Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu

1.  What type of pattern do all snowflakes have? Hexagonal symmetry (p. 3)

2.  What is the setting of the story? Minnesota (p.7)

3.  Who does Hazel’s mom want her to befriend? Adelaide Briggs (p. 8)

4.  Why doesn’t Hazel’s mom want Hazel hanging out with Jack? Mom wants Hazel to play with girls. (p. 9)

5.  Name Hazel’s school. Lovelace Elementary School (p. 9)

6.  How is Hazel’s old school different from Lovelace? It didn’t have desks; she called her teacher by her first name; and her teacher bragged about her creativity. (p. 9)

7.  What does Hazel like about Lovelace? She goes to school with Jack. (p. 9)

8.  What do Tyler and the other mean kids call Hazel? Crazy Hazy (p. 10)

9.  Why does Tyler hate Hazel? Jack plays with Hazel at recess and sits with her on the bus. (p. 10)

10.  What kind of book bags do all the kids, except Hazel, carry? Messenger bag (p. 11)

11.  Who is Hazel’s teacher? Mrs. Jacobs (p. 11)

12.  Hazel thinks her teacher could be from what book? A Wrinkle in Time (p. 13)

13.  Why does Hazel think her teacher could be from A Wrinkle in Time? The children visit a planet where everyone is the same, and Hazel knows that would make Mrs. Jacobs very happy. (p. 13)

14.  What connection did Hazel make on Parent Night? She was not like her parents, and her peers were like their parents. (p. 17)

15.  Where is Susan from? China (p. 18)

16.  Why does Hazel think Susan is like her? She’s from another country. (p. 18)

17.  In what grade is Hazel? Fifth grade (p. 19)

18.  Where does Jack meet Hazel at recess? By the big slide (p. 19)

19.  Why is hard to play superhero baseball? Jack and Hazel pretend to be superheroes, but they have to hide their powers. (21)

20.  Who is the best artist in the fifth grade? Jack (p. 21)

21.  Who asks Hazel if she and Jack are going out? Molly (p. 23)

22.  What does Hazel notice about Adelaide’s house? It is very fancy with red brick overlooking the lake. It has a Dracula style doorknocker. (p. 28)

23.  Who is Martin? Adelaide’s uncle; he is an out of work screenwriter. (p. 29)

24.  What type of daemon would Hazel be? A cat (p. 31)

25.  Where was Hazel born? India (p. 31)

26.  What does the Snow Queen have in common with her palace? Her heart and the palace are made of ice. (p. 32)

27.  What does the Snow Queen want? She collects kids and keeps them in her globe by making promises to them. They agree to stay with her. (p. 33)

28.  What does Hazel compare Joe Mauer’s baseball to? Jack’s still beating heart (p. 39)

29.  What does Jack’s mother do all day? She stares blankly at the TV screen and sits in a recliner. (p. 39)

30.  What is wrong with Jack’s mother? She is in a deep state of depression. (p. 40)

31.  What is the shrieking shack? An old abandoned house that Jack and Hazel go to. They see it as a palace. (p. 41)

32.  What is special about the fort Jack draws? It symbolizes how he feels – lonely and invisible. (p. 46)

33.  What kind of villain did Jack draw? A normal looking man who is very intelligent, but evil. He steals people’s souls. (p. 46)

34.  How does Hazel’s mom’s voice sound when she speaks to Hazel’s father on the phone? She sounds like her voice has no air in it. (p. 48)

35.  What kind of club are Mikaela and her father starting? A book club (p. 50)

36.  Why does Hazel think she hurt Jack? She threw a snowball at his back, and then he grabbed his eye. (p. 52)

37.  What does Hazel throw at Tyler? Her pencil box (p. 56)

38.  Why did Hazel throw her pencil box at Tyler? Tyler sent her a note that said, “Your fault” (after she hit Jack with the snowball) (p. 56)

39.  What did Hazel do after she threw her pencil box at Tyler? She ran from the room and hid in the bathroom. (p. 57)

40.  On the day Hazel threw her pencil box at Tyler, what did she forget her school? Her book bag, hat, mittens, and coat (p. 59)

41.  What does the principal recommend for Hazel? Evaluations and visits to the counselor (p. 62)

42.  What did Jack get in his eye? Glass (p. 64)

43.  On the day Jack gets glass in his eye, why doesn’t he want to play with Hazel? He’s playing with Bobby and Tyler. (p. 66)

