Setting and Surroundings
What is the name of the village where Willodeen lives?
→ What is Perchance?
Name something Willodeen enjoys doing
Walking in the woods, observing animals, helping animals.
Who are Mae and Birdie to Willodeen?
→ What is her caretakers or guardians after her parents died.
What are hummingbears?
→ What are magical creatures that pollinate blue willows and make beautiful sounds?
Why did Willodeen yell at the girls in the village?
→ What is because they were making fun of her and calling her names?
Why do so many people travel to visit Perchance every year?
→ What is the Autumn Faire or to see the hummingbears?
Why do people treat Willodeen differently in the village?
→ What is because she smells like animals and is seen as strange?
What do people in town call Mae and Birdie?
→ What is witches?
What are screechers known for?
→ What is being ugly, smelly, and loud—but also important to the forest?
What did Willodeen do when she got back to the cottage and she saw Birdie and Mae after Sir Zurt was killed?
→ What is she broke down crying
Name the two magical creatures that live in Perchance.
→ What are screechers and hummingbears?
How does Willodeen feel about loud, crowded places like the Autumn Faire?
→ What is uncomfortable, overwhelmed, or out of place?
What did Birdie smell on Willodeen when she returned to the cottage?
→ What is the scent of a screecher?
Why do people in the town dislike screechers?
→ What is because they think they’re useless and disruptive pests?
What does Willodeen dream about?
The fire and/or Sir Zurt dying
What kind of trees do hummingbears live in?
→ What are blue willow trees?
Why does Willodeen say the cottage doesn’t feel like home?
What is she misses her family and her old life?
What kind of birthday surprise did Mae and Birdie help set up?
→ What is a cake and a special gift from Connor?
Who is Sir Zurt?
→ What is a screecher that Willodeen cared for, who eventually died after hunters shot him with a bow and arrow.
What does Connor’s gift tell Willodeen without words?
→ What is that he sees her, understands her, and cares about her?
What did Willodeen notice was missing when she walked to the village during the Faire?
What is the hummingbears?
How does Willodeen change after the death of Sir Zurt?
→ What is she starts making friends and talking to people.
What does Willodeen say she tries not to do with Mae and Birdie—but ends up doing anyway?
→ What is care for them too much?
What special gift does Connor give Willodeen for her birthday?
→ What is a screecher sculpture- "puzzler"
What is one possible theme of Willodeen based on Chapters 1–13?
→ What is the importance of caring for nature, accepting others, or finding connection even after loss?