Characters and Setting
What happened to Nim's mom?
She was studying the content of a whale's stomach when the Troppo Tourists came along and scared the whale. She was never seen again.
How does the author begin Chapter 1?
Nim is alone on an island in a palm tree.
She describes the main character and setting.
Describe the scene in Chapter 7 when Nim climbs Fire Mountain.
Nim climbs Fire Mountain to be Alex's island eyes and to see if her father is near.
The volcano erupts and she cuts her knee while running down the mountain.
What is a simile?
Compares 2 or more unlike things using comparative words such as “like” or “as.”
Who wrote Nim's Island?
Wendy Orr
Why is Jack at sea and what causes his delayed return home?
Jack is a scientist who studies plankton. There was a storm that broke his rudder.
Describe Nim's character at the beginning of the book. (Chapters 1-3)
Nim is responsible because she does her chores, even when Jack is not home.
What does Nim do when she realizes her knee is becoming infected?
She emails Alex Rover and asks her for help.
What is an onomatopoeia?
A sound word that imitates or sounds like the sound which it refers.
Nim's island has an author and an _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
illustrator
Why do people believe Alex Rover is a boy?
Alex Rover is scared to leave her apartment. She does not do in-person interviews.
Why does Alex Rover email Jack Russo?
She wants to know if coconut rafts float for the hero in her book.
What motivates Alex Rover to leave her apartment?
What is personification?
When a nonhuman object is given human traits or abilities.
What is the difference between 1st person and 3rd person point of view?
1st person point of view is when a character in the story is telling the story. (I, me, we)
3rd person points of view is when the narrator is not in the story. (Character's names, he/she, they, them, etc...)
How does Jack find the island that they live on?
Jack traveled around the world searching for Nim's mom. He decided to live on an island he found that no one knows about.
How does Jack contact Nim since his satellite phone is broken?
He sends a note with Galileo, a frigate bird.
Who does Alex Rover email at the end of the book? Why?
Alex Rover emails her publisher to send her supplies. She says she will staying on the island and she will be writing a new book.
What is dialogue?
Occurs when 2 or more people are talking to each other.
Nim's Island is told in _____ person point of view.
3rd person point of view.
What is it called when an author develops characters throughout a story?
characterization
After the first storm, what does the island look like? What does Nim do?
The island is a mess. Nim cleans up what she can.
Describe the climax of the book.
What is an alliteration?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
What genre is Nim's Island?
Fantasy Fiction