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What does "calico" mean?
(adjective) a multicolored or mottled animal, especially a cat.
When was the 1,000-year-old loblolly pine tree struck by lightning that killed it?
25 years ago
“He gazes at the other hunters and knows that soon his story will best any that they can muster.”
Who is the "he" the narrator refers to?
Gar Face
Ranger is a sheepdog.
A LIE!!! He is a bloodhound.
What two things does Mama Cat make Puck promise?
to come back for Sabine and to break Ranger's chain
What is the tribe that accepted Night Song and Hawk Man?
The Caddo poople
Who said it?
“Sister, your baby is safe.”
the hummingbird
Grandmother Moccasin and Night Song are not related by blood.
TRUTH
What kind of mythical creature is Grandmother Moccasin?
A lamia
What did the boy (who grew up to be Gar Face) do before his mother left for good?
He poisoned her bird bath.
What's the missing word?
“There is a rule: Once a creature of ____________ returns to its animal form, it cannot go back.”
enchantment
Although separated, Sabine and Puck look at the blue sky at the same time and think of each other.
A LIE!!! They look at the moon.
How are the kittens named? (What inspired their names?)
Sabine is named after the Sabine River (Ranger remembered seeing it under the moonlight)
Puck is named after a naughty fairy/sprite for his "puckish ways"
What is the name of the creek where the old pine tree still stands?
What are the missing words?
"[Gar Face] was a creature of habit. Leaving the house right at _______, sometimes driving off in his old pickup truck, sometimes heading out on foot, and always returning just ________.”
sunset; before the sun came up
All snakes are known to strike in self-defense, including the moccasin.
A LIE!!! “Other snakes are known to strike in self-defense. But the moccasin, she will latch on and stay there.”
What are the three names given to the hummingbird?
an intermediary, a messenger, Rainbow bird
Whom do the trees ask for help to assist Night Song and Hawk Man's escape from Grandmother Moccasin?
The Zephyrs of Sleep
What is the missing word?
“Do not go into that land between the Bayou _______ and its little sister, Petite _______. Do not step into that shivery place. Do not let it gobble you up. Stay away from the _______ sisters.”
Tartine
Night Song decorates the jar (that she gives her daughter on her 10th birthday) with the pattern of Grandmother Moccasin's scales because she misses her mother.
A LIE!!! She is even surprised to find that she has drawn Grandmother on the jar.