44.  What kind of world exists besides the real world? A glittering, shifting world (p. 69)

45.  How many syllables are in Mal’s true name? 47 (p. 69)

46.  How is Mal like a goblin? Green-brown skin, frog like mouth, and sharp little teeth (p. 69)

47.  How is Mal like a demon? He’s up to no good. (p. 69)

48.  How is Mal like an imp? Bat wings, high-pitched screech of a laugh, and pointy ears (p. 69(

49.  How is Mal like a troll? Seven feet tall, warty, and hangs out under bridges (p. 69)

50.  What did Mal invent? A mirror that shows only bad things. (p. 70)

51.  How did Mal break the mirror? He flew too high with it while trying to see the Earth. (p. 70)

52.  What did the hidden beings come out to watch? The falling shards of the mirror. (p. 71)

53.  Why is the witch in Minnesota? She can travel between worlds when the snowfall is heavy. (p. 71)

54.  Where do all the hidden creatures live? In the woods (p. 71)

55.  When the mirror shatters, what does the witch think will be interesting? The glass that fell in Jack’s eye (p. 71)

56.  When Hazel leaves her jacket at school, which one does her mother find for her to wear? Her third grade , puffy, purple jacket (p. 76)

57.  What happens to Hazel as she is walking into the school in her old purple jacket? She slides in the ice and lands on her back. (p. 77)

58.  When Mrs. Jacobs talks, what does Hazel do each day? She peers out the window. (p. 79)

59.  Who loans Hazel a pencil? Mikaela (p. 80)

60.  Who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike? Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley (p. 82)

61.  Hazel draws snowflakes on her notes. How many sides do her snowflakes have? Eight (p. 82)

62.  Who does Hazel apologize to for throwing the pencil box? Jack first and then Tyler (p. 83)

63.  Why does Hazel’s mom think Jack isn’t talking to Hazel? People change as they grow up. (p. 86)

64.  What is Jack made of? Superheroes, castles and baseball (p. 88)

65.  What caused Jack to change? The glass went to his heart and changed it. (p. 88)

66.  How does Jack feel when the glass goes to his heart? He has a lot of energy. (p. 88)

67.  What does Jack do when he trips over the third graders book bag? He winks at him. (p. 89)

68.  How does the glass affect Jack’s math abilities? Jack understands fractions and math all of a sudden. (p. 90)

69.  What daredevil stunts does Jack do when he’s sledding by himself? He sleds alone, head first, down the slopes. (93)

70.  On the day Jack goes sledding alone, what does he see near the woods? A tornado of snow that turns into the Snow Queen. (93)

71.  What does the Snow Queen promise Jack? His heart’s desire and to live forever (p. 96)

72.  What candy does the Snow Queen offer Jack? Turkish delight (p. 97)

73.  What pulls the Snow Queens’s sleigh? Winged white horses (p. 96)

74.  Who is Jeremy? Adelaide’s little brother (p. 100)

75.  What does Adelaide want to be when she grows up? She wants to write stories and turn them into ballets. (p. 100)

76.  When she’s dancing, who is Hazel stealing beauty from? A swan. (p. 101)

77.  Which scientist does Jeremy want to do a report on? Spiderman (p. 102)

78.  What question does Hazel ask Uncle Martin? Can people change overnight? (p. 104)

79.  What kind of lessons does Hazel want to take? Ballet (p. 107)

80.  What advice does Martin give Hazel? To save someone, show the person good and use love. (106)

81.  The Snow Queen’s horses are not really horses. What are they? White wolves (p. 108)

82.  Being tucked into the Snow Queen’s fur is like being wrapped in what? Snow (p. 111)

83.  When the Snow Queen kisses Jack, he knows it feel like what? Death (p. 111)

84.  What is strange about Jack’s house? The curtains and blinds are always closed. (p.112)

85.  After Jack disappears, who sits with Hazel at lunch? Mikaela (p. 119)

86.  Hazel finds school is easy when she disconnects her what? Heart (p. 117)

87.  What does Hazel draw in art class? Jack’s palace - a small fort with “lollipop” shaped turrets” on a white background (p. 123)

