Characters
This is the main character who loves comics and is very cynical
Who is Flora Belle Buckman
Ulysses gains his powers after an incident with this household applicance. Be specific.
What is a vacuum. The Ulysses 2000x
This theme is shown by Flora and Ulysses supporting each other through challenges.
What is friendship.
To talk about something other than the main topic
what is to 'digress'
Flora is obsessed with this genre of books
What is comic books
This character is a squirrel who gains superpowers after a vacuum accident.
Who is Ulysses
Flora saves Ulysses after he is vacuumed up by doing this.
What is giving CPR
Flora's relationship with her parent best represents this theme.
What is family
Very roomy and spacious, big
What is 'capacious'
This is Flora's favorite comic book superhero
Who is Incandesto
This character accidentally vacuums up Ulysses.
Who is Mrs. Tootie Tickham
Flora's mother tries to get rid of Ulysses by doing this.
What is kidnapping him and "putting him out of his misery"
Ulysses' poetry and actions show the importance of this theme.
What is hope or believing in yourself
Lit up by strong emotions
Ulysses is inspired by this type of character from Flora's comics.
What is a superhero
This character is Flora's mother and a romance novelist.
Who is Phyliss Buckman
Ulysses demonstrates this unusual ability for a squirrel.
What is typing poetry.
The novel explores this theme when Flora learns to open up to others.
What is emotional growth or vulnerability
Something too bad, too big, or too ugly
What is 'monstrosity'
This word means 'the enemy of a superhero', like the way Flora sees her mother.
What is an arch-nemesis
This is Flora's temporarily blind friend who helps her and Ulysses.
Who is William Spiver
The climax of the novel takes place at this location.
What is the Blixen Arms Apartments.
The story uses comic books and superhero tropes to explore this literary theme.
What is imagination or the power of storytelling
Difficult or impossible to explain
What is 'inexplicable'
This term describes the unique abilities that make a hero special, which Ulysses develops.
What is superpowers