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What did the Grace children find in their attic?
What did the Grace children find in their attic?
- A treasure map
- An ancient family recipe book
- A photocopy from an old book about faeries (correct)
- A collection of old photographs
Why did the Grace children want to give the book to Mrs. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi?
Why did the Grace children want to give the book to Mrs. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi?
- To ask for an autograph
- To borrow more books
- To give to their publisher (correct)
- To donate to a library
Why did Jared think he couldn't predict his own future job?
Why did Jared think he couldn't predict his own future job?
- No one asked him (correct)
- He was too young to think about it
- He was unsure about his interests
- He was too busy with his siblings' future jobs
What did Jared think Simon's future job would be?
What did Jared think Simon's future job would be?
What did Jared think Mallory's future job would be?
What did Jared think Mallory's future job would be?
Why did the Grace children find normal mail too dangerous to send the book?
Why did the Grace children find normal mail too dangerous to send the book?
What did Jared see scrawled in the dust of the desk?
What did Jared see scrawled in the dust of the desk?
What did Jared's siblings do when their mother asked for Jared?
What did Jared's siblings do when their mother asked for Jared?
What happened to Jared's candle?
What happened to Jared's candle?
Where did the box disappear down into?
Where did the box disappear down into?
What did Simon weakly say about the dumbwaiter?
What did Simon weakly say about the dumbwaiter?
What did their mother tell Jared's siblings to do after the incident?
What did their mother tell Jared's siblings to do after the incident?
Who dismisses the possibility of a ghost and attributes a noise in the wall to a squirrel?
Who dismisses the possibility of a ghost and attributes a noise in the wall to a squirrel?
What does Simon fill his side of the room with?
What does Simon fill his side of the room with?
Who decides to remove the items from the wall in an attempt to keep the squirrel out?
Who decides to remove the items from the wall in an attempt to keep the squirrel out?
What do the siblings find hidden in the wall?
What do the siblings find hidden in the wall?
What adds to the mystery of the noises in the wall?
What adds to the mystery of the noises in the wall?
What series does the text come from?
What series does the text come from?
What is the condition of the new house the Grace family arrives at?
What is the condition of the new house the Grace family arrives at?
What action does Simon take against their mother's wishes?
What action does Simon take against their mother's wishes?
What adds to Jared's unease about the new environment in the house?
What adds to Jared's unease about the new environment in the house?
What is the source of the family's stay at the new house?
What is the source of the family's stay at the new house?
What is the main cause of tension among the siblings in the text?
What is the main cause of tension among the siblings in the text?
What does the text hint at regarding the new house?
What does the text hint at regarding the new house?
What did Jared discover in the secret room?
What did Jared discover in the secret room?
How did the children use the dumbwaiter?
How did the children use the dumbwaiter?
What interrupted the children's exploration of the secret room?
What interrupted the children's exploration of the secret room?
What did the note found by Jared contain?
What did the note found by Jared contain?
What adds mystery to the story?
What adds mystery to the story?
What is the plot of 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' about?
What is the plot of 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' about?
What did Jared see scrawled in the dust of the desk?
What did Jared see scrawled in the dust of the desk?
What interrupted the children's exploration of the secret room?
What interrupted the children's exploration of the secret room?
What did the note found by Jared contain?
What did the note found by Jared contain?
Why did Jared think he couldn't predict his own future job?
Why did Jared think he couldn't predict his own future job?
What does Simon weakly say about the dumbwaiter?
What does Simon weakly say about the dumbwaiter?
What adds to Jared's unease about the new environment in the house?
What adds to Jared's unease about the new environment in the house?
What did Jared leave behind as he went to get the broom?
What did Jared leave behind as he went to get the broom?
Who was sweeping up the kitchen mess with a broom?
Who was sweeping up the kitchen mess with a broom?
What did Jared think his boggart idea probably wouldn't have been?
What did Jared think his boggart idea probably wouldn't have been?
What did Jared's mother tell him to do after the incident in the kitchen?
What did Jared's mother tell him to do after the incident in the kitchen?
What did Jared do after his mother's interruption?
What did Jared do after his mother's interruption?
What did Jared's mother ask him to do when she woke him up?
What did Jared's mother ask him to do when she woke him up?
What does Jared find in the attic after interpreting the poem's clue 'Up and up and up again'?
What does Jared find in the attic after interpreting the poem's clue 'Up and up and up again'?
What does Jared discover inside the old trunk in the attic?
What does Jared discover inside the old trunk in the attic?
What does Jared fear when hesitating to open the trunk in the attic?
What does Jared fear when hesitating to open the trunk in the attic?
What does Jared contemplate regarding the contents of the trunk and the mysterious events in the house?
