Language arts final

Who is the boy girl that didn't mind Leanora Sutter being colored?

Ester Hirsh

Who lives with Sara?

Ester and her father

According to dr flitt, what effect has esther had on Sara's lie

Esther has a good effect on Sara's life. It makes her more happier

Wh, according to the detective from Boston, shot ira hirsh? Did constable Johnston believe him? Why or why not

From the detective think it's merlin. Johnston doesn't believe him because it is not something Merlin would do

How is Harvey becoming more involved with the klan?

Harvey is dressing in night clothes and is joining with the klan on their raids

What did Harvey do about the chore he was told to do

Harvey made Merlin do the chore

What does Harvey pettibone want to join the KKK? What kind of men does he say belong to the KKK?

Harvey wants to join them because he thinks they do good things. He says good men belong to the KKK.

What had Harvey been doing out late one night? How did he feel about himself afterward? How did you know?

Harvey was trying to put poison in the sutters well but couldn't do it. Harvey is disgusted with himself. I say this because he couldn't get in bed with viola

Why doesn't Leanora go to mr fields house?

He didn't feel good so she went so helped him out

What was Leanora fathers response to her wanting to stop going to school?

He said of course you are, no racist will stop you from getting an education

What did Johnny reeves say about the fire?

He says that its gods way of showing that one of his "special" people died

Why was Merlin Van tornhout arrested?

He was helping Mary out of jail by kidnapping her from the children's home

Who do you think sent the letter?

I think the klan sent it even though they said they didn't because they didn't have a good reason to not have sent the letter

How did merlins character changed from beginning of the story to the end

In the first part of the book merlin wa every racist, but at the end of the book he saw her beyond her skin color. He learned that people are beyond their label.

How do we know that merlin isn't dead?

Iris clams that she saw merlin in New York, she said hey and he replied. Also the three keys renamed got back from merlin from Stamford Connecticut

How did mr field's story about the negro soldiers make Leanora feel?

It made her proud because he was speaking positive about the story

How have ester and her fathers changed Sara's life?

It makes her have a change of heart of a family. She sees that not all men are the same

What does the anecdote about percelle Johnston rescuing the act add to the story?

It shows us that he gets mad easily and he is very determined also a good town constable

What did the letter sent to wright Sutter say?

It was warning him to leave town

What happened to jerry, make an inference and why

Jerry pasted away. I say this because Esther says "jerry went away to have the long sleep."

What did johnny reeves do on the Connecticut river bridge?

Johnny comminuted suicide because he is afraid and is haunted by the klan

Who do you think shot esters's father, ira hirsh why?

Johnny killed esthers father. I say this because it might be a way to get back into the klan

What do toy think Johnny reeves might do to "redeem" himself with the klan?

Johnny might have shot ira hirsh

Why did the klan throw out johnny reeves and why was that ironic

Johnny reeves raped a girl. This is ironic because he claims himself a man of god

What did Johnston find in a shoe box?

Johnston found a baby girl

Merlins girlfriend asked to get married in what kind of clothing

Ku Klux robes with flowers embroidered over the fiery cross

Why did leanora do when she saw the burning cross

Leanora crept down the hall into the closet and tired to hide from the light by couldn't

Why didnt leanora accept the typewriter Mr field wanted to give her?

Leanora didnt accept it because she said having a type writer wasn't worth getting in trouble by "stealing expensive machinery"

Who knows that merlin did not shoot ira hirsh? How do they know?

Leanora knows because Merlin was at her well, and Esther knows because she saw who did it

What alerted leanora to Esther being in trouble

Leanora saw her mother

When ester hit her head, who did she say had taken her hand and helped her get to Sara's house?

Lewis

Why was Merlin worried about the klan's opinion of his girlfriend?

Mary buys all her shoes from the Jews store so he thinks the klan wont like that

Who had written the letter to mr. hirsh and threw the rock through sara's window?

