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The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham DTDL & GLADL Battle of the Books 2017 Who wrote The Luck Uglies? Paul Durham What are Luck Uglies? Outlaws who helped protect the village from Bog Noblins (p. prologue, 43) How do Rye and her friends escape from Market Street after stealing from a bookstore? By scaling the rooftops of Market Street shops (p. 2) What is the name of the town Rye lives in and what do the townspeople call the pine forest outside the town’s walls? Village Drowning, Beyond the Shale (p. 3) What are the first and last names of Rye’s two best friends? Quinn Quartermast (p. 2) and Folly Flood (p. 4) What color hair does Folly Flood have? Eyes? So blonde it’s almost white/blue (p. 4) Who did the Earl of Village Drowning ban from reading? Women and children (p. 5) What is the title of the banned book Rye and her friends stole, and from what bookstore did they steal it? Tam’s Tome of Drowning Mouth Fibs, Volume II (p. 5), Angry Poet (p. 1) How old is Rye? 11 (p. 5) Why is Tam’s Tome considered illicit? The Earl described it as a vile collection of lies and then had his soldiers destroy every copy they could find (p. 5) What nickname do the people of Drowning call the ugly black birds that overrun the town? Roof rodents (p. 7) When Rye fell off a rooptop at the beginning of the book, what broke her fall? He fall was slowed by several clotheslines full of laundry and she landed in a canal (p. 10) What is the main character’s full first and last name? Riley O’Chanter (p. 10), middle name – Willow (p. 134) What is the name of the shop Mrs. O’Chanter owns and what do they sell? Willow’s Wares (p. 10), jewelry and curiosities (p. 12) Rye’s mother often sends her to the crawl space under the shop to catch something that supposedly haunts the basement. What is this creature called? A wirry/wirries (p. 10)

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The Luck Uglies by Paul Durham DTDL & GLADL Battle of the Books 2017

Who wrote The Luck Uglies? Paul Durham What are Luck Uglies? Outlaws who helped protect the village from Bog Noblins (p. prologue, 43) How do Rye and her friends escape from Market Street after stealing from a bookstore? By scaling the rooftops of Market Street shops (p. 2) What is the name of the town Rye lives in and what do the townspeople call the pine forest outside the town’s walls? Village Drowning, Beyond the Shale (p. 3) What are the first and last names of Rye’s two best friends? Quinn Quartermast (p. 2) and Folly Flood (p. 4) What color hair does Folly Flood have? Eyes? So blonde it’s almost white/blue (p. 4) Who did the Earl of Village Drowning ban from reading? Women and children (p. 5) What is the title of the banned book Rye and her friends stole, and from what bookstore did they steal it? Tam’s Tome of Drowning Mouth Fibs, Volume II (p. 5), Angry Poet (p. 1) How old is Rye? 11 (p. 5) Why is Tam’s Tome considered illicit? The Earl described it as a vile collection of lies and then had his soldiers destroy every copy they could find (p. 5) What nickname do the people of Drowning call the ugly black birds that overrun the town? Roof rodents (p. 7) When Rye fell off a rooptop at the beginning of the book, what broke her fall? He fall was slowed by several clotheslines full of laundry and she landed in a canal (p. 10) What is the main character’s full first and last name? Riley O’Chanter (p. 10), middle name – Willow (p. 134) What is the name of the shop Mrs. O’Chanter owns and what do they sell? Willow’s Wares (p. 10), jewelry and curiosities (p. 12) Rye’s mother often sends her to the crawl space under the shop to catch something that supposedly haunts the basement. What is this creature called? A wirry/wirries (p. 10)