88.  Where does Mrs. Campbell say Jack is? He is staying with his Aunt Bernice (p. 126)

89.  What is Hazel’s father getting ready to do? He is getting married. (p. 130)

90.  Why can’t Hazel’s father pay for ballet lessons? He is planning a wedding. (p. 130)

91.  What book is Hazel reading? A Wrinkle in Time (p. 131)

92.  Who is Mr. Lewis? The counselor (p. 133)

93.  What animal does Mr. Lewis look like? A chipmunk (p. 134)

94.  What does the counselor recommend for Hazel? A time-out if she’s feeling angry. (p. 136)

95.  How old is Hazel? 11 (p. 136)

96.  Why can’t Hazel go to the “palace” where she and Jack like to go? People are inside drinking (p. 138)

97.  How does the palace look to Hazel when she arrives and people are inside drinking? A “lonely, broken down thing” (p. 138)

98.  After Jack disappears, who is the only person who seems aware of Hazel? Tyler (p. 142)

99.  What does Tyler tell Hazel about Jack? He saw Jack leave with the Snow Queen (p. 144)

100.  How does Hazel react when Jack tells her about the Snow Queen and Jack? She thinks Adelaide told Tyler about their story. (p.145)

101.  What does Hazel pack to go on her adventure? A compass, a change of clothes, a flashlight, a canteen, a whistle, energy bars, and Jack Mauer’s autographed baseball (p. 148-149)

102.  The paint drips in Hazel’s house were made by who? Her father (p. 150)

103.  Hazel thinks her father’s paint drips are like what? Breadcrumbs (p. 150)

104.  What happened to the pieces of broken mirror? Some were made into mirrors, eyeglasses, TVs, and a girl picked up the largest piece. (p. 154-155)

105.  What happened to the lady who had glasses made from the splintered mirror? She left her husband because she was living a lie. (p. 154)

106.  What happened to the mirror made from the splintered mirror? No one tried on clothes in the dressing room with the mirror. (p. 154)

107.  How did people react to the TVs made from the splintered mirror? They canceled their TV service because the shows seemed too mean. (p. 154)

108.  Why did the splintered mirror not affect the girl who picked it up in the woods? She knew the world was an ugly, mean place so the mirror spoke the truth to her. (p. 155)

109.  When Hazel steps in the woods, she knows she has been here before. When was she there? In books that she read. (p. 160)

110.  What is the first creature Hazel sees inside of the woods? A large grey wolf. (p. 160)

111.  What unnatural sound does Hazel hear in the woods? Tick-Tock (the sound of a ticking clock) p. 163

112.  What bird does Hazel ask for directions? A raven (p. 164)

113.  Which direction does Hazel walk through the woods? North (p. 165)

114.  Who is the first person Hazel sees in the woods? A woodsman (p. 168)

115.  What stops Hazel from talking to the woodsman? A wolf (p. 169)

116.  What did the huntsman drop on the path? A pair of girl’s ballet shoes (p. 171)

117.  What does Hazel realize about herself when she talks to the Fates? She doesn’t know if she had a different name when she was born. (p. 176)

118.  Who are the three women Hazel meets in the woods? The Fates (p. 177)

119.  Why can’t the Fates see Hazel’s future? Her thread is an unformed piece of wool. (p. 177)

120.  The Fates say they will help Hazel if she will give them what? Something shiny (p. 178)

121.  What shiny object does Hazel give to the Fates? Her flashlight (p. 179)

122.  The Fates tell Hazel she should do what? Give up and go home (p. 180)

123.  Where does Hazel find the swanskin? In a tree (p. 183)

124.  What does she realize about the skin? It doesn’t make her beautiful or a swan. (p. 184)

125.  What does Hazel do with the swanskin? She throws it into a ravine. (p. 184)

126.  Who did the swanskin belong to? A monstrous woman with rotten skin. (p. 187)

127.  What does the owner of the swanskin do to Hazel? She scratches her cheek so that it will leave a large scar. (p. 188)

128.  Who saves Hazel from the swan lady? A teen age boy named Ben (a.k.a. the birdkeeer) (p. 191)

129.  How does Ben’s bird look different from other birds? It appears to glow. (p. 193)

130.  Who does Ben tell Hazel not to worry about? The wolves (p. 196)

131.  What does Ben tell Hazel about the swanskin woman? She was once beautiful, but she killed a swan to take its beauty, and it cost her beauty. (p. 197)

132.  Who is the Snow Queen’s character like? The White Witch in Narnia (p. 198)

133.  Why does Ben think Hazel should not go after Jack? The White Witch can only take people who want to go with her. (p. 199)