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1
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Most of Solar Storms’s prologue is in this character’s voice.

A

Agnes Iron’s

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Bush uses lye and ashes to turn corn into this food.

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hominy

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According to the prologue of Solar Storms, “a woman’s glory” is part of her body.

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hair

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4
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Agnes returns Bush to the mainland while wrapped in this animal’s fur.

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bear

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5
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This Solar Storms character’s attire includes “rhinestones at her neck”.

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Frenchie’s

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“In Solar Storms’s prologue, Dora-Rouge tries to stop this part of Bush’s house from falling down.”

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wallpaper

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7
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“When Bush’s door freezes shut during her mourning feast, this character forces it open.”

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John Husk

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“In Solar Storms’s prologue, this man leads the mourners to Bush’s home.”

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Jarrell Illinois

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“In Solar Storms’s prologue, Agnes recalls women elders stuffing wounds with this substance.”

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eagle down

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10
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“When Angel arrives at Adam’s Rib in Chapter 1 of Solar Storms, she is this age.”

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seventeen

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11
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“Solar Storms’s Poison Road was originally “Poisson”, named for these animals.”

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fish

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“In Solar Storms, Angel has these two letters tattooed on her upper left arm.”

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LF (for “Lonnie Faro”)

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13
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“I Solar Storms, Dora-Rouge is a descendant of this Indigenous people.”

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the Fat-Eaters

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14
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“In Chapter 1 of Solar Storms, Angel sleeps on the cot previously used by this character.”

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John Husk

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15
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“In Chapter 1 of Solar Storms, this poison gave Loretta Wing the almond scent Dora-Rouge remembers.”

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cyanide

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16
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“In Solar Storms, Angel tells John Husk that her life in Oklahoma centered around this city.”

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Tulsa

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17
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“In Chapter 1 of Solar Storms, Agnes tells Angel that John Husk squints because of this past affliction.”

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snow blindness

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18
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“Chapter 1 of Solar Storms opens in the fall of this year.”

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1972

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19
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“At the end of Chapter 1 of Solar Storms, Angel does not understand this word.”

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creosote

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“In Chapter 2 of Solar Storms, Dora-Rouge tells Angel about Angel’s infant fascination with these natural items.”

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plants

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21
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“In Chapter 2 of Solar Storms, Angel reveals that she had to leave the yellow house for this offense.”

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stealing / theft

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22
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“The glacier bear Agnes killed in Solar Storms was first trapped in this Western state.”

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California

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“In Solar Storms, Dora-Rouge recalls Agnes killing the glacier bear with this weapon.”

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a knife

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24
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“After Agnes killed the glacier bear In Solar Storms, she removed these two organs from its body.”

