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Tohoga House

This place is the setting for the first two-thirds of the book.

Money

This item is a source of contention in the family because there is never enough of it.

Georgetown

This is an upscale neighborhood.

Baltimore

This city is considered dirty and industrial.

Washington, DC

This city is where Henny likes to shop and spend time with her friend Bert as a way to escape everyday life.

Greenland

This country is where Sam is sent on his anthropological mission.

Orchard

This is the place where the children meet to play or to listen to Sam regale them with stories and songs.

Harper's Ferry, Virginia

This place is where Louie's Aunt Beulah lives.

Malay

This region is where Sam is finally sent to observe nature, especially birds, for the Smithsonian Institute.

Spa House

This place is the name of the second Pollit family home, located in...

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