What does Jared contemplate regarding the contents of the trunk and the mysterious events in the house?
What does Jared decide to do after considering the possibility of involving Simon in his discovery?
What does Jared decide to do after considering the possibility of involving Simon in his discovery?
What does Jared suspect is responsible for Mallory's condition?
What does Jared suspect is responsible for Mallory's condition?
What does Jared use as bait to lure the boggart?
What does Jared use as bait to lure the boggart?
What does Jared sprinkle on the kitchen floor to capture evidence of the boggart's presence?
What does Jared sprinkle on the kitchen floor to capture evidence of the boggart's presence?
What mythical creature can a brownie turn into if angered?
What mythical creature can a brownie turn into if angered?
What does Jared fear might happen due to the boggart's presence?
What does Jared fear might happen due to the boggart's presence?
How does Jared feel about the idea of trapping the boggart?
How does Jared feel about the idea of trapping the boggart?
What does Simon do to address the noises in the wall?
What does Simon do to address the noises in the wall?
What title did the book found by Jared in the attic have?
What title did the book found by Jared in the attic have?
Who dismisses the book as 'baby stuff' and doubts the existence of faeries?
Who dismisses the book as 'baby stuff' and doubts the existence of faeries?
What does the discovery of the book introduce as a theme and set the stage for?
What does the discovery of the book introduce as a theme and set the stage for?
What does the setting and family dynamics contribute to in the text?
What does the setting and family dynamics contribute to in the text?
Who is suspicious of the attic's safety and questions Jared about his findings?
Who is suspicious of the attic's safety and questions Jared about his findings?
What does the false bottom in the chest lead Jared to discover?
What does the false bottom in the chest lead Jared to discover?
What is one of the things boggarts are said to do, according to the book Jared found?
What is one of the things boggarts are said to do, according to the book Jared found?
What does Jared scatter on the kitchen floor to obtain footprints?
What does Jared scatter on the kitchen floor to obtain footprints?
What does Jared hope to achieve by scattering flour on the kitchen floor?
What does Jared hope to achieve by scattering flour on the kitchen floor?
What does the book suggest about boggarts and their behavior?
What does the book suggest about boggarts and their behavior?
What does Jared hope to accomplish by obtaining footprints on the kitchen floor?
What does Jared hope to accomplish by obtaining footprints on the kitchen floor?
What does the book suggest about boggarts and their behavior?
What does the book suggest about boggarts and their behavior?
What does Mallory do when she asks to see the book?
What does Mallory do when she asks to see the book?
How does Jared react when Mallory starts flipping through the book?
How does Jared react when Mallory starts flipping through the book?
What realization dawns on Jared regarding the book?
What realization dawns on Jared regarding the book?
How does Jared describe the book to Mallory?
How does Jared describe the book to Mallory?
What does Mallory comment on regarding the book's contents?
What does Mallory comment on regarding the book's contents?
What does Jared realize about the book's enormity?
What does Jared realize about the book's enormity?
What does Jared use to make a new house for the boggart?
What does Jared use to make a new house for the boggart?
Who shows interest in helping Jared deal with the boggart?
Who shows interest in helping Jared deal with the boggart?
How does Simon address the noises in the wall?
How does Simon address the noises in the wall?
What do the Grace children use the dumbwaiter for?
What do the Grace children use the dumbwaiter for?
What does the family's interactions reveal about their dynamics?
What does the family's interactions reveal about their dynamics?
What does the text foreshadow?
What does the text foreshadow?
What does Jared discover in the kitchen the morning after leaving milk out to lure the boggart?
What does Jared discover in the kitchen the morning after leaving milk out to lure the boggart?
What does Jared discover when he takes the garbage out after being ordered to clean up the mess in the kitchen?
What does Jared discover when he takes the garbage out after being ordered to clean up the mess in the kitchen?
What does the boggart's presence primarily cause within the family?
What does the boggart's presence primarily cause within the family?
What does Jared's family accuse him of after finding small footprints in the kitchen?
What does Jared's family accuse him of after finding small footprints in the kitchen?
What does the boggart's nature and motives remain throughout the text?
What does the boggart's nature and motives remain throughout the text?
What does Jared's discovery of the boggart's belongings and the crushed robin's egg hint at?
What does Jared's discovery of the boggart's belongings and the crushed robin's egg hint at?
What did Thimbletack warn Jared and Mallory about regarding Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did Thimbletack warn Jared and Mallory about regarding Arthur Spiderwick's book?
How did Jared and Mallory access the secret room in the library?
How did Jared and Mallory access the secret room in the library?
What did Jared and Mallory leave for the boggart in the secret room?
What did Jared and Mallory leave for the boggart in the secret room?
