Prologue & Chapt 1 Flashcards
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Great-grandmother’s name
Agnes
Who is the narrator?
Angela
What floats to Angela like a soft breeze through an open window?
The voice of her great-grandmother, Agnes
What is Bush doing at the beginning of the prologue?
Gathering firewood and adding it to the stove
Why does the Agnes think the house is crying?
There is condensation because it is cold outside and warm inside.
How does Agnes describe the house in the prologue?
Wooden, dark, spare, creaky floors
What is Bush using to brown the oxtails?
suet
Where did the oxen arrive from?
Flat fields of Kansas
What animals had Bush hunted?
Fish and rabbits
In the dream, where was the narrator fishing?
Lake Grand
Where was the frozen man left standing?
The back of the Spirit River
What is the name of the mother in the dream of the frozen lake?
Hannah Wing
Which tribe had stories about the frozen heart of evil?
The Cree
What are the three components of the frozen heart of evil?
Hunger, envy, greed
What does the frozen heart of evil trick people into?
Death, illness, insanity
How do you save a soul from the frozen heart of evil?
Thaw it
What two ingredients sweeten and fatten the corn into hominy?
Lye and ashes
What did older generations use to pack and heal wounds?
Eagle down
What day of the week was the feast?
Sunday
Who wore a miner’s headlamp?
Jarrell Illinois
What is a woman’s glory?
Her hair
How did the people think of Bush?
As a misplaced person
Who did Bush come to marry?
Harold, Agnes’s son
Why did the people come to the banquet?
Mourning was their common ground