Plot
What kind of train did Jack and Annie see when they first arrived on the prairie?
A railroad train
What is a prairie schooner?
a covered wagon
Where do Jack and Annie need to travel to get the next writing?
prairie
Why did the sky look green when the children left the school?
a twister was coming
How many kids were in Miss Neely's class.
5 kids
What kind of building was the school in?
Sod house
What did the children write on in the school?
slate (a type of black rock)
Who was the only one strong enough to open the cellar door?
Jeb was the only one strong enough
Why did Jack and Annie go back to the schoolhouse when the twister was coming?
They didn't think the children or Miss Neely would know there was a storm cellar.
What insect destroyed the farmer's plants?
A grasshopper
Why can't Jeb come to school every day?
He works on fields most of the time
What type of vehicle did Jack and Annie see going across the prairie?
steam engine
What did Will and Kate bring to school for lunch?
sweet potatoes
What did Will and Kate bring to school for lunch?
the twister was too loud
How did Jeb act when Jack and Annie try to give him a sweet potato for lunch?
Angry
Jack and Annie have traveled to the prairie in a previous adventure. During what time did they travel.
During the pioneer days
what type of house did Jack and Annie see?
dugout
What poem to Jack read (in chapters 3-4)?
Twinkle twinkle little star
Why was it quiet (in chapters 7-8)
The twister had stopped
Why was Jack excited it was Tuesday?
He was going to find out where he and his sister is going next?
What was hitting the schoolhouse?
Hail
What did Annie see sticking out of the hill (in chapter 1)
smokestack
What did Miss Neely say after the twister was over?
We must try to hold on to good memories and let go of the bad ones.
What did the dugout move to bring after the family left the home?
A schoolhouse
Who tried again and again to be friends with Jeb?
Jack