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What is the name of the boy who loves writing scary stories?
Alex
What is the name of the witch who traps the boy?
Natacha
What does the witch force the boy to do every night?
Tell her a new scary story
What is the name of the girl who is also trapped in the apartment?
Yasmin
What is the magical creature that roams the apartment with them?
Lenore (the cat)
What causes the boy to run away from his apartment at the beginning of the film?
He feels ashamed of his scary stories
What lures the boy into the witch's apartment?
A TV playing his favorite horror movie
What item does the girl give the boy to help him sleep?
A sleeping potion
What fairy tale is the apartment’s origin connected to?
Hansel and Gretel
What food does the witch use to lure children in the original fairy tale?
Sweets/candy
What is the main rule the boy must follow to stay alive in the apartment?
He must tell a story every night
What happens if the boy fails to tell a story?
The witch will kill him
What is the name of the plant-like creature that attacks them in the greenhouse?
The Shredder
What does the boy use to defeat the first plant monster?
Fire
What does the witch use to spy on the children?
her cat
What does the boy discover about the stories he writes for the witch?
They are being used to feed the witch’s magic
Who originally created the magical apartment?
The original witch
What is the magical barrier that prevents escape from the apartment?
A magical force field
What happened to the witch's parents?
They moved away
What does the boy use to distract the old witch during the final escape?
His burning Nightbooks
What object does the boy find that reveals the truth about the witch's past?
A scrapbook
What is the main reason the girl has survived so long in the apartment?
She follows the rules strictly
What is the true identity of the witch controlling the apartment?
A child kidnapped by the original witch
What is the final story the boy tells the young witch about?
A story about himself
What does the old witch do when she becomes angry at the boy's stories?
She destroys parts of the apartment
What does the boy's family worry about before he disappears?
That he has no friends
What does the boy use to mark the days he has been trapped?
Scratches on the wall
What does he find in the library that helps him understand the witch’s weakness?
A book about fairy-tale witches
What does the ending hint about the witch’s possible return?
You see her shiny glove
How do they finally get the apartment door to open?
The girl uses the witch's power
What does the boy realize about the “Nightbooks” he writes?
They reflect his real fears
What does the boy discover about the apartment’s location?
It moves through dimensions
What does the girl fear the most?
Being abandoned
What is the last thing they do before leaving the apartment?
Free Lenore
What does the unicorn figurine represent for Yasmin?
Hope
What is the significance of the boy's favorite horror movie?
It inspires him to keep writing
What does the boy learn about himself through writing stories?
That his stories have value
What is the main theme of Nightbooks?
Embracing your uniqueness
What does the boy realize about being “different”?
It makes him special
What does the boy promise himself after escaping?
To keep writing