What shoes does Rye insist on wearing? Leather boots that belonged to her father when he was her age, which are too big for her (p. 11) What does Rye spend most of her afternoons doing? Helping out her mom at Willow’s Wares (p. 11,12) What type of folks does Drowning attract? Wanders, rapscallions, rogues, and other adventurous souls who were long on courage and short on sense. (p. 12) What does Constable Boil claim was stolen from the Angry Poet? A bag of gold grommets and two flasks of rare wine (p. 14) What color ribbon does Mrs. O’Chanter wear in her hair and why is this a problem? Blue (p. 14), no woman may wear any article of blue without the express permission of the Honorable Earl Longchance (p. 17) Name the three “broken laws” that Mrs. O’Chanter was fined for when Constable Boil assessed the Willow’s Wares. Feeding pigs on Market Street, having a flag that is too bright in color, and wearing an article of blue (blue ribbon in hair) without permission from the Earl. (p. 16, 17) Mrs. O’Chanter keeps a knife strapped to her thigh. What does she call it? Fair Warning (p. 17) What road does Rye and her family live on? Mud Puddle Lane (p. 20) What views can be seen from Rye’s cottage? The salt bogs and the edge of Beyond the Shale (p. 20, 21) What is the only street in Village Drowning that is outside of the protective village wall? Mud Puddle Lane (p. 21) Name the most vile and malicious beast that stands three heads taller than a full-grown man and whose bite is poisonous. Bog Noblins (p. 21) What are Rye’s mother’s and sister’s first names? Abby (Abigail – p. 193) & Lottie (p. 22) How old is Rye’s sister, Lottie? 2 (p. 23) What color hair does each O’Chanter female have? Rye – brown, Lottie – red, Abby – black (p. 23)

What group of girls and women are exempt from following the Earl’s laws? Daughters of Longchance (p. 24) Rye’s cat has three names: his common household nickname, he full name, and his old name that Harmless calls him. Name all three. Shady, Nightshade Fur Bottom O’Chanter (p. 26), Diffryndown (p. 256) What is Lottie’s doll’s name and what creature is it? Mona Monster/ Little pink hobgoblin with red polka dots (p. 28) What special piece of jewelry do all of the O’Chanters wear? Identical choker necklaces made from black leather with a dragonfly charm, and some rune stones (p. 28) What was Rye told happened to her father before she knew his true identity? He was a soldier of the Earl sent into Beyond the Shale. After a few months of letters he was never heard from again. (p. 30) What were two unique things about the appearance of the O’Chanters’ house door? It was purple and had a dragonfly etched on it that changed color with the sun (p. 31) What animals do the O’Chanters have at their house? A cat (Shady), hens, a goat, pigeons (p. 31) What had Rye and Folly taught Rye’s pigeons to do? To fly back and forth between their houses, and sometimes carry messages (p. 31) What animal did the village wake up to find flooding the streets the day after the terrible noise was first heard by Rye? Wild turkeys (p. 33) Why does Abby hang her daughters’ paintings in a certain spot in the house? The artwork covers a hidden door leading to Abby’s workshop/a secret room (p. 36) Where did Quinn find Tam’s Tome of Drowning Mouth Fibs, Volume II after Rye dropped it on the rooftop? Stashed in a chimney (p. 37) What is Quinn’s father’s name and profession? Angus Quartermast, blacksmith (p. 37) Who came over to Rye’s three times a week to help her learn to read? Quinn (p. 38) What business does Folly’s family own? Dead Fish Inn (p. 40) How many children are in the Flood family? How many of them are girls?

9 children, 1 is a girl (Folly) (p. 40) What is the Black Moon party? A celebration of the first new moon each month. (p. 42,43) What does Abby O’Chanter tell Rye she is doing on the night of the Black Moon Party? Working the Black Moon sale at Willow’s Wares. (p. 43) Who were said to have finished off the Bog Noblins ten years ago? The Luck Uglies (p. 44) What is the one part of town where the laws of Longchance aren’t enforced? The Shambles (p. 45) Rye thinks her mother is quite beautiful despite her “old age.” How old is Rye’s mother? 31 (p. 48) What habit does Rye do when she is nervous? Picks her fingernails (p. 49, 50, 111) What do Luck Uglies wear to conceal their identities? Frightening masks (p. 50) Who babysits Lottie while Rye goes to the Dead Fish Inn during the Black Moon? Quinn (p. 52) Who is forbidden to go out on the Black Moon according to the Laws of Longchance? Women and children (p. 52) When Rye is sneaking around on the Black Moon, who does she think would be scarier to run into than a Bog Noblin? Her mother (p. 53) What stopped Rye in her tracks, making her fall onto her behind, on the night of the Black Moon? A Wirry Scare (p. 56) What is the term people call children, usually orphans, paid to guide travelers through Drowning’s streets after dark? Link rats (p. 57) Who was Rye hiding from while under the wagon on the night of the Black Moon? Constable Boil and two soldiers. (p. 57) As Rye walks through the Shambles during the Black moon, she remembers advice her mother gave her. What was the advice? Walk strong, act like you belong, and no one will be the wiser. (p. 61)