What did Thimbletack warn the children about in relation to those who kept Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did Thimbletack warn the children about in relation to those who kept Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did the Grace children notice upon returning to the library after a week?
What did the Grace children notice upon returning to the library after a week?
What did Thimbletack emphasize the potential consequences of?
What did Thimbletack emphasize the potential consequences of?
What did the children add to the birdhouse to make it suitable for the boggart?
What did the children add to the birdhouse to make it suitable for the boggart?
What did the note written by the children to the boggart contain?
What did the note written by the children to the boggart contain?
What did the little man advise the children to do with Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did the little man advise the children to do with Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did the children leave behind in the library after their first visit?
What did the children leave behind in the library after their first visit?
What did the children find missing when they revisited the library?
What did the children find missing when they revisited the library?
What did the little man say about Arthur Spiderwick's book?
What did the little man say about Arthur Spiderwick's book?
Study Notes
The Spiderwick Chronicles: Jared's Discovery
- Simon, Jared, and Mallory find a dumbwaiter in their new home
- They use the dumbwaiter to investigate strange noises
- Jared is sent up the dumbwaiter and discovers a secret room
- The room is a small library with unusual books and items
- Jared finds a note with a mysterious poem
- The poem seems to hold a message for Jared
- Jared hears his mom calling from downstairs
- The discovery of the library adds mystery to the story
- The note and the strange items in the library hint at a deeper, hidden world
- The children's exploration is interrupted by their mom's return
- The text is from "The Spiderwick Chronicles" by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
- The plot involves a family's encounter with a hidden world of faeries and magical creatures
The Spiderwick Chronicles: Jared Finds a Mysterious Book
- Jared finds a chest in the attic and reads a riddle about a man's torso containing a secret to all mankind
- He discovers a false bottom in the chest and finds a book titled "Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You"
- The book is filled with watercolor sketches and notes about faeries
- Jared interrupts Mallory and Simon fencing to show them the book
- Mallory dismisses the book as "baby stuff" and doubts the existence of faeries
- Their mother, suspicious of the attic's safety, questions Jared about the findings
- Jared reveals that the book belonged to Arthur Spiderwick, a relative of their great-aunt Lucinda
- The family's dinner conversation is tense, with Jared's mother expressing concern about the attic's safety
- There are hints of tension between Jared and his family regarding his behavior
- The book's discovery introduces the theme of faeries and sets the stage for further exploration
- The characters' differing beliefs about the existence of faeries create tension and skepticism
- The setting and family dynamics contribute to the mysterious and suspenseful atmosphere
The Boggart and Its Mysterious Activities
- Jared is trying to catch a boggart that seems to move through walls and is malicious and hard to get rid of.
- He leaves milk out in the kitchen to lure the boggart and notices small footprints in the flour, but is interrupted by his mother.
- The next morning, the kitchen is a mess with broken porcelain, chocolate syrup on the walls, and raw eggs on the windowpanes.
- Jared denies responsibility and points out the small footprints, but his family accuses him of making them and causing the chaos.
- His mother dismisses the footprints and finds Simon's frozen tadpoles and a note in the freezer, blaming Jared for his brother's missing mice.
- Jared's sister threatens him, and his mother orders him to clean up the mess, not believing his innocence.
- Jared reluctantly takes the garbage out and discovers items from the boggart's house, including a crushed robin's egg.
- The boggart's activities cause tension and conflict within the family, with Jared being unfairly blamed.
- The boggart's nature and motives remain a mystery, and Jared's attempts to catch it have unintended consequences.
- The family's lack of understanding and belief in Jared's innocence adds to the complexity of the situation.
- The discovery of the boggart's belongings and the crushed robin's egg hint at a deeper connection to the creature and its actions.
- The boggart's presence continues to disrupt the family's dynamics and raises questions about its intentions and impact.
The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Secret Room
- Jared and Mallory discover a secret room accessed through a dumbwaiter in their new home's library.
- They find a hidden door behind a large oil painting and explore the room, leaving a note for the boggart they believe inhabits it.
- Due to various activities, they are unable to visit the library for a week, but when they return, they notice the note they left is missing.
- They encounter Thimbletack, a small mannikin, who warns them about the dangers of Arthur Spiderwick's book and advises them to throw it away.
- Thimbletack mentions that those who kept the book have come to harm and that it contains too much information about the Fey for mortals to handle.
- The mannikin leaves without revealing who "they" are, but emphasizes the potential consequences of not heeding the warning.
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Test your knowledge of the mysterious discoveries made by Jared and his siblings in 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'. Explore hidden rooms, magical books, and encounters with mystical creatures in this thrilling adventure. From secret notes to the presence of mischievous beings, dive into the world of faeries and suspense.
