Characters
This character in A Door in the Wall, is another Brother that lives in the monastery.
Brother Matthew
This is the country the story A Door in the Wall takes place in.
England
In one novel, the main character's legs do not work, and in the other novel, the main character is a slave.
A Door in the Wall and Chains
When a character, who is sometimes older, gives the main character serious advice.
This is the big idea of a book.
The theme.
This is the new name Mrs. Lockton gives to Isabel when Lady Seymour comes to visit.
Sal
This is the state Isabel and Ruth are moved to after Mrs. Mary Finch dies.
New York
Isabel is asked by another character to complete a dangerous task by becoming a...
spy
When a word, phrase, object, or situation is repeated throughout a story.
Again and again
This is what happens in the story.
Robin's Godfather
This is the name of the monastery Brother Luke took Robin to
St. Marks
When Robin, John-go-in-the-Wynd, and Brother Luke stayed at the inn, this happened.
Two men plotted to rob them
When a character asks themselves a difficult question.
Tough questions
You make one of these when you notice text clues, combine them with background knowledge, and state an idea.
An inference
In Chains, Becky Berry is a
Servant
Whose house are Isabel and Ruth forced to serve as slaves in?
The Lockton's house
What does Brother Luke convince Robin to do in the river in order to strengthen his upper body and legs
Swim
When a character says or does something that contradicts what they have been doing or saying so far in the story.
Contrasts and contradictions
This is the major event in the story.
The climax.
This character, who we meet in the very beginning of A Door in the Wall, dies of the plague soon after we meet her.
Ellen
This place in A Door in the Wall sits "on a mound ringed with hills, like a pudding in a saucer." Page 68
Castle de Lindsay
Who does Isabel tell Colonel Regan Mr. Lockton and his friends plan to kill? Page 103
General Washington
What do signposts help the reader to understand in a book?
Character and theme development
During this part of a story, the characters work on solving the problem in the story.