Promises to the Dead Characters/Terms
Robin Hood and the Merry Men - (correct Answer) - A story Peregrine used to read to Perry at night;
about a group of men (led by Robin Hood) that stole from the rich and gave to the poor
Little John - (correct Answer) - Robin Hood's enemy who became his best friend after a fight; this is
whom Jesse played during their game of Robin Hood; he called himself Big John instead
Cornelius Baxter - (correct Answer) - The brother of Judge Baxter who lives in Virginia and is on the
lookout for a Yankee who seemingly scared Miss. Polly Baxter
Hyacinth - (correct Answer) - Sister of Lydia who is staying in Virginia with Polly, her master, and hid Perry
and Jesse in her cabin.
Esmeralda - (correct Answer) - A slave woman that lives in the cabin Perry and Jesse checked before
meeting Hyacinth
Otis Hicks - (correct Answer) - A 15-year-old Federal soldier who passed for 18 years old
Miss Polly - (correct Answer) - She went to Virginia with Cornelius; refused to care for Perry; for the
South like her family
Lady - (correct Answer) - Polly's dog that found Jesse hiding in the woods and gave away his hiding spot
the locket - (correct Answer) - This was given to Jesse given to Jesse by Lydia to give to Miss. Polly
the "big house" - (correct Answer) - The house where Polly, Cornelius, and Mrs. Baxter live and where
Hyacinth works
Federals or the Federal Army - (correct Answer) - Soldiers consisting of slave-owners, people who live in
the South, and people who agree with the practice of slavery
Maror - (correct Answer) - Perry's grandpa, Lydia and Hyacinth's mother, a runaway slave found by
Hyacinth after nine years; captured by Yankees; chose her name to remind herself of the bitterness of
slavery
Pearl - (correct Answer) - One of the runaways traveling with Perry, Jesse, and Hyacinth; mother of an
infant; captured by Yankees
Thomas - (correct Answer) - Pearl's husband who is also traveling with them; father of an infant; died
from the Colonel's gun
Samuel - (correct Answer) - the Quaker man who provided a boat for the group of runaways; died from
the Colonel's gun
Susie/Susanna - (correct Answer) - What Maror's name used to be; Colonel calls her that
Lieutenant Colston - (correct Answer) - Thought they were shopping for new rifles; killed by Yankees;
Robin Hood and the Merry Men - (correct Answer) - A story Peregrine used to read to Perry at night;
about a group of men (led by Robin Hood) that stole from the rich and gave to the poor
Little John - (correct Answer) - Robin Hood's enemy who became his best friend after a fight; this is
whom Jesse played during their game of Robin Hood; he called himself Big John instead
Cornelius Baxter - (correct Answer) - The brother of Judge Baxter who lives in Virginia and is on the
lookout for a Yankee who seemingly scared Miss. Polly Baxter
Hyacinth - (correct Answer) - Sister of Lydia who is staying in Virginia with Polly, her master, and hid Perry
and Jesse in her cabin.
Esmeralda - (correct Answer) - A slave woman that lives in the cabin Perry and Jesse checked before
meeting Hyacinth
Otis Hicks - (correct Answer) - A 15-year-old Federal soldier who passed for 18 years old
Miss Polly - (correct Answer) - She went to Virginia with Cornelius; refused to care for Perry; for the
South like her family
Lady - (correct Answer) - Polly's dog that found Jesse hiding in the woods and gave away his hiding spot
the locket - (correct Answer) - This was given to Jesse given to Jesse by Lydia to give to Miss. Polly
the "big house" - (correct Answer) - The house where Polly, Cornelius, and Mrs. Baxter live and where
Hyacinth works
Federals or the Federal Army - (correct Answer) - Soldiers consisting of slave-owners, people who live in
the South, and people who agree with the practice of slavery
Maror - (correct Answer) - Perry's grandpa, Lydia and Hyacinth's mother, a runaway slave found by
Hyacinth after nine years; captured by Yankees; chose her name to remind herself of the bitterness of
slavery
Pearl - (correct Answer) - One of the runaways traveling with Perry, Jesse, and Hyacinth; mother of an
infant; captured by Yankees
Thomas - (correct Answer) - Pearl's husband who is also traveling with them; father of an infant; died
from the Colonel's gun
Samuel - (correct Answer) - the Quaker man who provided a boat for the group of runaways; died from
the Colonel's gun
Susie/Susanna - (correct Answer) - What Maror's name used to be; Colonel calls her that
Lieutenant Colston - (correct Answer) - Thought they were shopping for new rifles; killed by Yankees;
