Characters
This jazz drummer and proud father is often underestimated for his survival skills.
Arthur Newell
The state where most of the action takes place, as the Newell family travels from Minneapolis to the wilderness.
Minnesota.
Besides being a food source, this animal is also a crucial emotional comfort for Sarah.
Her Goat
Where does the Newell family spend the night
In the back of Mr. Kurtz cabin
This is the unique, pedal-powered vehicle Miles builds to transport his family.
Ali Princess
The protagonist of the story
Miles Newell
This resource is vital for the journey that miles family take on and is scarce in the post-apocalyptic world.
Fuel
The body of water where Miles finds Mr. Kurz's hidden cabin.
Near the Headwaters of the Mississippi.
What the Newells find when they arrive at their cabin.
Two other families already occupying it.
This is the name Miles renames the Ali Princess after it undergoes major modifications.
Princess River Queen
The elderly man whose survival skills and knowledge of the wilderness help the Newells escape Minneapolis.
Mr.kurz
The general direction the Newell family travels to escape the dangers of the city.
North
The specific skill Miles learned from Mr. Kurz that helps him find food and shelter in the wilderness.
Wilderness Survival skills
What do the newells see on the freeway
convoy of trucks
The family initially uses this object from their summer cabin to power their vehicle.
Parts of a sailboat.
A member of the family and is miles sister. She starts as hating miles plan but grows to adapt to the new reality of the world.
Nat newell
In the book, at which restaurant do Miles and his family first stop on their journey to the cabin.
Mcdonalds
The resource that Miles remembers how to find by remembering the information from his oral history project.
Fishing, Hunting, and gathering berries.
The initial destination for the Newell family's escape.
Their summer cabin in the woods
A porcupine lives in Mr. Kurz's cabin and guards his supply of these valuable items.
Tools
Miles serious math teacher
Mr Worthing
In the book, how does Miles travel from one bank to the other once they arrive at Mr. Kurz cabin?
Cable Cart
what skills does miles have that is important to the family as they face the situation
Miles has the skills of building things and fixing things.
what qualities about first camping site make miles uncomfortable
The charred roof garbage and smell
The Newell family wears these to protect themselves from the volcanic ash still falling from the sky.
Surgical Masks