During the Black Moon, the people in the Shambles are wearing clothes different than what the rest of the village wears. What made them different? They wear colorful cloaks in hues Rye almost never saw in the rest of the village (p. 61) Who guards the entrance to the Dead Fish Inn, and what is unique about them? Fitz & Flint Flood, they are twins that share a single pair of legs (p. 62) How did Rye sneak into the Dead Fish Inn since the Flood twins were guarding the entrance? She snuck through the back alley (p. 62), threw a pebble at Folly’s window to get her attention, then climbed up a rope ladder into her room (p. 64) Who lives in the alley behind the Dead Fish Inn? Baron Nutfield (p. 62) Name one of the three mentioned potion ingredients found in Folly’s room. Frog spawn, Belladonna blooms, Dollops of earwax (p. 66) What hobby does Folly have? She’s always trying to make magical potions (p. 66) What is the chandelier in the Dead Fish Inn made from? Skeleton of an extinct sea monster (p. 66) One of the customers at the Dead Fish Inn during the Black Moon Party has an animal with him. What kind of animal is it, what is the animal’s name and what is the customer’s name? A monkey (p. 67), Shortstraw (p. 212), Bramble (p. 213) What peculiar object does Rye spot behind the bar in the Dead Fish Inn? An hourglass made with black sand (p. 68) What is the name of the best table in the Dead Fish Inn? Mermaid’s Nook (p. 68) Who did the woman in the cranberry dress sitting at the Mermaid’s Nook at the Dead Fish Inn end up being? Rye’s mother (p. 75) What does a black bird flying at night symbolize? The worst kind of bad luck (p. 76) What does the hourglass behind the bar of the Dead Fish Inn signify? The amount of time before the Floods lock the doors of the Dead Fish Inn, letting nobody enter or leave (p. 77) What do people in the Dead Fish Inn chant as the black sand in the hourglass runs its course? The Black Moon rises, thick with thieves! No one enters, no one leaves! (p.77)

What does Rye see strapped to the back of the mysterious man occupying the Mermaid’s Nook with Abby O’Chanter? Two sheathed swords (p. 78) What problem does Rye discover when she gets home the night of the Black Moon? It’s so quiet, she doesn’t see Quinn and Lottie isn’t in her bed. (p. 82) Where does Rye end up finding Quinn and Lottie when she discovers them missing the night of the Black Moon? The secret workshop (p. 82) What is Lottie said to receive when she fills her goodie jar up with magic marbles for using her pot? A baby blue dragon (p. 83) How did Shady get out of the house the night of the Black Moon? Rye forgot to shut the front door when she came in (p. 85) What did Rye notice about her choker that she never realized before the night of the Black Moon? It glows blue (p. 86) Why did Rye go into the bogs on the night of the Black Moon? She was chasing after Shady (p. 87) What did the Bog Noblin that Rye encountered in the bog on the night of the Black Moon have hanging on a chain around its neck? Three pairs of what looked like human feet (p. 90) When Rye first woke up after being poisoned, who did she see in her room looking over her? The man from the Inn with the tattoos (p. 93) (Harmless) Why doesn’t Rye’s mother want to report that Rye saw a Bog Noblin during the night of the Black Moon? Word of a Bog Noblin attack would attract the attention of the Constable and Earl (p. 95) What did Rye eat at the Dead Fish Inn that make her sick and what was it poisoned with? Sea lion (p. 74), Asp’s tongue (p. 96) How long was Rye asleep for after she had been poisoned? 4 days (p. 97) What are the unusual objects found inside the Bog Noblin’s leather pouch that Rye took? A tiny skull, an iron anklet, a small, wooden stick figure, and a rotten yellow tooth tied to a string. (p. 101) What graffiti was painted onto the Village’s wall at the end of Mud Puddle Lane? Black four leaf clover (p. 105) Where did Rye’s mother say they found Rye, unconscious, on the Night of the Black Moon?

