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| Where did Mitch carve his intitials? | On the underside of the porch railing of the neighbor's house. |
| Why did Mitch carve his intials on the railing? | He wanted the house to be his and his mother's. |
| Where does Mitch like to hid? | under the screened back porch of the neighbor's house |
| Who is Mitch visiting? | his grandparents |
| Why aer Mitch and his mother at his grandparents' house? | His father left his mother for another woman. |
| What does Mitch's mother do for a living? | She is a teacher's aide. |
| Who are Papa Carl and Cherry? | Mitch's garndaprents |
| How do the grandparents feel about Mitch and his mother moving in? | At first they are welcoming, and then they begin to complain. |
| How old is Mitch? | 12 |
| Who is in the photograph that Mitch takes from his grandparents' album? | Mitch and his parents at Bird Lake. |
| Where is Mitch when the neighbors arrive at their house? | hiding under the porch |
| Who is Matty Stone? | Spencer and Lolly's brother. |
| What happened to Matty Stone? | He drowned in Bird lake when he was four. |
| Who is Jasper? | the Stone's dog |
| Why have the Stones decided to return to Bird Lake? | to decide if they want to keep the house |
| Which character likes to speak with different voices and accents? | Spencer's sister, Lolly |
| Aside from photos, what reminder of Matty did Spencer find at home? | an ivory turtle Matty swallowed once. |
| What did Spencer do with the ivory turtle? | He brought it with him to the lake. |
| What strange feeling does Spencer have while at the lake? | He feels like he is being watched. |
| How does Mitch feel about the Stones moving into their house? | He resents them and thinks of them as intruders. |
| What almost gives away Mitch's presence under the Stone's porch? | Jasper, the dog |
| Why does Mitch's lip start bleeding? | He was so nervous when Mr. Stone came near his hiding place, he bit his lip. |
| What is Mitch's plan to scare away the intruders? | He wll make them think the house is haunted. |
| What does Mitch draw in the sugar he spills on the Stone's porch? | a soccer ball with the number 12 under it |
| What does Mitch steal from the Stone's house? | goggles |
| Why does Mitch's father call him? | He wants to take him out to dinner. |
| What present does Mitch's father have for him? | a cell phone |
| Why does remembering Ross Liscum make Mitch want to return the goggles? | Ross Liscum stole from and bullied others when his parents divorced. He doesn't want to be like him. |
| What physical featue of Mitch's does Julie Sinclair mention in her autobiographical sketch? | his black hair |
| Where do the goggles land when Mitch throws them toward the Stones's house? | in the birdbath |
| What embarrassing thing happened when Mitch tried to knock off his father's Badger cap? | Mitch hit him in the nose and knocked off his glasses. |
| Which one of the Stones is depressed about being at Bird Lake? | Spencer's mother because her son drowned there. |
| What doe Spencer think the drawing in the sugar means? | He thinks the soccer ball is a turtle and 12 stands for the age his brother would have been if he had lived. He thinks it is a message from his dead brother. |
| Who finds the goggles in the bird bath? | Spencer Stone |
| Why is Spencer afraid to be in the lake? | He thinks it may be haunted by his brother's spirit. |
| What does Mitch's father admit to him when they go out to eat? | that he and Mitch's mother are going to get a divorce |
| What does Mitch do with cell pphone after his father gives it to him? | He slips it under the seat of his father's car. |
| Where do Mitch's grandparents take Mitch for an outing? | the library |
| How does Jasper get loose? | Mitch unhooks him from the long lead that ties him to a tree. |
| Why was Jasper tied to the tree? | He was afraid to get into the canoe and the Stones were going for an outing on the lake. |
| Who does Sspencer blame for Jasper's disappearance? | Lolly- he thnks his sister didn't hook him securely to the tree. |
| Who brings Jasper back to the Stones? | Mitch |
| What does Mitch borrow to help him find the dog, Jasper? | his grandfather's bicycle |
| Where is Jasper when Mitch finds him? | with a girl who wants to keep him |
| What does the girl wo has found Jasper say when Mitch says that Jasper is his? | prove it |
| How does Mitch prove that Jasper is his? | by calling his name |
| Why does Mitch lie about Jasper being his? | He doesn't want to explain how Jasper got loose. |
| Why does Mitch feel guilty when he returns Jasper? | Lolly took the blame for Jasper's disappearance. |
| What does F.M.S. stand for? | fear of missing something |
| Why does Mitch's mother visit the Stones? | She wants to invite Spencer and Lolly to play at the grandparents' house. |
| How does Spencer react when Mitch tells him there is no ghost? | angry, then relieved |
| What is the one thing that Mitch does not confess to Spencer? | that he let Jasper run off |
| What do Mitch and his mothe look for back in Madison? | an apartment |
| What does Mitch buy with the money his mother gives him instead of a snack? | dog biscuits for Jasper |
| When Mitch and his mother return to Bird Lake after apartment hunting, what has changed? | the Stones have moved out |
| Who gets Cherry to stop weeding the garden and come in to play cards? | Mitch's grandfather, Pap Car |
| Who do the Stone children think is crabby? | Mitch's grandmother, Cherry |
| What is decided at the Stone's family meeting? | that they will leave Bird Lake as soon as possible |
| Why is the Stone family leaving Bird Lake? | too many bad memories because of Marty drowning |
| Who might Spencer return to the Bird Lake house with later in the summer? | his father |
| When she finds the initials carved under the porch railing, who does Lolly think they belong to? | her dead brother, Matty Stone |
| Whose initials are under the railing? | Mitch Sinclair's |
| Who becomes Mitch's card buddy? | Cherry |
| What does Mitch do when he finds the cell phone his father gave him on the back seat? | He takes it and uses it. |
| What does Mitch think of his father's girlfriend, Torie? | She seems nice. |
| At the end of the story, what does Mitch do about the initials in the porch railing? | He gouged at them so they were no longer legible. |
| At the end of the story, what does Mitch decide to do about Jasper? | He would write a note explaining what he had done and apologize. |
| At the end of the story, what does Lolly draw for Mitch? | a drawing of Jasper, tied to the tree, with the lake in the background |
