Wonderstruck

Part 1

Reading Check

1. He was yelling in his sleep. (Part 1, Pages 18-27)

2. Sell it (Part 1, Pages 18-27)

3. A car accident (Part 1, Pages 18-27)

4. Lillian Mayhew (Part 1, Pages 28-93)

5. Help me. (Part 1, Pages 28-93)

6. Space Oddity (Part 1, Pages 28-93)

7. His cousin/Janet (Part 1, Pages 28-93)

8. Wonderstruck (Part 1, Pages 94-226)

Short Answer

1. Ben had hoped that he would see his mother even though he knows she is dead. (Various Pages)

2. Ben thinks Danny might be his father. The note has a phone number and address in New York City. (Part 1, Pages 94-226)

Part 2, Pages 226-357

Reading Check

1. New York City (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

2. Lillian Mayhew (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

3. Her mother (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

4. To Kincaid Books (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

5. His copy of Wonderstruck (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

Short Answer

1. He has difficulty navigating because he has recently lost his hearing. (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

2. Ben wants to make a wish on the meteorite and wonders if it still counts if it is not moving. Rose writes down her wish to belong somewhere and places it on the meteorite. The two share a similar experience because they are both looking for a place to belong. (Part 2, Pages 226-357)

Part 2, Pages 358-489

Reading Check

1. Wolves (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

2. His museum box (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

3. Jamie (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

4. Walter (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

5. Daniel Lobel (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

6. He is her brother. (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

Short Answer

1. Ben and Jamie both feel lonely. They also feel like none of their friends are interested in the things they want to do. Jamie only shares that bond with Ben. (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

2. Jamie doesn’t want Ben to leave, so he doesn’t tell Ben that Kincaid’s is still in business and hasn’t closed but moved. (Part 2, Pages 358-489)

Part 3

Reading Check

1. A black cat (Part 3)

2. Sign language (Part 3)

3. A locket (Part 3)

4. Rose (Part 3)

5. Queens Museum of Art (Part 3)

6. A miniature of New York (Part 3)

7. Rose is Ben’s grandmother. (Part 3)

Short Answer

1. After Rose finds Walter, she lives in New York and enrolls in a boarding school for the deaf. She met her husband there and worked at the American Museum of Natural History. (Part 3)

2. Danny met Elaine while he was staying in a cabin in Gunflint. (Part 3)