book parts
Who is the main character?
How can we tell?
Issy
She tells the story and the story is told in the first person using- I, me or we.
Name the midnight children.
George - Caroline and Stephanie
A synonym for midnight
Issy befriended ghost children because she felt __
what?
lonely.
Instead of befriending ghost children you could:
A.
B.
What time and day was important to have the ghost party on and why?
October 15th at midnight because that is when the house trapped and killed each kid.
Who is the author of the story?
Pamela Rushy
Give two facts about each midnight ghost child.
George Hamilton died 1918- Tom's age (16)
Not friendly most of the time, standoffish
Stephanie Armstrong died 1948 (12) is a bit worried as to what to say. Not out going. Likes Issy.
Caroline Beroni died 1968 (5) Outgoing, friendly, kind wants to play.
Synonym for weird.
Tom and Jenna called the midnight children weird.
weird · awful · creepy · curious · eccentric · eerie · eldritch · freaky · funky · ghastly · haunting · horrific · kooky ·
Instead of wondering about the kids and if they are ghosts, you could do what?
A. go to library and check reference/history/newspaper
B. ask and watch keep alert
Did all the midnight children die in the same year?
Same day?
No different years-1918,1948,1968
Same day October 15th.
30 years between 1918 and 1948
20 years between 1948 and 1968
Who is the illustrator?
Kevin Burgemeestre
The midnight children children invite issy to a party.
Give details about the party.
For Issy to come at Midnight on October 15th to the house. It is a party.
Antonym for cautious.
Issy was told to be cautious around the children, but she was not.
People are not listening to your advice and are making careless mistakes. What can you do?
A. Talk with them.
B. Watch them to see what they are doing.
What is Tom's and Jenna's perspective about the midnight children.
They think
at first- Issy may had made them up then, to be careful.
Why is the title called the Midnight children?
Ghost children live in the house and midnight is their time. They want Issy to be part of the house at midnight.
The midnight children were told to invite Issy.
What wanted Issy to come to the party and why?
The house wanted Issy to be there forever. It was planning an accident like it did for the other kids.
synonym for are achieves?
a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
record, account,files,history, evidence
How could Tom and Jenna help Issy feel better about her feeling of being left out?
A.Include her more.
B.Invite kids her own age to come over.
What is Isabel's perspective about the midnight children.
She is lonely and just wants to hang around someone.
Is this book fiction or nonfiction?
Fiction- We do not have any certain place this happened and the people listed are not real.
What happens to the midnight children at the end of the story?
No one is sure, but Tom, Jenna, Andy and Issy feel the kids are free and happy since they are no longer prisoners of the house.
Opposite of attraction.
Issy was attracted to the house and children.
Do you think someone will rebuild the house?
Will the house then be haunted if it is rebuilt?
Give reasons.
Yes, it is on haunted ground and people might not know that and rebuild a house their.
No, the original house is gone so it is ok to build there.
Who noticed the lights going on in the house at midnight first.
Andy at her sleepover at Camp.