Characters
What are the Vignes twins names?
Stella and Desiree
How long were the Vignes twins missing?
14 years
What job did the twins have once Adele took them out of school? (pg.10)
Cleaning a house
Where does this story take place?
Mallard
Who is Adele Vignes?
The mother
What day did the Vignes twins vanish?
August 14, 1954
What was the name of the family whose house was being cleaned by the twins? (pg. 10)
The Duponts
What is the city named after?
The ringed-necked ducks living in the rice fields and marshed
Who is Sam Winston?
Desiree's husband
Why did Stella choose Founders day as the date that the twins would escape?
She knew everyone in the town would be distracted.
What did Desiree learn how to do in D.C?
Read fingerprints
What is "strange" about Mallard?
The town, over many generations, has been trying to become more and more white.
What did Lou Lebon do for a living?
Owned diner (Egg's House)
What did Desiree imagine herself doing if she had ever escaped?
Become an actress
Why did Sam slap Desiree in the face? (Pg.15)
She had forgotten to sew a button on his shirt
What city is Sam Winston from? Hint: This is easy
Cleveland, Ohio
Who is Jude and what's her relation to Desiree?
Jude is Desiree's daughter
What was a leading factor in the Vignes twins' ultimate escape?
Being forced to work all summer and barely interacting with friends
What was Early's connection to Desiree? and how did he feel about her?
They met when he was carrying groceries up her steps. Early had a pointless crush on Desiree.
What city does Desiree go back to with her daughter towards the end of the chapter?
Mallard