Characters
She takes her orphaned niece to live with her estranged grandfather.
Aunt Dete
The names of the two countries where the story takes place.
Switzerland and Germany
Heidi brings these animals home to the Sesseman house from the church tower.
Kittens
The goatherd who is Heidi's friend.
Peter
Another name for Heidi's grandfather.
Loves soft dinner rolls and listening to hymns read aloud.
Peter's Grandmother
The mountains where much of the story takes place is famously known as what?
Swiss Alps
Fraulein Rottenmeier discovers these two things in the bottom of Heidi's closet.
Dinner rolls and her straw hat
Fraulein Rottenmeier
Author of Heidi.
Johanna Spyri
Sebastian
Heidi is sent to this German city to live with Klara Sesseman.
Frankfurt
Peter's wicked deed that is forgiven by Klara's grandmamma.
He pushes Klara's wheelchair down the mountain
The maid in the Sesseman household who dislikes Heidi.
Tinnette
The grandfather believes milk from this goat will strengthen Klara.
Schwaanli
Who teaches Heidi how to read?
Klara's Grandmamma
The continent in which the Swiss Alps are located.
Europe
Heidi's favorite story from the beautiful book Klara's grandmamma gives her is this story from the Bible.
The Prodigal Son
Heidi's real name.
Adelheid
Name one theme in Heidi.
Faith (trust in God, God's providence), Friendship, Repentance, Forgiveness, Nature (healing power of)
The name of Klara's tutor.
Herr Kandidat
The town halfway up the Alm mountain where Heidi and her grandfather spend the winter.
Dorfli
The reason why everyone thinks the Sesseman house is haunted.
The door was wide open every morning.
The doctor whose daughter died and is comforted by Heidi.
Dr. Classen
The name of the literary device that uses descriptive language, especially sensory words to help the reader create a picture in their mind.