Merlin

Why is merlin the main suspect in the shooting of Mr. hirsh?

Merlin disappeared the night of the shooting

How does Merlin feel about leanora and her heroism? Why didn't he run to save esther

Merlin doesn't like her heroism. He didnt run to save Esther because he thought the train would get there before he could

Explain why merlin finally came him. Who/what did merlin say had been following him?

Merlin needed to let everyone. He didnt do it, Jonny reeves bad following merlin.

Who finally caused Leanora Sutter to tell the truth about merlin

Merlin van tornhout

Why did merlin say he wouldn't hurt mr hirsh?

Merlin wouldn't hurt mr hirsh because he made his girl galoshes

What happened to merlins car. Why do you think he didnt tell anyone the truth about it

Merlins car was stollen. I think he didn't tell anyone because he didn't want people to think different about the klan or he might get in trouble by another klansmen

What was mr field's opinion like the klan?

Mr field doesnt like the klan. I know this because he chased them with his cane after they put up the wreath for white men

What is surprising about mr field's hobby? Why is it surprising?

Mr field paints for a hobby. This is surprising because he cant see

What does Reynard Alexander have to say about the number of lynching in years past? Wha does he think is the cause?

Reynard says that people tolerated 200 lynchings in the past and reason that it's changing is because people are changing

What did Reynard Alexander think of the men who burned the cross on the Fourth of July

Reynard was disgusted, not happy and empressed

explain iris weavers secret life

Rum runner

Where did Leanora Sutter go after walking out of school to get away from Willie and his remarks

Sara Chickerings house

How did leanora feel when she read the newspaper piece about the minstrel show?

She didn't like it. She said she wanted to be left alone.

What had caused the death of leanora's mother?

She died from an illness because she was in the cold too long.

what does Sara reveal about her attitude toward blacks when she tells of Leanora coming in from the cold?

She is a prelude. A example is when she said she gave the chipped mug. Also when she said she had a colored girl in her kitchen.

Why is Esther lonely when she goes to the posts office

She is lonely because she doesn't have her dog jerry.

What did iris weaver do with the money she got from running liquor

She paid for her siblings to go to college

What was Esther doing on the train tracks

She was picking dandelions, talking about birds, kittens, and Lewis. She was stopping the train to take flowers to heaven

Why's didnt Sara chickening ever Mary

She watched how her mothers job have never lead up and didn't wanna live like her mom

Where did ester hitch go looking for the kittens and why?

She went looking alone the railroad tracks to find where Sara left them

About the fire, Sara said, "what do you suppose the lord was trying to say about that?" Answer the question as if you were Sara

Someone isn't going to heaven

What was the consequence of Harvey going with the klan?

The consequence was $400 that Harvey and viola didnt have

What caught on fire?

The hearse of a slain klansman

Why would it be worse for the hirshes?

The hirshes were Jewish and was living with Sara who is a Christian

What did the klan ask Harvey pettibone to do about the Sutter family

The klan asked Harvey to pour rat poison down their well

What did the klan do to johnny reeves when they came after him like ghost?

The klan branded johnny reeves

Who are the needy and destitute that the klan takes care of?

There white Protestant

Leanora's mother needed to go to a sanatorium-why didn't she? what inference can you make from this?

There'd want a sanatorium for her color. We can infer there are separate facilities

Compare and contrast what johnny reeves and wright Sutter said about in preacher in Texas ( revealed Jesus)

They agreed he had a powerful way of preaching Johnny says.

What finally caused the klan to leave Vermont?

They cant do business in Vermont

Why did Merlin leave town

They demanded the colors leave town

What happened to Saras kittens? How do you know?

They died because they were no where to be found by the railroad tracks

Did mr. field know that Leanora was black?

Yes, because he mentioned ridgment of the stories

Who is telling the story? Is it told from a first-person or third person POV?

11 characters tell the story. The story is in first person POV.

Who did Ester see Johnny Reeves with at the river?

A girl