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how did they get to the coast?
train
what did Irina find?
a cat
what did max get for his birthday?
a pocketwatch
what was the profession of max’s father?
watchmaker
what did the father notice at the train station?
the clock was an hour and a half slow
what did max notice at the train station
the clock was going backwards
on his birthday, max turned….
13
the story takes place in the summer of…
1943
what important decision did the father announce on max’s birthday?
the family was going to move
how old was Irina?
8
why did the family move to the coast?
to get away from the war
how old was Alicia?
15
where was the new house located?
the northern end of a long beach
for max, what did the houses look like?
doll houses
how did the residents get around?
on foot
the house was
two floors
who lived in the house originally that the Carvers now were going to live?
the fleischmann family
what showed that the Fleischmann’s luck had changed?
Mrs. Fleischmann got pregnant
what tragedy happened in 1936?
jacob drowned
what effect did Jacob’s death have on Mr. Fleischmann?
he died within a couple of years
what heroic mission was tasked to max?
he had to rid the upstairs of spiders
what did the cat do with the spiders?
he ate them
what did max notice behind the house some 100 meters
a statue garden
what woke up max?
a figure covered in mist whispering in his ear
what was max’s goal that morning?
check out the sculpture garden
how did max get into the garden?
he broke the lock with a rock
what were represented by all the figures in the garden?
members of a circus
what figure was in the center?
a clown
what symbols did max notice in the garden?
a six pointed star in a circle
what scared max?
the figure in the middle’s hand that was closed was now open
in what shape were all the figures in the garden?
a six pointed star
what did max’s dad find in the garage?
2 bikes
what did max’s dad also find in the garage?
a projector and movies
why couldn’t max’s dad go for a ride on the bikes with him?
he had a meeting to discuss renting a place for his shop
what was Roland like?
tall, tan, thin and green eyes
what’s going to happen to Roland in September?
he’s enlisting in the army
where’s the best place for scuba diving?
by the old shipwreck
what happened to the ship in the bay?
it his the rocks in a storm
what happened to the survivor?
he adopted Roland when his parents died
what were Max and Roland going to do the next day?
scuba dive
what does Max need to bring when he meets up with Roland?
breakfast
what happened as Max bikes home?
it began to rain
what caused Max to fall asleep?
the sound of the rain
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