Inkheart Reader's Theater

What genre would Inkheart fit into best?

• Informational nonfiction

• realistic fiction

• historical fiction

• fantasy fiction

The story structure of Inkheart is very specific and has scenes and parts instead of chapters. This story structure is called ___________________________.

We can infer that Dustfinger calls Mo a silvertongue because...

• he wears a lot of siver jewelry.

• when he reads aloud, the characters in the book may "come to life" and come out of the book, others may go into the book.

• his tongue is a very unusual color.

• he lies a lot.

The author of Inkheart uses a lot of figurative language in the story. In scene 1 Narrator 3 says "...Mo and Dustfinger lock eyes." What kind of figurative language is being used here and what does this mean?

• Onomatopoeia - the author is saying that the lock makes a sound.

• Personification - the author means that their eyes look like a lock.

• Idiom - the author is trying to let the reader know that they are staring intently at each other.

• generalization - the author is trying to say that everyone has lock eyes.

Who are Capricorn's evil henchmen?

• Black Jackets

• Elinor

• Dustfinger

• Mo

Why is Dustfinger following Mo, what does he want from him?

• Dustfinger wants Mo to read him back into the book, Inkheart.

• Dustfinger wants to scare Mo and help Capicorn.

• Dustfinger hates Mo and does not want him to get his wife back.

• Dustfinger wants Meggie to know that her father caused him to be without his family.

What happened to Resa, Meggie's mother?

• She abandoned her family and never came back.

• She was killed.

• She went into the book, Inkheart, when Mo was reading.

• Nothing happened.

Who is the leader of the villains, the antagonist of the story?

Who is the protagonist of the story (the main character that the story centers around)?

All of the following statements describe the character of Elinor except....

• a spirited old lady who loves books.

• Meggie's aunt.

• a fierce and fearless woman with courage.

• a whiny, mean, lazy person.