Troller’s Hill (p.106) What was the name of the small cemetery near Mud Puddle Lane? Miser’s End (p. 106) What does the man with a scarred face and arm tattoos suggest that Rye call him? Harmless (p. 107) Where does Harmless believe the dead live? In our hearts and thoughts (p. 110) When Rye asks Harmless if he lives in the cemetery, where does he say he lives? Different places – he moves around a lot (p. 111) What color are Harmless’ tattoos? Green (p. 112) What figures could Rye make out on Harmless’ tattoo? Skull, mermaid, woman’s face, a crude map, a sword and shield, maybe a bouquet of shamrocks. (p.112) What tattoo does Harmless have on the inside of his palms? Circular pattern of symbols and markings. They were runes. (p.113) What two conditions does Harmless give Rye to their meeting each morning? First, Rye must bring Harmless homemade breakfast. Second, Rye must never go out at night by herself. (p. 113) What is the name of the treaty that will allow Luck Uglies to rid Village Drowning of Bog Noblins? Treaty of Stormwell (p.117) What ended the Treaty of Stormwell? The newest Earl branded the Luck Uglies outlaws and forced them out (p. 119) What does Folly say the Treaty of Stormwell was signed in? Blood (p. 119) Where are the only two copies of the Treaty of Stormwell said to be held? The last High Chieftan of the Luck Uglies has one and the other is locked away in the treasure hole of Longchance Keep What reason did the Earl of Longchance give for calling the Luck Uglies outlaws? He said they kidnapped his fourth wife (p. 120) What did the Earl call the residents of Mud Puddle Lane? Puddlers (p. 123) What news did the Village crier bring to Mud Puddle Lane?

A Bog Noblin was sighted in or about the village common (p. 123) Other things: a village-wide curfew was in effect, report suspicious behavior, the Luck Uglies remain criminals and residents will be punished if found harboring them What emblem was on the flag that hung above the ramshackle cottage at the end of Mud Puddle Lane? Crossed swords behind a four-leaf clover (p.126) What is Harmless doing in Village Drowning? Following the Bog Noblin (p. 134) What name does Harmless call the youngest Bog Noblin? Leatherleaf (p. 134) What insect is said to protect a house from bog creatures so long as it stays alive? Dragonflies (p. 136) What is the Earl’s daughter’s name? Lady Malydia Longchance (p. 140) How many wives has the Earl had, and how many children (that he acknowledges)? 5 wives, 1 child (p. 140) Name the 3 of the Earl’s five wives. Anna, Lady Gwendolyn, Rory, Emma, Grace the Red (p. 140) What “exotic fruit” did the Earl offer Rye’s mother when he was in her shop? An orange (p. 143) What is the only thing Malydia Longchance wants from the Willow’s Wares? Rye’s rune stone choker (p. 147) Which two characters have both one brown eye and one blue eye? Malydia Longchance and Truitt (the Link Rat) (p. 152) What does the black clover on a tavern or shop signify? Luck Uglies are welcome (p. 159) Why did Rye run outside when Leatherleaf was outside on Mud Puddle Lane at night? He was attacking the Pendergills’ house and they had babies (p. 165) Why do the rune necklaces glow blue? As a warning; to the wearer that a Bog Noblin is near and to the Bog Noblin to stay away (p. 171) Who catches Leatherleaf in netting? The Earl’s soldiers (p. 170,175) Harmless tells Rye he is not the only one following Leatherleaf? Who is Leatherleaf running from? His clan (p. 175)

