characters
Who is/describe Aunt Coral
the aunt that attended art school, liked to stand out from the crowd with her clothing, kidnapped Fabio
pampered
spoiled, indulged with comfort and kindness
Why did it take longer for Mr. Sprott to realize Lambert was missing?
He is off on a trip in America, busy buying things
"...I mean for a simple unspoiled island with only one house on it."
Mr.Sprott
Top half is a human, bottom half is a fish
who is Hubert-Henry Mountjoy
actually Fabio, boy from Rio whose mother married Henry Mountjoy, gets kidnapped by Aunt Coral
diluted
make a liquid thinner and weaker by adding water
Why does the kraken visit the Aunt's island?
He is looking for children to keep his son company.
"It's like the beginning of the world." (in regards to the kraken)
Minette
Selkie
A seal and human shapeshifter
who is/describe Oona
the younger mermaid twin, with dark hair and grey eyes, got caught in a fishing net and dragged onto a fishing boat
uplifted
elevated/stimulate someone morally or spiritually
What does Mr. Sprott ask the Aunts when he arrives on the island?
"But he can't stay there...The boy is a fiend. We've got to get rid of him."
Aunt Coral
Boobrie
who is/describe Mrs.Danby
Minette's mother, smokes and drinks alcohol regularly, goes through boyfriends really fast
muddled
in a state of bewildering confusion or disorder
What was the real reason Mrs. Danby ran up to Minette when she came back?
She wanted to upstage her ex-husband so that the cameras would be focused solely on her.
"I can't stand children, you know that."
Dorothy, the aunt that was in prison in China
Kraken
A creature that vaguely resembles a whale with a dappled body and golden eyes
who is/describe Ethelgonda
the benevolent ghost who rarely appears on the island, confirms that the kraken is coming to the island
crude
in a natural or raw state, not fully refined
How did the kraken save everybody? What made him stop being angry? Who did he leave behind?
Saved them from drowning by taking them on his back and transporting them to the Island; his son told him that the people of the Island had tried to save him; Mr.Sprott, Boris, Des, Lambert, Casimir
"Lucky they didn't get through to the flesh. It can give you rabies, being butted by rams."
Des
Naak
Estonian ghosts of drowned people