Setting
Vocabulary
Plot
Characters
Miscellaneous
100
What kind of building does the story take place in?
A house
100
What does the word "gruffly" mean in the context of the text?
rough or harsh
100
What gets in the house?
The Ghost
100
Who is walking around the dining room?
The Ghost
100
Who wrote "The Night the Ghost Got In"?
James Thurber
200
What time of day does the story take place in?
Night
200
What does the word "tromping" mean in the context of the text?
Stomping
200
Why do the police leave upset?
they didn't find anybody, One of them lost his gun, That cop was shot
200
Who shoots the cop?
Grandpa
200
What is pictured in the second illustration?
The mom throwing the shoe
300
Where are they afraid to go?
First Floor
300
What does the word "Blaspheming" mean in the context of the text?
Cursing
300
What is wrong with Mr. Bodwell?
He has mild attacks
300
Who does the main character wake up first?
The brother
300
What is a zither?
Dictionary
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noun
- a musical instrument consisting of a flat wooden sound box with numerous strings stretched across it, placed horizontally and played with the fingers and a plectrum. It is used especially in central European folk music.
400
What year does the story take place in?
1915
400
What does the word "despondent" mean in the context of the text?
fearful/hopeless
400
What war does the grandpa have delusions from?
The civil war
400
Who is the angry neighboor?
Mr. Bodwell
400
What was special about the zither?
The hampster only sleeps there
500
What date does the story take place in? (within 10 days)
November 17th
500
What does the word "hullabaloo" mean in the context of the text?
Commotion
500
What does the brother fear when the main character wakes him up?
Something getting him in the night
500
Who is the cop that got shot? (not a name, he did one other thing in the story)
The cop that picked up the zither
500
Where did Mr. Bodwell used to live?
Peoria, IL