Trains.
Who is Katherine Banks.
Where Mrs. Friedrich is able to converse with her friends and a place for the Friedrich's to pray.
What is Church?
Another conflict occurs in St. Joseph when Mike convicts Mr. Freidrich of ______________ in front of everybody.
What is murder?
What did Mike find hidden in the barn behind the tool box which belonged to Reuben?
What is his book of poetry.
Why was Mike's back bloody when he got to Katherine Bank's house?
What is a beating from Mr. Freidrich because of Mike's outburst in Katherine Bank's store in St. Joseph.
This character was once the Friedrich's eldest son who was married to Marta.
Who is Ulrich.
This river is where Reuben used to work.
What is the Missouri River.
What conflict was occurring in the United States and the Freidrich's home during the time in the book?
What is slavery and racism.
What did Mike think was odd about Reuben's sudden disappearance?
What is that Mike wouldn't think that Reuben would have left without saying goodbye to him or anyone.
Why did Marta want to escape from the Freidrich's household too?
What is because she wanted to go and be with Corey Blaire and maybe marry him.