Chapters 1 & 2
What is aunt Lily's job?
She's a postmistress.
She feels nervous.
What is Betty's reaction when Annabelle gives her the penny?
She throws it in the undergrowth.
Who is Andy Woodberry?
He's a big boy who's a student in Annabelle's class.
What do Andy and Betty do during recess?
They disappear and come back to lessons late.
Why is Betty sent to live with her grandparents?
Because she's incorrigible.
What does Toby usually wear?
A black oilcloth coat, black boots and a black hat.
What is Toby's reaction when Annabelle waves to him one day?
Nothing. He doesn't wave back.
What does Andy Woodberry do when he falls asleep in class?
He snores.
What does Betty do to the quail?
She kills it by crushing its neck.
How did Wolf Hollow get its name?
They used to dig deep pits for catching wolves.
What does Toby always carry with him?
He carries three long guns.
Why can't Annabelle's aunt give her the sweater frog?
Because she has already given it to her.
What does Betty make Andy do on his first day at school?
She makes him get up and give her seat back.
She falls on a bed of poison ivy.
What does Aunt Lily look like?
She's tall, thin and ugly.
Where does Toby live?
He lives in the smokehouse.
Why does Annabelle's mum think Toby needs food?
Because he's too thin.
Toby gives her it.
What are Betty's symptoms?
She is covered in blisters.
What does Ruth do to Annabelle on the first day of school?
She pokes her with a pencil and throws spitballs in her hair.
How do the family get the Kodak camera?
They take part in a photography contest and win.
What does Betty threaten to do if Annabelle tells anyone she beat her?
To make her little brother pay for it.
Where does Toby get new film for the camera from?
The Kodak company supplies it as part of the prize they won.
What question does Annabelle ask Betty at her house and what does Betty answer?
She asks where her father is and she answers that he's "gone".