Show:
Characters
Plot
Setting
Name the Figurative Language
Sundry
100
What is the name of Georgie's sister?
Agatha
100
What happened to Georgie's sister?
She ran away and may have been murdered.
100
Where does Georgie's family live?
Placid, Wisconsin
100
Sarah's saddle bag sat still
Alliteration
100
What specific creatures did Georgie and other Wisconsinites hunt?
Pigeons
200
To whom was Georgie's sister betrothed to marry?
Mr. Olmstead
200
Why did Billy decide to help Georgie investigate the crime scene?
Her family paid him to take her.
200
What town did Georgie visit to find more information about her sister?
Dog Hollow, Wisconsin
200
There were heaves and signs, and eyes rolling like marbles.
Simile
200
What animal did Georgie meet on the road wen she was separated from Billy?
A cougar/mountain lion
300
What is Billy's nickname for Georgie?
Fry
300
Why did Georgie's family allow her to look for the body?
They wanted her to come to terms with her sister's death.
300
What was it about the location of the body that made Georgie upset?
The "death place" wasn't remarkable, special, or noticeable in any way.
300
Billy's face was a stone, hard and unmoving.
Metaphor
300
What does Georgie bribe her mule with?
Sugar cubes
400
What is Georgie's job at home?
She helps run a store.
400
Why did the sheriff believe that the body he found was Georgie's? (Two clues)
The body was wearing the same blue-green dress and had auburn hair.
400
What city was Georgie's sister heading towards?
Prairie du Chein
400
My bags weighed a ton.
Hyperbole
400
What is Georgie's mule's name?
Long Ears
500
What is Georgie's full name?
Georgina Louise Burkhardt
500
What specific type and amount of money was Georgie planning to pay for a horse?
Five Bechtler dollars.
500
In what decade did this story take place?
1870s
500
The bloomers punched out on a puff of wind.
Personification
500
What book did Georgie throw at the cougar?
The Prairie Traveler