CHARACTERS
SETTINGS
MERMAIDS
PIRATES
Drift House
100
This character was upset to leave his/her home at the beginning of the book, because he/she had just joined the 8th grade debating club.
Who is Susan Oakenfeld.
100
The country that Uncle Farley lives in in our world.
What is Canada?
100
The mermaid that pretends to be captured.
Who is Ula lula lu?
100
Who is the captain of the Time Pirates/
Who is Captain Quoin?
100
The broken instrument that supposedly controls Drift House.
What is the old fashioned radio?
200
This character was secretly relieved to leave his/her home at the beginning of the book because the older kids were intimidating him/her.
Who is Charles Oakenfeld.
200
The event that causes the Oakenfelds to leave New York that is usually remembered by its date.
What is September 11, 2001?
200
The type of food that mermaids prefer to eat.
What are flying fish (still living, of course)?
200
He is the leader of the Time Pirates?
Who is Pierre Marin?
200
The machine that brings what you wish for to your floor.
What is the dumbwaiter?
300
This character doesn't answer the others about what is going on early in the story because they really don't know themselves.
Who is Uncle Farley?
300
The place on the ship that seems to tell the future.
What is the fresco or the wall mural?
300
The mermaids use these to pull things, like Drift House.
What are tentacles?
300
The name of the pirate ship.
What is the Chronos?
300
The room at the bow of Drift House that is mostly windows.
What is the solarium?
400
This character seems to be a villain initially, but comes over to Drift House and becomes a great ally later on in the book.
Who is Cosmo?
400
The body of water that lies next to Drift House in Canada.
What is the Bay of Eternity?
400
What Her Most Acqueous Queen Octavia, Undisputed Sovereign is in charge of.
What is the Sea of time?
400
Who President Wilson sees on the pirate ship that he insists joins him on Drift House.
Who is the girl parrot, Marie Antoinette?
400
The room on Drift House where the fresco is located.
What is the Drawing Room?
500
The handyman that supposedly fixes things on the ship.
Who is Mr. Zenubian?
500
The part of New York that the Oakenfelds lived in. (Mrs. Sagurton is also from here).
What is the Bronx?
500
The animal that Susan compares Diaphone's voice to.
What is a whale?
500
The twin pirates on the pirate ship who are defeated by Ula lula lu.
Who are Pierro and Pietro?
500
The creature atop the weather vane on top of Drift House.
What is the parrot?
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