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Why did Wanda tell Sara to leave Boysie alone?
Sara was tying a scarf around his head
What two things did Sara do for Charlie before he went missing?
put candy on his stick, helped fix his tent, took him to see the swans
What had Charlie done many times over the years?
Charlie had shuffled his feet back and forth on the steps so many times that two grooves had been worn into the boards.
What did Frank do for Aunt Willie?
He gave Aunt Willie a ride on his motor scooter
What did Sara think of her sister, Wanda?
Sara thought that Wanda was 100 times prettier then Sara was.
What did Charlie like to do?
Charlie liked to listen to and look at his watch
Mrs. Weicek told Ernestine that Charlie:
couldn't talk
What two things happened when Sara took Charlie to see the swans?
Sara showed Charlie how to feed the swans, when Sara told Charlie that it was time to go, he didn't want to leave.
What two things did Sara not like about Frank?
She didn't like the way Frank called Wanda "Little One" & Sara didn't like the Frank never paid any attention to Charlie.
What sound did Sara hear from Charlie's room each night?
She always heard Charlie thumping his foot against the wall
How was Charlie's brain injured?
Charlie's brain was injured when he was 3, and he had two illnesses, one right after another.
Why did Wanda have the radio on at night?
Wanda wanted to hear Frank's dedication to her on the Diamond Jim show.
What had Charlie been concerned about before he went to bed the evening that Sara had taken Charlie to see the swans?
Charlie had been concerned about a button that was missing from his pajamas.
What did Sara do with her orange tennis shoes?
Sara tried to dye them a baby blue color
Why did Charlie walk out of the house in the middle of the night?
Charlie thought he had seen a swan outside his window
She was wearing rollers beneath her scarf
What had Aunt Willie promised Sara's mom?
Aunt Willie had promised Sara's mom that she would look after Charlie her whole life
Aunt Willie disagreed with Sara when Sara said that Joe Melby:
had stolen Charlie's watch
Why didn't Sara want Aunt Willie to call her father?
Sara didn't think that her father would come to help look for Charlie.
What did Joe Melby tell Sara about Charlie's watch?
Joe Melby told Sara that Charlie was confused. Joe said that he had not stolen Charlie's watch. He had given the watch back to Charlie.
Sara couldn't believe it when she found out that Aunt Willie had done what?
Aunt Willie had gone over to see Joe Melby's mother.
While Sara and Mary were looking for Charlie, Mary kept talking about:
the invitation she had received to Bennie Hoffman's party
What did Joe Melby find by the fence?
a brown felt slipper
When Charlie was lost, he became very upset about something. What did Charlie become very upset about?
the tiny red hand on the dial of his watch had stopped moving.
Sara found Charlie soon after what had happened?
Soon after Sara had heard Charlie screaming and crying.