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Castle in the Attic
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why is Mrs. Phillips returning home? | She is homesick. |
| Where is Mrs. Phillips from? | She is from Stow-on-the-Wold, England. |
| Where did Mrs. Phillips get the castle? | She got it from her dad. |
| Who is the author? | Elizabeth Winthrop |
| What does Sir Simon give William to look at? | One of the Janus tokens |
| What magical powers does the token have that Sir Simon has? | To shrink living things. |
| What does William do to Mrs. Phillips so that she does not leave for England? | He shrunk her so she would stay. |
| What is the first thing William shrank? | He shrank small sow bugs that Sir Simon then ate. |
| What trick is William having a hard time mastering for the gymnastics meet? | The Arabian dive roll. |
| What is William's gymnastics coach's name? | His name is Robert. |
| What happens to time when living things are shrunk? | If they wanted to be shrunk, no time passes, it is the same time when they return as when they left. |
| What did Sir Simon do to the sow bugs that William shrunk? | He ate them. He also ate mice. |
| What is on the token and how is each side different? | The god Janus is on each side. One side Janus has a frown and two staffs, but the other side he has a happy face and two keys. |
| What do you do to shrink a living thing? | You point the token with the 2 staffs on it at it and say "Janus". |
| What does Alstor want from Sir Simon? | He wants the other half of the Janus token. |
| What is the secret sign that William does to warn Sir Simon that someone other than him is coming up into the attic. | William does three knocks on the wall. |
| Where does Sir Simon hide when William brings a friend? | He hides in the stable. |
| What two things nearly lead William off the path in the forest? | A light for the way out and a stream for a drink |
| What did William do to congratulate himself after making it through the forest? | He did a couple of summersaults and a front handspring. |
| What did William get for the old man? | He got the man a big apple. |
| How did William defeat the dragon? | He looked in the dragon's eyes and stabbed his dagger into the dragon's right thigh. |
| What job did Alstor have for William? | He was a fool/court jester/acrobat. |
| Who does William meet at the end of the woods? | He meets Tulliver. |
| Who is William's guard? | His name is Brian. |
| Does William return to his normal size first or Mrs. Phillips? | Mrs. Phillips goes first. |
| What was Alstor's gallery? | His gallery was all the people that he turned to lead. |
| Who was Alstor? | An evil wizard that killed Sir Simon's father, Lord Aquila, and took over his kingdom. |
| Who was Calendar? | Calendar was a nurse for Sir Simon. |
| How does William make the lead people come alive? | He touches them on the cheek. |
| What happened after William turned Alstor to lead? | There was a huge feast to celebrate. |
| What does Mrs Phillips say she will do with the token and Alastor's statue? | She will drop them in the Atlantic ocean on her way back to England. |
| How does Alstor turn people to lead? | He points the lead token and says "Saturn". |
| Why does William get the other half of the coin? | He agrees to help Sir Simon get his kingdom back. |
| What happened to Sir Simon in the woods? | He runs off to chase a image of his old horse, Moonlight. |
| What is William's full name? | William Edward Lawrence |
| What is Mrs. Phillips first name? | Elinore |
| How long had Mrs Phillips been William's nanny? | 10 years |
| What is William's best friend's name and what distinguishing feature does he have? | Jason and he wears thick glasses |
| What is William's mom's name and occupation? | Anne Lawrence, a pediatrician and member of the school board |
| What is Mrs Phillip's brother's name? | Richard |
| What is the Silver Knight's real name? | Sir Simon of Hargrave, son of Lord Aquila |
| What is the name of the man by the apple tree? | Dick |
| Who is Tolliver? | The boy outside the forest, Dick's son, Calendar's grandson |
| What is Mrs. Phillip's husband's name? | Alfred, he died in World War II. |
| What does William's father give him as an early birthday/Mrs. Phillip's is leaving gift? | A wok (stir fry pan), 2 chopsticks, and a Chinese cookbook |
| What is William and his dad's favorite meal? | Waffles and an omelet with green peppers and Tobasco sauce |
| Why is Sir Simon called the "Silver Knight'? | Because he rode a silver horse named Moonlight |
| Where did William have to stab the dragon? | in his right thigh |
| What did William see in the mirror? | Himself walking toward himself with Mrs Phillips in his heart |
