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Miss Peregrine's Home for PeculiarChildren
What is the setting of the book? - answersCairnholm Island, Wales, September 3, 1940;
Cairnholm Island, Wales, present day
Why can't Jacob get fired from the Smart Aid store? - answersHis family (uncle) owns
the store.
Why does Jacob think that his grandfather is imagining things? - answersHis grandpa is
very old, and the stories sound similar to the story of Santa Claus. Once he sees the
pictures, he no longer believes the stories.
How does Grandpa Portman expect to deal with these 'monsters'? - answersHe has a
gun/weapon collection.
What does Jacob's father plan on doing with Grandpa Portman? Why? - answersThey
plan on putting him in a nursing home.
Why does Jacob blame himself for his grandfather's death? - answersHe did not believe
his grandfather, and once he sees something in the woods, he knows that his
grandfather was not making the stories up.
Why does Jacob get rid of his grandfather's box with the photographs? - answersIt
reminds him of the stories that his grandfather used to tell.
According to Martin, how did everyone at the old house die? - answersDuring an air raid
on September 3, 1940.
, What is the difference between peculiar people and common people? - answersPeculiar
people have special abilities, and when they are in a loop, they do not age.
What is a loop? - answersA loop is a day in time that repeats over and over again.
Peculiar children hide in the loops to stay safe from wights.
Why did Miss Peregrine make a home for children? What was her purpose? -
answersMiss Peregrine made a home for the children to keep them safe.
Why do the children not age? - answersThey repeat the same day over and over again.
What type of masks do the children wear outside? Why do they have to wear them? -
answersThe children wear gas masks outside to protect them from the bombs that fall
everyday.
Why does Emma feel a connection to Jacob, even though she has never met him? -
answersJacob reminds Emma of Abraham whom she loved
Why is Miss Peregrine upset that Jacob told the other children about things in the
future? - answersMiss Peregrine does not want to the children to want to leave the loop.
It is better to only tell the children about the bad things that happen in the world so that
they will want to stay safe.
Why is it so dangerous for children to travel into the future? What would happen if they
do? - answersThe children will age rapidly and die within a few hours.
Why does Jacob come to realize that as much as he likes the island he also considers it
a prison? - answersThe children are trapped on the island. They live the same day over
and over and experience the same things.
Why did Grandpa Portman stop writing letters to Emma? - answersHe gets married and
has Franklin.
Why did Grandpa Portman leave the island? Why did he decide not to return to it? -
answersHe felt like he was trapped on the island and felt like his job was to always be
on watch. He decided not to return because he had a family and he liked to feel free.
Why does Emma believe Jacob belongs with her and the others? What makes him
peculiar? - answersEmma thinks that Jacob belongs with the others because he is also
peculiar; he can see the monsters just like his grandfather.
What happens to Victor? Why shouldn't the children leave the island? - answersVictor
was killed by a monster when he left the island.
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