What is Leatherleaf’s clan’s name? Clugburrow (p. 175) Who was Leatherleaf in a fight with the night of the Black Moon? A Gloaming Beast (p. 177) Name the beasts that have hide as thick as their bodies, claws laced with toxins, and are predators of Bog Noblins. Gloaming Beasts (p. 177) What is the name of the new festival Earl Longchance created? The Long Moon Festival (p. 181) What does anniversary does the Long Moon Festival mark? The tenth anniversary of the Purge (p. 181) Who is the “guest of honor” at the Long Moon Festival? Leatherleaf (p. 181) What did Constable Boil accuse Abby O’Chanter of when he showed up unexpectedly at her door the night after Leatherleaf was taken? Harboring a Luck Ugly (p. 186) Name two of the nicknames Constable Boil uses to refer to Rye’s father. Gray the Grim, Gray the Ghastly, Gray the Ghoul, Gray the Gruesome, son of Grimshaw the Black, brother of Lothaire the Lonesome, last known High Chieftain of the Luck Uglies (p. 186-187) Who stabbed Constable Boil in the foot when he showed up at the O’Chanters’ house? Lottie (p. 188) What is Harmless’ real name? Gray (p. 188) How is Harmless connected to Rye? He is her father (p. 190) What three facts about Harmless are revealed to Rye after the soldiers try to take Lottie away for stabbing Constable’s Boil foot? His real name is Gray, he is a Luck Ugly (High Chieftan), he is Rye’s father (p. 188-190) What did Rye’s grandfather do to the Village way back when? Burned it down twice (p.193) What is Rye’s grandfather’s name? Grimshaw (p. 193) What dispute did Rye’s grandfather Grimshaw have with Ascot Longchance?

Ascot Longchance locked Rye’s grandmother in a tower at Longchance Keep. (p. 194) How old is Harmless? Almost 40 (p. 195) (40th birthday is at end of book) Who warns the O’Chanters that the Earl’s men are only a minute away from their house? Quinn (p. 195) When searching the O’Chanter’s home, who uncovered the secret doorway behind the paintings? Morningwig Longchance (p. 199) Rye thought the secret room was the room behind the paintings. Where was the actual hidden chamber? There was a trap door under the table in the secret room behind the paintings. (p. 200) What did the trap door in the room with the paintings lead to? (Give its name and describe it.) The Spoke, a secret tunnel system under the village (p. 202) Name three places the tunnels in the Spoke lead to. O’Chanters’ cottage, Miser’s End Cemetery, basement of Willow’s Wares, the Keep (dungeon p. 202 and Chamber of the Lost Lady p. 302) Beyond the Shale (p. 205), wine cellar of the Dead Fish Inn (p. 206), an old well near the bridge (p. 324) What does Rye discover is a weird coincidence between the places the Spoke leads to and something else she knows about them? They are all said to be haunted (p. 203) In the tunnel system, what does the wide, iron door with thick groves and chains lead to? Beyond the Shale (p. 205) Where does the O’Chanter family escape to when they leave their house through the underground tunnels? The wine cellar in the Dead Fish Inn (p. 206) Who was the poison intended for on the night of the Black Moon? Who ordered this person to be poisoned? Gray/ Longchance (p. 209) Why does Jonah say Rye should avoid Bramble? He doesn’t trust him. Both Bramble and the monkey are card cheats. (p. 213) Is it true that the Luck Uglies stole the Earl’s bride? No (p. 216) Why does Rye’s mother say she knows for sure that the Earl’s bride wasn’t really stolen away by the Luck Uglies? The Luck Uglies have a rule that women and children of their enemies must not be harmed. (p. 216)

Why did the Earl lie and say the Luck Uglies kidnapped his wife? He was worried the villagers would realize that with the Luck Uglies, they no longer needed him (p. 216) Who is Lottie’s father? Harmless (p. 218) Why did Abby never tell Rye who her father was? She wanted to keep her safe as it was dangerous to be known as a child of a Luck Ugly (p. 218) What did Rye do right after her mother told her not to tell anybody about the Spoke, mysteries of Bog Noblins, and her father? She found and told Folly (p. 219) What message does Rye’s mother want her to give to Quinn when she seems him at the Long Moon Festival? That he and his father should come to the Dead Fish Inn if things get bad (p. 221) Where was the Long Moon Festival being held? Grim Green (p. 225) What does Rye bring to the Long Moon Festival to disguise her? Small purple mask (p. 228) What is the name of the game villagers pay to play at the Long Moon Festival and how do you play? Knock the Goblin (p. 231), throw stones at the Bog Noblin. (p. 231) Who is the fastest runner on Mud Puddle Lane? Quinn (p. 232) How does Quinn distract everyone from Rye getting close to Leatherleaf’s cage at the Long Moon festival? He throws his stones wildly towards the Earl’s table (p.233/234) What did Rye wish to accomplish at the Long Moon Festival? Return the leather pouch to Leatherleaf. (p. 236) What is the name of the Bog Noblin who interrupts the Long Moon festival? Iron Wart (p. 328) Who does the Earl demand to translate Iron Wart’s language? Constable Boil (p. 239) What does Iron Wart demand of the Earl when he disrupts the Long Moon festival, and what time frame does he give him? Turn over Leatherleaf within in two moons/nights (p. 242) How many adult Bog Noblins show up to scare the villagers at the Long Moon festival and what are their names?

