This was Mrs. Keyser's occupation prior to moving to Clifton.
What is a nurse?
100
The last two syllables of this vocabulary word make it sound gross, but really, it means, "choosy" or "hard to please."
What is finicky?
100
White Boards? Smart boards? Not back in the 1840's. The old one room schoolhouses used these instead.
What are slates or chalkboards?
100
Jessie couldn't call an Uber, so to escape from the tourist area, she hopped a ride in one of these.
What is a bread truck?
100
This was Pa's occupation, what he did to earn the family's 'green.'
What is a blacksmith?
200
This character tried to kill Jessie.
Who is Mr. Neely?
200
This vocabulary word, which sounds like what an umpire says when the ball beats the runner to first, means "chubby" or "moderately plump."
What is stout?
200
You might use a water bottle in class these days, but water bottles didn't exist in the 1840's. If you needed to carry water, you did it in one of these.
What is a bucket?
200
This was Jessie's halting place, where she used the phone and bought a cool drink.
What is The Stopping Point?
200
This is how Jessie escaped from Clifton.
What is the King of the Mountain Rock?
300
Jessie had two sisters. Name one of them.
Who are Hannah and Katie?
300
I'm fascinated to know if you know this vocabulary word, which means, "interested" or "curious."
What is intrigued?
300
Did you take the bus or a car to school today? Back in the 1840's, there were no cars or buses. You walked to school, and maybe used one of these to go to church.
What is a carriage or buggy?
300
They did chicken right, at least Jessie probably thought so. When she needed food, this is where she ate.
What is KFC?
300
Jessie's teacher, this man, was in on the plot, making sure to teach the students an 1840's curriculum.
Who is Mr. Smythe?
400
Jessie had two brothers. Name one of them.
Who are Andrew and Bartholomew?
400
This vocabulary word, which contains a word people do at live auctions or on ebay, means, "without having been commanded or invited."
What is unbidden?
400
It's almost time to go home, but one room schoolhouses didn't have clocks alerting you to the time. If you wanted to know what time it was, you probably had to watch this.
What is the sun?
400
Jessie escaped from Clinton and headed off to this large, midwestern city in search of help.
What is Indianapolis?
400
This president's name, the 8th in the history of the United States, was well known to Jessie and her friends.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
500
Mr. Neely wasn't really Mr. Neely. He was a fake Mr. Neely. His real name was this.
What is Frank Lyle?
500
This vocabulary word, which means, "scolded," "berated," or "rebuked," contains the word "man," but it could just as easily apply to a woman.
What is reprimanded?
500
Students today ask to use the bathroom all the time, but schools in the 1840's didn't have a bathroom for the students to use, although they probably did have one of these.
What is an outhouse?
500
The person Jessie was supposed to call for help, ended up being the last person Jessie would have wanted to call for help. When he showed up to pick her up, this was what he was driving.