Who?
Who are the main characters in Zathura?
Walter and Danny
What is Walter and Danny's relationship like at the beginning of the story?
Danny annoys Walter. Walter is mean to Danny and doesn't want to play with him.
How does Danny keep Walter from floating away when he loses his gravity?
He throws him the cord from the broken television and ties the other end to the sofa.
Where does most of the story take place?
In outer space
Why do the boys continue to play the game, even though strange, scary things are happening?
They have to finish the game in order to return back to earth.
Who says, "We're going to be late!" at the beginning of the story?
Mr. Budwing (Dad)
What happened after Danny read the very first card in the Zathura game?
A meteor crashed through the ceiling.
How does Danny protect Walter from the robot once the robot makes it through the door?
Where do the boys find the game at the beginning of the story?
In the park resting against a tree.
Why does Danny end up buried under furniture?
When it was Danny's turn, his card made the entire house tilt, and everything in the room slid to one side.
Who gets shorter, and wider, and very heavy when the gravity greatly increases?
Danny
Walter's card read, " Your robot is defective." What does the word "defective" mean?
Broken or malfunctioning.
How is the Zorgon defeated?
The robot attacks the Zorgon because he is an alien life form.
Where did Walter end up after traveling through the black hole?
Back at the park, as if nothing had happened.
Why wasn't the robot able to destroy Walter when he first showed up in the game?
The robot kept missing the door. He was banging into the wall and falling down.
Who shows up in a pirate space ship?
A Zorgon
What happened when Walter moved his token to the only black square on the board?
A black hole rose up around him and swallowed him up.
How did Walter and Danny end up back in the park without finishing the game?
The black hole made Walter go back in time 3 hours before they had played the game.
Where does Walter put the Zathura game at the end of the story?
He pushes it deep down into a trash can.
Why do you think Walter wants to play catch with Danny at the end of the story?
Walter realized he loved Danny and would miss him when he thought the black hole had swallowed him up for good.