Open Window
This character tells the guest about her tragic loss.
Who is Vera?
Forbidden territory.
What is the Lumber Room?
This character is the main focus of the story.
Who is Conradin?
This is the name of the story's protagonist.
Who is Framton Nuttel.
Punishment from breakfast.
What is the planned trip to the beach for the other kids.
These are kept as secret pets.
What is the Houdin hen & the ferret?
This type of animal becomes a key part of the story's plot.
What is a dog.
This is how the main character routinely outwits his aunt.
Nicholas cleverly manipulates his aunt by pretending to comply with her punishment while secretly gaining access to the lumber room.
The ending.
What is Sredni Vashtar kills Mrs. De Ropp.
This is how the guest react upon hearing the story.
What is he becomes terrified and flees the house in a panic?
This is the room that provides the setting for the climax.
What is The lumber room.
This theme is central to the story's plot.
What is the conflict between a child and an authoritarian adult?
Romance at short notice.
What is Vera especially good at?
The protagonist's motivation for his actions stems from this desire.
What is a desire for freedom and adventure as well as to prove his intelligence over his aunt's authority?
Who is Mrs. De Ropp.