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What is the title of the story?
The Summer Book
Who is the author of the story?
Tove Jansson
Where is the setting of the story?
small island in the Gulf of Finland
Who are the main characters of the story?
grandmother and Sophia
What are Sophia and her grandmother doing in the island?
They are on a holiday.
Give 2 adjectives to describe Sophia's grandmother?
independent and adventurous
When did the story happen?
In an early, very warm morning in July
How does grandmother feel about walking through the vegetation?
She feels nervous.
Why was grandmother holding her hand in front of her mouth?
She was afraid.
What were Sophia and her grandmother looking somewhere in the peonies?
Grandmother's false teeth
Sophia asks, 'Will they dig a hole?' What does she mean?
She means the hole they are going to dig to bury her.
Where are Sophia and her grandmother not allowed to go?
To go out of the ravine
What did Sophia want to do when they walked all the way out of the promontory?
She wanted to go swimming.
How would you describe the vegetation near the house?
It is thick like a rainforest of lush, evil leaves and flowers.
Why do you think grandmother first says 'Nothing' and then changes her mind?
She wants to be honest with the little girl.
When was the book first published?
1974
