The House on Hackman's Hill Ch. 1-5

Characters 1

200

The boy and girl we meet in Ch. 1, they are related in some way. 

Debbie and Jeff; they are cousins 

400

She wants to enter a contest at school for this club. 

Camera Club

600

Jeff wants to share the reward money with this person in his life because their company suddenly shut down. 

His dad

800

They weren't willing to talk about the house on Hackman's Hill. This man is willing because he was there. (2 answers)

The Grandparents; Mr. Karsten

1000

Mrs. Karsten and her son have a conversation about when they visited the museum. There was a certain room that made her son feel a certain way. 

(2 answers)

Egyptian room; scared or frightened

Characters 2

200

Mr. Karsten's first name is...

Paul

400

The job that Mrs. Karsten takes working for Dr. Hackman which leads to her son and her moving into his house. 

Secretary

600

These two people work for Dr. Hackman, one shows Paul to his room and the other works in the kitchen. 

Jules and his wife, Anna. 

800

*Daily Double* For double the points: 

Dr. Hackman worked as a professor in this subject specializing in these type of studies. 

(2 answers)

History, Egyptian 

1000

In Chapter 5, Dr. Hackman gives Paul a job. Name the job and what does Paul appreciate after completing this task. (2 answers)

He asks him to polish the statues; He appreciates their beauty. 

Plot

200

What will Jeff win if he finds the mummy?

A reward of $10,000

400

Something terrible happened in Paul's room. What happened?

A man fell out of the window from the tower. 

600

Mr. Karsten notices words carved into a high beam that read...

ONLY I KNOW THE SECRET

800

*Daily Double*: For double the points, here's your clue

Dr. Hackman tells Paul about the pharaoh's curse and this Egyptian god who had the body of a man and the head of a jackal. 

Anubis

1000

Paul hears a cry in his room. He says to his mother, "Maybe it was a night bird." He remembers a bird he heard once that sounded like it said something that made his father come in the room and say, "Did you call me?" 

The bird's call sounded like "Come here, Come here." 

Vocabulary 1 (Words)

200

playfully cause harm or trouble

mischief

400

irrational fear of unknown or mysterious 

superstition

600

sheltered or hidden from view

secluded

800

to keep alive or in existence

preserved

1000

to become used to or make a habit of something

accustomed

Vocabulary 2 (Definitions)

200

meekly

quiet or shy behavior

400

abruptly

without warning; suddenly

600

peculiar

odd, unusual, weird

800

confine

limit or restrict access

1000

fascinated

capture the interest or hold the attention