A Line in the Sand Trivia Quiz

Answer: September

Lucinda got the diary and cedar pencils from her grandmother on September 8th, 1835. She got them for her thirteenth birthday from her grandmother Lawrence, who lived in Missouri.

Answer: Gonzales, Texas

Gonzales, Texas is located southeast of San Antonio, Texas. Lucinda loved living in Gonzales, and after moving to Houston for years, she moved back to Gonzales as a widow, where she died at the age of eighty-three.

Answer: Flowers

Mittie Roe was Lucinda's best friend, and they were very different. Lucinda had carrot red hair, whilst Mittie had honey-colored hair. Mittie loved to sing, while if Lucinda was handed a tune in a bucket, she'd drop it. But they both loved to pick flowers, and spent hours doing so, according to Lucinda.

Answer: Willis

Lucinda had four siblings; Willis, who was seventeen, Lemuel, also known as Lem, who was fifteen, Green, who was nine, and Mary. Mary was only two when she died of fever, aboard a schooner.

Answer: Galba

Galba was Willis' friend. Galba was sixteen, and was "tall and handsome", as Lucinda put it. Although Lucinda's heart would pound whenever he was nearby, he treated her like a younger sister.

Answer: He died

Mr. Roe, Mittie's father, was working at a mill, but never called or wrote. Rumor spread that he left his wife. That distressed Mittie very badly. Then they found out in a paper that he died of smallpox.

Answer: Whiskey pecans

Earlier in the book, Lucinda had a bag of pecans stolen from her, but right before Christmas, found it buried underground. She let it soak in whiskey, and then gave the flavored pecans to her papa and brother, Willis, for Christmas.

Answer: Davy Crockett

The Lawrence family were on their way to San Antonio when their wagon axle broke. Then who rode up but Davy Crockett, who helped them fix their wagon axle so that they could continue on their way.

Answer: George Washington

Uncle Isaac and Aunt Esperanza named their baby boy George Washington, after the president George Washington, because their baby was born ten-odd days before George Washington's birthday. George Washington (the president) was born on February 22nd.

Answer: False

Lem disappeared in March of 1836. He left with his pet raccoon and crow. He had been on his way to fight at the Alamo, but had gotten captured by the Comanche Indians. It took him weeks to escape.

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