Kip
Molly
The Windsors
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

What is Kip's official job title at the Windsor estate?

Groundskeeper

100

What does Molly promise to give Hester Kettle in exchange for directions to the Windsor Estate?

A story about the Windsor estate/family

100

Who said it: "You're just being hysterical... I can see for myself the worms have barely made it past the first layer of leaves" 

Alistair Windsor

100

"Kip stared at the letter in his hands, trembling. He had poured everything into it—his fears, his hopes, his heart. To ignore it would be cruel.
...like setting fire to a prayer.”

Simile

100

The teacher gave a sharp __________ to the student who was repeatedly interrupting the lesson.

Rebuke

200

How does Kip feel after his fight with Alistair? What emotion does he end Chapter 7 with?

Gloom

200

How does Molly ease the discomfort and Kip feels about their traveling to the Windsor estate?

She tells him a silly story (lemons!) to make him feel better.

200

Who said it: "Who else would it be, child? We had it painted last summer. Just before moving here, in fact" 

Constance Windsor 

200

"Molly looked up at the tree. Its branches stretched wide, black against the night sky. Something about it felt wrong, unnatural...its black branches spreading out like a poison across the moonless sky.” 

Simile

200

She refused to attend the party out of __________, even though she had originally planned to go.

Spite

300

What is the significance of Kip's wishing button? What does it help him feel?

It helps him feel brave and courageous. 

300

How does Molly convince Mrs. Windsor to let her and Kip work/stay at the Windsor estate? 

She tells a compelling story to convince her

300

Who said it: "I'll pop out yer eyeballs and eat em' like grapes!"

Penny Windsor

300

"Molly stood in Penny's room, a battlefield littered with the corpses of dollies and wooden toys and stuffed animals" 

Metaphor

300

Even though the hike was beautiful, all he did was __________ about the bugs and the heat.

Grouse

400

Why does Kip get into a fight with Alistair? 

To stop Alistair from bullying Penny 

400

When Molly enters the room behind the green door, what does everything she thinks and feels relate back to? 

Her nightmare

400

Who said it: "Perhaps it's time we turn in" 

Bertrand Windsor

400

"The leaves twirled around them as they walked through the garden. The air was cool, and for a moment, everything felt still."

Personification

400

Before the meeting began, I took a few minutes to get __________ with the new team members.

Acquainted

500

How is Kip able to free himself from the tree? 

He uses his crutch Courage to help him get out

500

What shocks Molly in the end of Chapter 20?

The letter in her mother's handwriting

500

Who said it: "You've been at that spot for eleven whole minutes. I checked on the clock in the foyer" 

Penny Windsor

500

"Cat got your tongue?"

Idiom

500

When asked to lead the group, he __________ politely, saying he preferred to stay in the background.

Demurred