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  • Why was grandmother holding her hand in front of her mouth?
    She was afraid.
  • Where are Sophia and her grandmother not allowed to go?
    To go out of the ravine
  • When was the book first published?
    1974
  • Who are the main characters of the story?
    grandmother and Sophia
  • Where was Tove Jansson born?
    She was born in Finland.
  • When did the story happen?
    In an early, very warm morning in July
  • Name at least 3 titles of chapters in 'The Summer Book'?
    'The Moonlight, 'The Cat', The Cave', 'The Visitor', 'The Tent',
  • What are Sophia and her grandmother doing in the island?
    They are on a holiday.
  • Who is the author of the story?
    Tove Jansson
  • Where is the setting of the story?
    small island in the Gulf of Finland
  • Give 2 adjectives to describe Sophia's grandmother?
    independent and adventurous
  • How many chapters are there in Tove Jansson's 'The Summer Book'
    22 chapters
  • Sophia asks, 'Will they dig a hole?' What does she mean?
    She means the hole they are going to dig to bury her.
  • How would you describe the vegetation near the house?
    It is thick like a rainforest of lush, evil leaves and flowers.
  • What is the title of chapter 1 of Tove Jansson's 'The Summer Book'
    The Morning Swim
  • What was the writer and artist Tove Jansson's first language?
    Swedish
  • How does grandmother feel about walking through the vegetation?
    She feels nervous.
  • What did Sophia want to do when they walked all the way out of the promontory?
    She wanted to go swimming.
  • Why do you think grandmother first says 'Nothing' and then changes her mind?
    She wants to be honest with the little girl.
  • What is the title of the story?
    The Summer Book
  • What were Sophia and her grandmother looking somewhere in the peonies?
    Grandmother's false teeth
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