| What did Alastor see in the mirror? | A locust |
| What did Alastor have the medallions on? | A red ribbon necklace |
| The lead disk has the marking of Saturn. What is Saturn the god of? | Death and decay |
| Who owned the cat that was turned into the dragon? | Calendar |
| What are the two things that Mrs Phillips really cares about and wants to be buried with? | a picture of her late husband and a pearl circle pin that her mother gave her |
| Where did William hide Mrs Phillips two treasures? | in the shoebox that held his rock collection |
| What did Mrs Phillips read to William for years? | King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table |
| What qualities did Mrs Phillips say William had that earned him the castle? | a gentle soul and chivalry like a knight |
| What is the metal grating just beyond the wooden doors of the castle called? | a portcullis |
| Where in the castle are the weapons stored? | in the armory |
| Where in the castle are the dishes done? | in the scullery |
| Where in the castle are the cold food items kept? | in the buttery |
| What is the room called up high in the great hall where the entertainment would be? | Minstrel's Gallery |
| What is the walkway called that goes around the top of the castle and connects the 4 towers? | Allure |
| What does Mrs Phillips like on her toast? | Marmite |
| On which street, city, and state does William live? | Riveredge Lane, Southbrook, New York |
| What did William sleep with? | Bear |
| What is on the Silver Knight's shield/coat of arms? | a lion and a cross |
| What did William's mom tell him every day? | Be careful riding home on your bike |
| What did Mrs Phillips hate to do at mealtime? | Get up from the table |
| Janus guards the gates of Heaven and looks both ways. Which Janus token makes things change from small to normal size? | The one with Janus looking happy that has two keys on it |
| What did William's father make for the castle? | A Platform for the drawbridge to rest on and a moat |
| What time was Mrs Phillip's bus? | 4:30 |
| What did Mrs Phillips have in her suitcase that William had made for her? | A green wooden box that he'd made in woodworking class |
| What 4 things did William do to try to make Mrs Phillips happy after he shrunk her? | brought her crumbs of toast with Marmite, hot tea, red velvet curtains, and English postage stamps for her walls |
| What were three unfinished projects that William's dad had started? | a treehouse, a dog kennel, and bookshelves in the cellar |
| What hung on the walls of the Great Hall? | fine tapestries |
| What was Mrs Phillips wearing when William first saw her in the castle? | a long blue robe (surcoat) and a brown tunic |
| How did Mrs Phillips change William's gymnastics routine? | from a Round-Off, Two Back Handsprings, Arabian dive roll to a Round-off, Two Back Handsprings, Arabian forward somersault (front flip) |
| In the poem, what three things needed to happen for the adventure to begin? | Mrs Phillips with a needle and thread, Silver Knight with a sword, and William, the Squire, to cross the drawbridge |
| Where did the Silver Knight and William each sleep the night before they left the castle? | Simon in the chapel and William on straw by the fire in Mrs Phillip's room |
| What season was it when William and the knight left the castle? | summer |
| How did William quiet the noises in the forest? | He played his recorder |
| What stopped William from biting the apple after he climbed the tree? | Two birds swooped and chirped at him |
| Besides not biting the apple, what else did the old man tell William he could not do? | Look down as he climbed up the tree |
| What three things did the apple tree man give to William to eat after he was changed? | bread, cheese, and dark cider |
| What song did William play on his recorder as he approached the dragon? | The Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| What three scenes did William see while looking in the dragon's eyes? | himself in a volcano, a burning house with people in it, Mrs Phillip's on fire |
| What did William tell Alastor his name was? | Muggins, the name of a clown he'd seen in a circus |
| How did the Silver Knight get out of the forest? | He found and followed a real stream |
| What color pennant/flag was on Alastor's castle before his defeat? after? | black then silver |
| What two Chinese meals did William and his dad make or plan to make? | Beef with Broccoli and Chicken with Cashews |
| How did Sir Simon get the first Janus token? | He grabbed it from Alastor as he was being changed to lead. |
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