59 pages • 1 hour read
Elvira WoodruffGeorge Washington's Socks
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1991A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 16-19Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 16 Summary
Matt looks behind himself for the source of the strange noises. When he faces front again, two young Native Americans block his path. They hold weapons (a tomahawk and a bow and arrow) and do not speak. Matt shuts his eyes but hears Hooter. Tony is there as well, and they catch Matt up: Adam Hibbs and his injury, a collision on the river with ice, their rescue by troops on another boat, the revelation that Adam Hibbs is the grandson of the Adam lost on the lake, their discovery of the rowboat, and the capture of Katie and Q by Hessians.
Tony and Hoot reveal that Native Americans captured them, made a fire, and gave Tony and Hoot food. Matt says “authoritatively” that they must find and save Katie and Q, though he doesn’t yet know how they will accomplish this.
Chapter 17 Summary
Matt, who spent much time overnight fearing the Hessians, now fears he won’t be able to find them. He thinks that the Native American boys probably know where the Hessians are. He tries communicating with the Native Americans. He mimes “red hair” by holding red berries near his head. The two Native Americans understand, but also show their fear of the Hessians.
