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I NOT MEMBER, LYNX, ATTACK, SINKHOLE

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  • What does the narrator accuse Harby of doing?
    Running away and blocking everything out instead of facing the truth.
  • What happens to the narrator while chasing Harby?
    They trip over a briar, hit their head on a tree branch, and fall to the ground.
  • What does Harby say when the narrator asks if he remembers his mother?
    He says, "No. I NOT member! NO!" and squeezes his eyes shut.
  • What animal does the narrator come face to face with after falling?
    A lynx with huge amber eyes.
  • What does the narrator see when they follow the sound of a baby’s cry?
    A huge man in animal skins standing in the river, holding a tiny, squirming baby Mothga.
  • Why does the narrator suddenly feel guilty about accusing Harby?
    Because they realize they have also run away from their own problems, just like Harby.
  • What horrifying discovery does the narrator make near the tree?
    A deep sinkhole where Harby’s blue bandage is caught in the roots.
  • Who does the narrator first think threw the spear?
    Harby, coming to rescue them.
  • How does the narrator attempt to calm the lynx?
    By chanting a spirit song, but when it doesn’t work, they switch to singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" like a lullaby.
  • How does Harby react when the narrator insists he should try to remember?
    He starts chanting his spirit song faster and more desperately.
  • What suddenly makes the lynx back away?
    A spear is thrown and hits a tree behind it.
  • What does Harby do after the narrator confronts him?
    He turns away and runs into the forest.
  • Why does the narrator want Harby to remember?
    Because if Harby remembers where his mum is, she might have Mothga and could help the narrator find their way home.
  • What does the narrator find after running through the forest?
    Harby’s broken spear lying near a massive pale tree.
  • What does the narrator realize about the shadow running towards them?
    It is not Harby but the same huge shadow they saw in the storm.
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