Three (p. 244), Iron Wart, Dread Root & Muckmire (p. 265) What scared Iron Wart away from the Long Moon Festival? A flock/cyclone of black birds circling around him (p.246) Where does the Longchance family take Rye the night of the Long Moon Festival? The Keep (p. 248) The Shale is an island, part of a larger kingdom. What name do the villagers call the land where the King lives? O’There (p. 250) Why do the Longchances take Rye? To protect themselves. Nothing bad seems to happen to Rye and she seems to be under Gray the Grim’s protection (p. 251) Who created the artwork that lined the walls of the Longchance Keep? The Earl (p. 253) What creature is found in the crest of the House of Longchance? A Hagfish (p.253) What book does Rye find in the library in the Keep? Tam’s Tome of Drowning Mouth Fibs Volume II (p. 255) What does the nanny warn Rye about as she turns down her bed at the Keep? The Keep can be restless. If you sleep, sleep with one eye open. The Lady of the Keep has a way of getting what she wants (p. 270) Who helps Rye escape from her bedroom in the Keep? Truitt (p. 272) What surprise did Rye find out about Truitt and Malydia? They are twins (p. 274) Where does Truitt live? In the Spoke (p. 275) Who was the only prisoner left in Keep’s dungeons after the Earl sets most of them free? Harmless (p. 277) What new bone did Harmless discover he could break after getting beaten by the Earl’s soldiers? A tiny bone inside his ear. (p. 278) Why does Truitt help Rye sneak out of her chamber? Harmless asked him to find her (p. 279) What was Harmless’ plan in showing up at the Keep?

One, find Rye. Two, save the village one last time (p. 279) What do Harmless and Truitt trade in the dungeon as part of their deal? Harmless’ necklace for Truitt’s key (p.284) Where did Harmless keep the key he gave to Rye hidden? In the gap between his teeth (p. 284) What is the tattoo on Harmless’ back? A map of the Spoke (p. 287) In the correct order, name the three things Harmless instructs Rye to do to save the village. First, enter the Spoke and unlock the door to Beyond the Shale. Second, light the Luck Cauldrons atop the bridge over the River Drowning. Third, return to the Dead Fish Inn to tell her mother and the Flood family that she had done everything Harmless had planned and stay there. (p. 289) What do the Luck Cauldrons do? Signal the Luck Uglies. Any Luck Ugly who’s seen them lit is bound by duty to answer. (p. 290) What is Truitt’s bone-white key called, what does it unlock, and who gave it to him? It is called the Everything Key and it opens every lock in the Keep, Malydia (p.293) Why did Malydia give Truitt the Everything Key? She knew he had a hard life and wanted him to be able to get food from the Keep’s stockrooms and pantries (p. 294) Who is the Earl’s informant at the Dead Fish Inn? Jonah the barkeep (p. 301) Where is the secret passageway Rye and Truitt used to escape the Keep located? The Chamber of the Lost Lady (p. 302) What did Malydia steal from Rye right before knocking Rye through the hole in the wall? Rye’s runestone choker (p. 304) What are the five O’Chanter House Rules? House Rule Number 1: Don’t stop, talk, or questions ask, beware of men wearing masks. House Rule Number 2: He may run and he may hide, but Shady must never go outside. House Rule Number 3: Lock your door with the Black Moon’s rise, don’t come out until morning shines. House Rule Number 4: Worn under sun and under moon, never remove the O’chanters’ rune. House Rule Number 5: If four fails and the bogs again crawl, don’t break one, break them all (p. 308,309) When Rye escaped from the Keep into the Spoke, where did she go first and why did she need to deviate from her father’s plan? The Dead Fish Inn (p. 311) She overheard a conversation and realized Jonah the barkeep was the Earl’s informant and he was going to let soldiers into the Dead Fish Inn (p. 301) Who greets Rye when she tumbles into the inn’s wine cellar from the Spoke?

