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Charcaters
Vocabulary
Plot
Passage ID
Miscellaneous
100
Who is Sara Chickering?
A woman, who is not married, that lives on a farm and and houses Esther and Mr. Hirsh
100
A program that sends low income children from New York out into the countryside during the summer months.
The Fresh Air Fund
100
Where does this story take place?
Vermont
100
The Ku Klux Klan is looking to rent out the town hall. Why shouldn't they?
Percelle Johnson 
100
This phrase was used to desrcibe the time period between 1920-1929.
The Roaring Twenties 
200
This character said that they would remain neutral
Reynard Alexander
200
The sweatshirt Steve was wearing was sick
Connotation 
200
What time period does this novel take place in?
1920s
200

i walked with her a while, listening

 then waved goodbye at the bottom of main street hill

 i hadn’t gone far

 when i heard the train whistle


Leanora Sutter
200
An independent woman who could be described as a rum runner.
Iris Weaver 
300
This character uses the word "neighbor" when he speaks and was thrown out of the Klan
Johnny Reeves
300
This term means a hint at future events
Foreshadowing
300
This group of people came into this small Vermont town spreading their violence and hate
Ku Klux Klan
300

one of the things I like best about mr. hirsh is

that he didn’t move himself up here

thinking how rich he would get


Sara Chickering
300
Why does the Klan not like Leanora and Esther
Because one is African American and one is Jewish
400
This character flees town when he cannot poison the Sutter's well
Merling Van Tornhout
400
What literary term would best be used to describe what happens to Merlin when he get "out bullied"?
Irony
400
What was Sara Chickering contemplating to do prior to the arrival of Esther and Mr. Hirsh?
Join the Klan
400

No amount of air will get the smell of her out of my nose, the soot of her out of my eyes

Merlin Van Tornhout
400
What is the significance of Sarah's dog being murdered?
It was the Klan's attempt to take out the "alarm system" so that they could kill Mr. Hirsh.
500
A Civil War Veteran who offers to give his type writer to Leanora
Mr. Field
500
A law that was passed that banned the sale of alcohol
Prohibition 
500
Johnny Reeves, Merlin Van Tornhout, Harvey Pettibone all have this in common
At one point in the novel, all three were supports of the KKK
500

i was born a protestant.

but i’d join the catholic church

before

i’d throw my lot in with the klan


Iris Weaver
500
Describe the train to heaven
Told to Esther to inform her of her mother's death. A way to soften the explanation of what happened to her mother.