Escape
The Chase
Rabbits
Fear
Courage
100
After school on Friday, before getting on the bus, why does Molly duck under the yellow ribbon in front of the library?
She takes tools from the workmen’s toolboxes.
100
When Molly first runs, what slows Skeleton Man down so that she gains some extra distance?
A rabbit runs across Skeleton Man’s path tripping him.
100
What were the two ways that the rabbit helped the main character in the story that her father told Molly?
• First, the main character stayed out late to help the rabbit so when she came home she knew something was wrong when no one was around. • Then, the rabbit helped her escape skeleton man and bring her relatives back to life.
100
The scary mood is important in this story. How does the author use sound to create a scary mood?
He uses spooky sounds and gives the Skeleton Man a dry, whispery voice and uses silences and the Skeleton Man’s footsteps to create fear.
100
What is the nickname that Molly’s father gave her because she was a light sleeper.
He called her Warrior Girl because she was always alert.
200
Why does Molly want the stolen tools?
She uses them to take the hinge off her bedroom door so she can get out.
200
At one point, Skeleton Man surprises Molly by getting ahead of her on the path. How does she escape from him this time?
She throws her backpack at him and goes up off the trail through the blackberry bushes.
200
How many different dreams does Molly have where a rabbit gives her clues.
She has three different dreams where a rabbit tells her something important.
200
Name two things Molly does that make us feel fear and make us know she is afraid.
She makes breakfast for her parents in the middle of the afternoon then waits for them to come home and they never do. She laughs too loudly in school and just as suddenly wants to cry. She acts out of control. She loves school and dreads weekends.
200
How does Molly thinking about her situation as a chess game help her to find the courage to act?
“It gives me an advantage. I can’t just be a victim. I have to counter, even find some way to attack.” p. 72
300
How does she get her uncle to leave the toolshed after she escapes from her locked bedroom?
She throws a rock through the bedroom window.
300
Once again, Skeleton Man is gaining on Molly on the path. How does she get away?
She pulls back a low hanging branch and releases it so it hits Skeleton Man in the face.
300
What important thing does the dream rabbit tell Molly about her parents.
Her parents are buried but they are alive.
300
Molly’s uncle gives her good food and a nice room to sleep in but how does the author make us feel afraid with Molly.
Molly is locked in the room. The uncle never looks at her. If she smiles, he doesn’t smile back. She feels drugged when she eats the food he gives her. She is willing to be very hungry to avoid eating the food he gives her.
300
What advice does she remember that her father gave her from their native American Mohawk culture that helps her think about what to do about her situation?
“Sometimes the most important thing you can do in a tough situation is to keep quiet, breath slowly, and think.”p.72
400
Does Molly find her parents? If so, where?
In the toolshed, behind a false wall there is a small room with a trapped door in the floor. They are imprisoned in a room under the floor.
400
How does Molly find the small trail leading up to the bridge?
A rabbit darts in front of her and leads her to the right path.
400
How is the chase in the dream when the rabbit leads Molly similar to what she ends up actually doing in real life?
The rabbit creates situations that slow down the skeleton man as Molly does in the actual chase. The rabbit shows Molly a good place to lead the skeleton man. In the dream the rabbit leads Molly to the log bridge and gives her the idea of forcing the skeleton man to fall into the river far below as she does with the suspension bridge during the actual chase.
400
Even though Molly is able to tell Mrs. Shabbas and the counselor her fears, why does that make us as readers even more afraid for Molly?
The uncle seems convincingly human and the adults make Molly feel that she has an overactive imagination, is paranoid and melodramatic. She feels more alone as a result and is more worried because now the uncle knows her she is suspicious of him.
400
What does Molly do that helps her take her mind off her troubles and takes her someplace else?
She reads a book. :) (p.42)
500
What does Molly give her parents before she runs? Why?
She gives them the tools that she stole so that they can use them to escape.
500
Name three times where Molly narrowly escapes being caught by the Skeleton Man.
• When she runs from the shed, he is waiting right outside the door. • When she ducks under the chain link fence, she feels him grab her foot. • When he grabs her ankle when he is falling off the bridge.
500
Twice a rabbit helps Molly when she actually is running from Skeleton Man. What does the rabbit do?
• The rabbit trips Skeleton Man. • The rabbit shows Molly the hidden path to the bridge.
500
At the uncle’s house, what makes Molly feel watched and uneasy, even when she is locked in her room alone?
She saw computer monitors in the uncle’s office that showed live pictures from hidden cameras throughout the house so she knows she is being watched.
500
Molly has a particular dream that makes her think that she should pay more attention to her dreams since the skeleton man in the dream was a lot like the Skeleton Man in real life. Which dream was it?
It was the dream where the creature in the cave is trying to fatten up the girl. p.70
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