Characters
What does Michael call Dr. Dan, the doctor who takes care of his baby sister?
Doctor Death
Who gets very angry at Michael and calls him “stupid” for going in the garage?
His Mum.
Is the man in the garage Ernie Myers?
No, he’s not.
Identify the literary device in the following sentence:
“Even the feathers were hard as stone”
Simile
What was the previous owner of the house called?
Ernie Myers
What does Michael’s Dad find behind the fire?
Pigeons
What is the first thing the man in the garage tells Michael?
”what do you want?”
Identify the literary device in the following sentence:
”Her breathing was cracked and hissy.”
Onomatopoeia
Who is Mr. Stone?
The estate agent / the man who sold Michael’s family the new house
How does Michael go to school from the new house?
By bus
What kind of medicine does the man ask for?
aspirin
Identify the literary device in the following sentence:
”My heart was thundering”
Hyperbole
What are Michael’s best friends called?
Leaky and Coot
What does Michael’s Dad take out of the house to make a garden seat?
Ernie’s toilet
How is the man in the garage dressed?
in a black suit
Identify the literary device in the following sentences:
“I heard things scuttling and scratching.”
“My heart was thudding and thundering.”
Alliteration
Who are Rasputin, Monkey Mitford and The Yeti?
Michael’s teachers
Who does Michael meet at the end of chapter 7 as he comes out of the garage?
Mina
What does the man in the garage say when Michael asks him if he would like something to eat?
27 and 53
In Chapter 5, there is an allusion ( reference) to Greek mythology. What characters are mentioned?
Icarus and Daedelus