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heart and liver

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"In Solar Storms, LaRue Marks Time has this unflattering nickname, never said in his presence."
Done Time
26
"In Solar Storms, this object is LaRue Marks Time's first gift to Angel."
arrowhead
27
"In Chapter 2 of Solar Storms, this character asks about Angel's face and enrages her."
Frenchie
28
"After Angel breaks the mirror in Chapter 2 of Solar Storms, this character's words smooth over the awkwardness."
John Husk's
29
"In Chapter 3 of Solar Storms, the visitors describe the drowning of these large mammals."
caribou
30
"Chapter 3 of Solar Storms includes Angel's first extended time spent with this named character."
Tommy Grove
31
"According to Chapter 4 of Solar Storms, this ancestor of Dora-Rouge received the frog in amber."
Luri
32
"In Chapter 4 of Solar Storms, John Husk takes Angel to Fur Island in this boat named for a bird."
The Raven
33
"This place between Fur Island and Adam's Rib is also called the Warm Spot."
the Hungry Mouth of Water
34
"These sacred animals on Fur Island emerge only when drought ends."
frogs
35
"The floating island tethered to Fur Island is made of this organic material."
peat
36
"On arriving at Fur Island, Angel compares the land and water's power to this Biblical story."
Jonah and the whale
37
"In Chapter 4 of Solar Storms, Angel gives the Black House on Fur Island this negative name."
the House of No
38
"The shipwreck on Fur Island has this Italian city’s name."
The Turin
39
"In Chapter 4 of Solar Storms, Bush works for pay by assembling skeletons for this character."
LaRue Marks Time
40
"As told in Chapter 4 of Solar Storms, this entity stole from the traps of Ding and Dong."
Wolverine
41
"Chapter 5 of Solar Storms consists of Angel's meditations on this character."
Hannah Wing
42
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, Angel catches two of these fish."
northern pike
43
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, when Angel objects to LaRue not killing the fish, he asks if she has this type of complex."
Bambi
44
"According to Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, a massacre took place after tribes mistook these objects for weapons."
stovepipes
45
"The men who took the organ pipes to Fur Island found this resource while there."
copper
46
"In her girlhood, Dora-Rouge was a keeper of this crop."
corn
47
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, Angel associates Bush with water and herself with this element."
air
48
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, Angel compares Tommy's eyes to the wings of this bird."
crow
49
"Angel compares Dora-Rouge's dentures to the teeth of a character in this 1965 film."
The Great Race
50
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, Angel learns to swim by imitating this animal."
turtle
51
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, after visiting LaRue's house, Angel offers to use this skill to support her and Bush."
sewing
52
"According to Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, the old people said that Hannah's affliction was this "old sickness"."
soul loss
53
"According to Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, one belief claims this phenomenon abducts people into the sky."
the Northern Lights
54
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, this figure calls Hannah "a miracle in reverse"."
an unnamed priest
55
"In Chapter 6 of Solar Storms, we learn that committing this crime that had been done to her first."
child molestation
56
"In Solar Storms, this character tells Angel that "the song of wind" can destroy bridges."
John Husk
57
"In Chapter 7 of Solar Storms, Angel compares her mother to this type of star."
black hole
58
"Agnes Iron's sewing machine has leaves painted in gold and this type of fruit painted in silver."
grapes
59
"This midwife helped deliver Angel."
Ruby Shawl
60
"Angel was born in this month."
February
61
"In Chapter 8 of Solar Storms, Bush finds Angel in the branches of this tree."
birch
62
"According to Chapter 8 of Solar Storms, the appearance of this disease gave its name to one winter."
influenza
63
"This cousin of Tommy Grove dies while changing a flat tire."
Joppa Ryan
64
"This daughter of Frenchie disappears while drunk and is presumed drowned."
Helene
65
"Twice in Solar Storms, John Husk brings Angel cookies with this brand name."
Archway
66
"This character in South Dakota is Angel's younger half-sister."
Henriet
67
"To find her half-sister, Angel paid an investigator this much money."
fifty dollars ($50)
68
"In Chapter 9 of Solar Storms, this character recognizes Angel's drawing of a plant from her dreams."
Dora-Rouge
69
"In Chapter 9 of Solar Storms, as Bush plots a canoe journey north, Angel nicknames her after this explorer."
Marco Polo
70
"In Chapter 9 of Solar Storms, Angel buys this beverage for Bush as a treat."
Coca-Cola / Coke
71
"LaRue Marks Time acquires these human remains in Chapter 9 of Solar Storms."
mummies
72
"In Chapter 9 of Solar Storms, Angel compares LaRue's looks to those of this pop singer."
Tom Jones
73
"Angel correctly guesses that LaRue has this astrological sign."
Scorpio
74
"The ancient map LaRue brings to Bush in Chapter 9 of Solar Storms is painted in this color with a two-word name."
Greek blue
75
"Tommy drives this make of truck."
Dodge
76
"This term refers to carrying a canoe or other water vessel overland while traveling on foot."
portage
77
"Agnes's special canoeing skill is navigating these treacherous waters."
rapids
78
"John Husk tells Angel about these flatworms that seem to "eat" memories when consuming others of their kind."
planaria
79
"The town of New Hardy has this other, Indigenous name."
Ohete
80
"Dora-Rouge gives this name to the waterway she claims to have traveled and that Angel dreamed of."
the Million-Dollar Trail
81
"This character gives Dora-Rouge an office chair in Chapter 10 of Solar Storms."
Frenchie
82
"In Chapter 10 of Solar Storms, Angel sees this tangible aspect of LaRue as the reason for his bad trapping luck."
his cologne
83
"In Chapter 10 of Solar Storms, the community links death with this life-sustaining activity."
eating
84
"To fund the journey north, Bush sells these objects in Chapter 11 of Solar Storms."
furs / pelts
85
"In Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, Dora-Rouge claims she can hear the French songs of these canoe-paddling fur traders."
voyageurs
86
"According to Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, Angel went to Cheyenne, Wyoming for Frontier Days with German boys from this city."
Munich
87
"In Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, Dora-Rouge bequeaths these items to the people on Hundred-Year-Old Road."
herbs and seeds
88
"Before setting out in Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, Bush predicts the journey will take this many days."
thirteen (13)
89
"This character hosts the Chapter 11 going-away party for Angel and her family."
Frenchie
90
"Chiquita is married to this character who lives on Hundred-Year-Old Road."
Wiley
91
"In Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, this character calls Dora-Rouge by a past name, Ena."
Mrs. Illinois
92
"The acronym "AIM" stands for this form of Indigenous resistance."
American Indian Movement
93
"In Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, Justin LaBlanc uses this "colorful" term as shorthand for "Communists"."
Reds
94
"This character visits Angel at Agnes's house on her last night in Adam's Rib before her great journey."
Tommy
95
"On maps, the territory of the Fat-Eaters has this English-sounding name."
Two-Town
96
"On the first day of the journey in Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, this character struggles to keep up."
Agnes
97
"In Chapter 11 of Solar Storms, John Husk gives the travelers this type of gun before leaving them."
pistol
98
"As a girl, Dora-Rouge had this "fishy" nickname."
Walleye
99
"As a girl, Dora-Rouge thought the school agents were "evil spirits" because of this aspect of their appearance."
their blue eyes
100
"The island Dora-Rouge calls "God Island" has this English name on Bush's maps."
Smith's Island