Anything Goes
What is the main conflict in the story?
Gilbert wants to spend more time with his dad.
In the last paragraph on page 98, Gilbert describes Mrs. Curie’s arms as being frail. Which of the following terms would be a synonym for the word frail?
weak
What inference can you make about Gilbert’s character from his interest in time?
He is inquisitive
Why might his father’s kiss been described as “whiskery”?
He had facial hair
What is a spyglass?
a small telescope
What does the author express with the simile, “the summer roared past like a three-masted schooner before a gale”?
The summer passed quickly.
In the first paragraph Gilbert feels that time is a tyrant. Which details do NOT support this claim?
Gilbert was playing a game with Emmy and the twins.
How does Gilbert feel by the end of the passage?
He is hopeful that his new discovery of the dimension of time will reveal infinite possibilities, such as seeing his father again.
What is the effect of the third-person point of view in this passage?
the reader is focused mainly on Gilbert's thoughts and actions
What is a sextant?
instrument used to determine location by measuring the position of the stars & sun
____In the first paragraph, the narrator in the story helps the reader understand the conflict by
describing Gilbert's feelings about time
Which of the following best describes a difference between Gilbert and the Limburgher children?
The Limburghers are more playful, while Gilbert is more focused on solving the mystery of time.
Why does Gilbert feel that making his father laugh was “like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one”?
It makes Gilbert happy to please his dad.
How does the death of Gilbert’s father most affect the plot of the story?
Gilbert's fascination with time increases
What does marooned mean?
to be stranded
What techniques does the author use to create suspense in lines 172–182, the scene in which Gilbert goes downstairs to talk to the housekeeper? Cite evidence to support your answer.
The author first creates suspense when he says, “some premonition told him to hide away in his room for as long as possible.” (lines 174–175). This signals to the reader that something bad is going to happen. He also creates suspense by describing the housekeeper from behind. He says that at first “she seemed normal” (line 176), which suggests to the reader that things are really not normal. When she is still shaking after she has stopped cranking the mixer, we know that something bad has happened
____Based on the details in the text, what can you tell about Gilbert’s relationship with his father?
He has a close relationship with his dad.
What best summarizes how Gilbert reacts to his father’s death?
He is sad.
Why is this sentence important to the passage : “What if time moved in every direction and at every speed?”
(Foreshadows Gilbert and his friends finding the alternate dimension that they can travel through.)
Plain is to simplistic as complex is to ______.
What is eloquence?
What is a tyrant? "What a tyrant it was. The hours that crawled by when his father at sea, the seconds that whipped past when he was playing a brilliant game in the garden. The eternity it took for summer to arrive at the beach at the bottom of the cliffs, the flashing instant before the winter stole over them again and Father took to the sea once again."
Something or someone evil that you can't control because it has power over you.
What event influences the main character’s actions?
The fact that Gilbert's dad is always away makes him focused on time.
How does Gilbert’s attitude toward time change as the story unfolds?
As the story continues, time becomes more important to him.
How do the last 3 paragraphs of the story on page 106 contribute to the plot?
shows how Gilbert finally has more control over time
Judge is to ______ as artist is to creatively.
What is judiciously?