Exposition
Where does Emmy live at the start of the novel?
Connecticut
Who picks up Emmy at the airport?
Jonas Tresham
How does Jack know Malcolm, the boy who jumped off the roof?
They are brothers
What is the symbol for the Order of Black Hollow Lane?
A skull
Which character tells Emmy, “There will always be people who crave power, Miss Willick. And people who will go to any lengths to hold on to it” (pg. 136).
Master Barlowe
What is in Emmy’s nightstand?
A letter
Why will there be a lot of pressure on Emmy at Wellsworth?
She missed the first two years and the start of the third year at their school, and she is incredibly behind.
Who at Wellsworth thinks they are “bloody invincible”?
Boys in the Latin Society
Which of the following is NOT something that Emmy learned about the Order of Black Hollow Lane?
The Order wanted to get rid of anyone that disagreed with them.
New recruits had to spill their blood onto a skull.
Each member made an oath saying that nothing was more important than the Order.
The Order was once led by Emmy’s father.
The Order was once led by Emmy’s father.
Who is in the "Lane" in a hooded cloak?
Jonas
What does Emmy’s mom promise her?
No more secrets
Who graduated from Wellsworth twenty years ago?
Jonas
Emmy's roommate
Victoria Stuart-Bevington
What is the connection between the Order and Latin Society?
Latin Society tests students and determines whether they should be invited to join the Order.
What does Emmy find in a glass case within the round-tower church?
A letter from 1808 that is signed by “Brother Loyola”
What is Pam known for?
Child psychologist/parenting guru
What “speaks” to Emmy from her backpack?
Her father’s medallions
Lola's mother
Madame Boyd
What does Emmy find in her pocket during the concert?
A letter addressed to her father that is written by “Brother Loyola”
What do the medallions teach Emmy about her father?
He was likely a student at Wellsworth and a member of the Order of Black Hollow Lane.
What does the nightstand letter ask Emmy to do?
If she finds any relics, she should keep the relics safe.
How did someone from the Latin Society get hurt for the third time?
Jumping off the roof
The two boys who jumped off of the roof. They were members of the Latin Society
Dev Masrani and Malcolm Galt
Why does Emmy not tell her mother about the football tryouts?
If Emmy’s mother does not consider what Emmy wants, Emmy does not want to care about what her mother wants.
Why did Pamela specifically decide to send Emmy to Wellsworth?
She met a “friend”, (Emmy’s father), who went to Wellsworth and enjoyed his time there.