Characters
Who is the main girl character in The Bell Bandit?
Who is Jessie?
What item goes missing in The Bell Bandit?
What is the bell?
Where does most of the story take place?
What is Grandma’s house?
What internal conflict does Jessie face in the story?
What is her struggle to understand her grandmother’s memory loss?
What happens to Grandma’s house at the beginning of the book?
hat is it partially burns in a fire?
Who is Jessie's brother?
Who is Evan?
Why is the bell important to the town?
What is it rings every New Year?
What time of year is it in the book?
What is winter or New Year's time?
What external conflict arises when the bell disappears?
What is Jessie and Maxwell’s search to solve the mystery?
Why do Jessie and Evan visit their grandmother?
It is New Years and to help Grandma out after the fire and breaking her wrist.
Which family member are Jessie and Evan visiting?
Who is their grandmother?
Where was the bell hidden?
Where is in Maxwell's closet.
Why does the setting feel different to Jessie and Evan?
What is their grandmother’s house has changed since the fire?
At the beginning of the story, Jessie feels like things have already begun to change. How has the car ride changed with her and Evan?
Evan is listening to his Ipod.
How did the Bell get put back in the right place?
Jessie, Maxwell, and Evan worked for two hours pulling it across the snow on a toboggan to get it hung before New Year's.
How are Maxwell and Jessie similar?
Jessie and Maxwell both struggle to understand people and their feelings
Where was the bell originally located?
Lovell's Hill
How many acres does Grandma have?
100
Throughout the story, Evan faces a conflict with Grandma? What is the conflict and how did he deal with it?
What causes the brother's to back down and not fight Jessie and Evan?
Thier mom calls them
Who does Evan pretend to be to get Grandma to leave the teepee?
Who is an employee from the bus company?
Why didn't Maxwell tell Jessie where the bell was? 2 reasons
He thought she wanted to slove the puzzle and because she didn't directly ask.
How does the setting reflect the theme of change in the story?
The house and bell's state symbolize how life evolves and how relationships need rebuilding.
What did the brothers do to Maxwell that scared him?
Locked him in a box
Grandma and Kayla