Time & Place
The year that Barbara Van Laar went missing
When is 1975?
The name of the counselor held in questioning for possession of drugs and suspected involvement in Barbara's disappearance
Who is Louise Donnadieu?
The city Alice is sent to for treatment, multiple times, through the novel
Where is Albany, NY?
John Paul McLellan is pulled over with a few illegal items including
what is
-cocaine and other drugs
-a paper bag full of bloody clothing from a missing girl
Tracy and Barbara end up having this in common
What is parental neglect?
-or- what is parents who hate each other?
The name of the Van Laar summer camp for wealthy children
What is Camp Emerson?
Part of the Nation's First Class of Female State Troopers, this female investigator was assigned to Barbara Van Laar's case
Camp Emerson was revealed to belong to which family at the end of the novel?
The name of the serial killer being tracked during the years of both Bear and Barbara's disappearances
Who is Jacob Sluiter?
The pink paint dripping down the cover could represent
what is
-violence
-conformity for family reputation
-?
This small fictional town in the Adirondack mountains serves as the backdrop of this novel
What is Shattuck, NY?
Lee Townson, Louise's summertime crush, has a substantial wrap sheet, his 2 known charges are
-drug dealing
-statutory rape
The name of the annual week-long gathering on their estate
What number Peter is believed among the locals to be the perpetuator of Bear's disappearance?
Who is Peter the II?
Barbara put a padlock on her bedroom door to stop her parents from finding this
What is Barbara's mural?
The Van Laar estate is (ironically?) named
What is Self-Reliance?
The name of the counselor-in-training revealed to be in a budding relationship with John Paul McLellan
Who is Annabel Southworth?
The drug Alice Van Laar was nearly overdosed with
What is Valium?
Scary Mary, seen to haunt the woods in her braids, is revealed to be
Who is Maryanne Stoddard? Wife of falsely accused Carl Stoddard
What mythological creature is named by T.J. during Survival class
Who is the Greek God, Pan?
The year that Bear Van Laar went "missing"
When is 1961?
Alice Van Laar, mother of Bear and Barbara, has a (treacherous) older sister named
Who is Delphine Ward?
What made the construction of their estate one of a kind
What is disassembling and reassembling from Switzerland after pushing it on logs into the Adirondack mountains
This crucial information from interviews re-opened the Bear Van Laar case
What is an eyewitness account from Sluiter of a local burying Bear Van Laar across the shore of Lake Joan
Ultimate friendship test: Barbara asks Tracy for help for a specific task during their Survival Trip
What is murdering a squirrel with your sock and a rock?