Plot
Who is the younger Blakeslee girl?
Loma
Who is the cake baker?
Effie Belle Tate
Who rescued the dog?
Loomis
What are things that happened on the camping trip?
Bears stole the food.
The boys told scary stories.
There was no dry wood.
How will Grandpa's new property be divided?
1/4 will go to Loma, Mary Willis, Miss Love, and the new baby
Who is a milliner from Baltimore?
Miss Love Simpson
Who is an orphaned mill girl?
Lightfoot
What is the setting of the novel?
Georgia 1906
Why did Grandpa get Miss Love a horse?
to take her mind off McAllister
Who beat Grandpa up?
robbers at the store
Why does Will walk through mill town on his way fishing?
to see Lightfoot McLendon
Who is the mailman?
Mr. Lias
How could Will tell that Grandpa had loved Mattie Lou?
Grandpa lined Mattie Lou's grave with roses.
What changes did Miss Love make at Grandpa's?
Let light and fresh air into the house
played dance hall music on the piano
shaved off Grandpa's beard
What caused Will to be angry and jealous?
Grandpa hired Hosie Roach and Hosie married Lightfoot.
How many of the Blakeslee children lived to adulthood?
2
Who is grandpa not interested in coddlin'?
Hypocrites
What did Grandpa get Miss Love to take her mind off McAllister?
a beautiful horse
How did Will avoid getting run over by a train?
by laying down flat on the tracks
Why did Hoyt buy Mary Willis a car?
to make up for not taking her to New York
How did Grandpa get the money to start his store?
selling the land that belonged to Mattie Lou's family
Who is Queenie?
tweedy cook and servant
Who is Will Tweedy? How old is he?
14 year old narrator
What is Mary Willis and Loma's worst fear?
Miss Love will have Grandpa's child.
What did Miss Love make clear to Mrs. Predmore?
She is Grandpa's house keeper sleeping in the company room.