It Watches in the Dark

What is the opening setting in "It Watches in the Dark"?

• An abandoned village in the forrest

• A cabin in the woods

• Canoeing on Champion River

• At home, getting ready for a trip on the river

What is the point of view of It Watches in the Dark?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

What happens at the beginning of the story?

• Oliver is so afraid, he refuses to go white water rafting with his sister

• Trisha is an athlete, but she is not a fan of water and tries to talk their dad out of the trip

• Oliver, Trisha, and their dad are canoeing on the river when their dad gets injured

• Oliver and Trisha are exploring in the woods and come across a cabin

"...reminding Trisha of the time they'd gone on a tour of a colonial town. she could imagine Benjamin Franklin or somebody like that living here."

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Foreshadowing

When Oliver and Trisha went to look for help, what did they find?

• A helpful hunter in the cabin by the river

• A small compound of people who scowled and told them to go away

• A whole village of people called Escrow

• They made it to the main road and were able to call an ambulance

What was so odd about the man they met in the village first?

• He was really rude

• He did not seem to know how to talk to people properly

• He acted like a child

• He forced them to stay at his house and not go see their dad

On their way to the medical center, the children are shocked to see what?

• A large statue of Frank in the town square

• A new section of town that was a lot more modern than the first part of town

• A two-story tall scarecrow

• Frank had called their mother and she had already arrived

Even more interesting, Trisha noticed something around the scarecrow, what was it?

• Flowers and small items that look like offerings

• Stone benches

• Landscaping with decorative plants

• Words scrawled in the dirt

What did the twins do after seeing their Dad safely to the medical center?

• Explored the town

• Go inspect the scarecrow

• Interview people in the town

• Get a meal at Agatha's Cafe

What made Agatha show concern?

• When the twins told her about their Dad's head injury

• When the twins said their cellphones were not working to call their mother

• The twins may need to spend the night

• The twins told her they thought the scarecrow looked at them