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He fought for the Confederacy, and his coffin was delivered to the Pruitt household.
Paw
He joined the 31st Regiment for the Union Army. His arm was amputated after the Battle of Belmont.
Noah
Who found Noah when he was suffering from dysentery?
Tillly & Delphine
True/False
Noah and Paw found on the same side during the Civil War.
FALSE! Noah fought for the Union. Paw fought for the Confederacy.
In Grand Tower, boys were taking sides and drilling for military service. The boys selected sides between which two groups?
The North - the Union
The South - the Confederacy
She said she could spare Tilly but could not spare Noah. She told Tilly to find and take care of Noah
Mama
His father took him to Grand Tower in 1916 to visit his family. He learned his dad’s real parents are Noah and Delphine.
Howard Hutchings
What did people think Delphine and Clainda were doing in the North?
People thought Delphine and Calinda were spies for the Confederates.
TRUE/FALSE
Delphine had a negative effect on Tilly and her Mama while staying with her.
FALSE! Delphine gave Mama and Tilly confidence.
Delphine and Calinda were from where?
St. Louis
She sent her two daughters away from New Orleans so they could continue to be free and safe.
Clemence Duval
Tilly and Delphine lived in her summer kitchen in Cairo.
Mrs. Hanrahan
Who did people THINK Calinda was?
People thought Calinda was Delphine's slave.
True/False
Howard's father wanted to visit Grand Tower because his mother TILLY was dying.
FALSE! DELPHINE was dying. Delphine is Howard's father's mother.
Describe the friendship between Calinda and Cass.
Tilly said, "Calinda was the sister Cass needed." Calinda enlists Cass to help her prepare Prawleens to be sold to steamboat passengers. Tilly said of their relationship, "Her and Calinda spoke a language I was deaf to, a language of prophecies and cures, of visions.."
Her real name is CoinCoin. She has a gift of prophecy and is Delphine’s sister.
Calinda
Like her mother, she had visions. Her visions made her upset and full of grief
Cass
Cass showed Noah and Tilly a coffin when they returned home. Mama believed it belonged to whom?
Noah
True/False
Howard was considering joining the war if America joined. He wanted to be an army doctor. His father, Dr. Hutchings, was an army doctor in the Civil War.
TRUE!
Compare the officers' living conditions at Mrs. Hanrahan’s to the living conditions of the soldiers at Camp Defiance. Do you think these differences are fair or unfair? Why or why not?
Tilly briefly describes the relative comfort in which wounded officers recover while common soldiers lie in squalid conditions in the hospital tents at Camp Defiance. The conditions of the soldiers so perilous while the officers had nice living conditions in homes that were safe and had certain luxuries.
He is a doctor who helped soldiers in the army. He amputated Noah’s arm. He married Tilly.
Dr. William Hutchings
The fictional aunt Delphine said she was going to visit in St. Louis.
Madame Blanche LeBlanc
During what battle was the Union and Confederacy fighting for control of the Mississippi River?
Battle of Belmont
True/False
Howard was the narrtor of the story.
FALSE!
Howard was the narrator in chapter 1 and chapter 15. Tilly was the narrator throughout most of the book.
How does Howard feel about his family? How does Howard's dad feel about his family?
His father says he is proud of his blood. Howard didn’t have to think it over. He was proud of anything that made him his dad’s son and Noah’s grandson. He felt older from his journey and would one day share it with his kids.