Shortstraw the monkey (p. 310) How does Bramble know Riley’s mother? He was raised with her on the Isle of Pest (p. 313) Where is Riley’s mother originally from? The Isle of Pest (p. 313) What does Bramble give to Rye when he formally introduces himself, and what does Rye’s mother later tell her it means? A piece of black material in the shape of a four-leaf clover (p. 314), it means a Luck Ugly has promised her a favor (p. 368) How did Rye and Folly get up on the bridge to light the Luck Cauldrons? They climbed up a human pyramid made by Folly’s brothers and then onto a vine ladder (p. 319) What is inside each of the locks on the door to Beyond the Shale? Puzzle pieces (p. 326) Name the shape and color of the last puzzle piece that drops from the lock on the door to Beyond the Shale. Four-leaf clover, black as coal (p. 326) Rye ends up disobeying the order of instructions Harmless gives her for saving the village. What places does she end up going and in what order?

1. Dead Fish Inn to warn them about Jonah 2. The bridge to light the Luck Cauldrons 3. The Spoke to open the door to Beyond the Shale 4. Mud Puddle Lane to save Quinn & his father (p. 330) 5. Through the village to Market Street, chasing after Shady (p. 339) 6. Back into the Spoke to the Keep for her father (p. 348)

Where does Quinn finally learn the truth about the Luck Uglies? In Tam’s Tome (p. 330) What did Rye and Quinn see the soldiers on Mud Puddle Lane using to bait the Bog Noblins? Shady (p. 334) Who came to defend Rye, Quinn, and Shady from Dread Root after he bit Quinn? Quinn’s father (p. 337) How did Rye finally get away from Dread Root after he caught hold of her while trying to climb up a building? She let go of her backpack and Folly’s potions exploded (p. 343) Shady is not just a normal cat. What kind of creature is he really? Gloaming Beast (p. 354)

What was the only item Leatherleaf took from is leather pouch after Rye presented it to him? His tooth (p.360) What does Rye’s mother give her at the end of the book, telling her, “You’re ready, you’ve proven it.” Her knife, Fair Warning (p. 267) Why was Quinn able to recover from his Bog Noblin bite? He had been scratched recently by Shady, and Gloaming Beasts could pass on their immunity to Bog Noblin bites (p. 369) Besides the tooth, what does Harmless say about the items in Leatherleaf’s luck bag? They are ancient talismans with the power to bestow great abilities on those who possess them. They had been stolen from the Luck Uglies many years ago (p. 372) Name the three talisman items from Leatherleaf’s luck bag, what names Harmless gives them, and who Harmless gives each to. Wooden stickman, Strategist’s Sticks, Quinn (p. 372) Skull, Alchemist’s Bone, Folly (p. 373) Iron anklet, Anklet of the Shadowbender, Rye (p. 373) Why didn’t the runestone choker glow when Malydia wore it? Because Harmless didn’t give it to her, the runestones cannot be taken, they are a gift only the High Chieftan can bestow (p. 376) Harmless mentions two ways of getting around the village in secret – what are they? Tunnels and rooftops (p.380/381) Name the streets of Drowning (not including alleys or neighborhoods). Market Street (p. 1) (also on map) Mud Puddle Lane (p. 21) Nether Neck (p. 53) Old Salt Cross (p. 53) Dread Captains Way (p. 54) Little Water Street (p. 60) Name all of the times you remember the author mentioning Rye falling. Off the rooftop on Market Street (p. 8) Through the floor of her attic (p. 20) Off of the split rail fence when her laughter broke her grip. She kicked Quinn in the side. (p. 35) Onto her behind after getting startled by the Wirry Scare (p. 54) Twice on the way home from the Black Moon Party at the Dead Fish Inn (p. 81) Out of the creatures grip (p. 91) Dragging the Link Rat into Willow’s Wares (p. 152) Several times in the dark tunnel ways (p. 204) Rye slips on an extra smooth step while walking through the secret passageway from the keep. (p. 306) The Flood Family (9 children – only 6 are named) Father – Fletcher

Mother – Faye Fitz - twin Flint – twin Fifer (13) – nicest brother Fowler Farrow Folly – youngest, only girl