Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
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What type of pattern do all snowflakes have? Hexagonal symmetry (p. 3)
What is the setting of the story? Minnesota (p.7)
Who does Hazel’s mom want her to befriend? Adelaide Briggs (p. 8)
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)
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How does Hazel react when Jack tells her about the Snow Queen and
Jack? She thinks Adelaide told Tyler about their story. (p.145)
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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)
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The paint drips in Hazel’s house were made by who? Her father (p.
150)
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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)
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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)
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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
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What bird does Hazel ask for directions? A raven (p. 164)
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Which direction does Hazel walk through the woods? North (p. 165)
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Who is the first person Hazel sees in the woods? A woodsman (p. 168)
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What stops Hazel from talking to the woodsman? A wolf (p. 169)
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What did the huntsman drop on the path? A pair of girl’s ballet shoes
(p. 171)
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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)
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Who are the three women Hazel meets in the woods? The Fates (p.
177)
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Why can’t the Fates see Hazel’s future? Her thread is an unformed
piece of wool. (p. 177)
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The Fates say they will help Hazel if she will give them what?
Something shiny (p. 178)
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What shiny object does Hazel give to the Fates? Her flashlight (p. 179)
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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)
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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)
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Who is the Snow Queen’s character like? The White Witch in Narnia
(p. 198)
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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)
134.
Where is Ben from? New Jersey (p. 199)
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Why did Ben leave New Jersey? To protect his sister from their father
(p. 199)
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Who is Alice? Ben’s sister (Ben’s bird) (p. 200)
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What happened to Alice? She was turned into a bird. (p. 200)
138.
Why can’t Ben leave the woods? He’s not sure his sister can survive
anywhere outside of the woods. (p. 202)
139.
How can Hazel find the White Witch’s home? Follow the cold. (p. 203)
140.
How does Jack say the White Witch is different from regular people?
She doesn’t feel things. She’s all ice. (p. 203)
141.
How will Hazel call Jack if she needs help? With a whistle (p. 204)
142.
What do people find when they come into the woods? Not what
they’re looking for (p. 205)
143.
In the village, what keeps the wolves out? A tall fence (p. 210)
144.
In the village, what do people drop in the saxophone player’s case?
Vials of liquid (p. 214)
145.
What do people try to sell Hazel in the market? Something to make
her scar go away. (p. 215)
146.
What kind of potions does the older lady tell Hazel she specializes in
making? Forgetting potions (p. 216)
147.
What does Hazel notice about the dancing girl in the village? She is
wearing the red slippers she found in the woods. (p. 217)
148.
How does the dancing girl’s face look while she’s dancing? As if she’s
in pain (p. 218)
149.
What does the man in the market place offer Hazel? A potion to grant
her heart’s desire (p. 219)
150.
What is Hazel’s heart’s desire? To have Jack back (p. 219)
151.
The slim, slight man Hazel meets in the village reminds her of what?
The bad guy in Jack’s drawing (p. 218)
152.
When Hazel is saved from the “bad guy” in the village, what name
does her savior call her? Rose (p. 220)
153.
Who saves Hazel from the “bad guy” in the village? Lucas (p. 219)
154.
If Hazel had agreed to take her heart’s desire from the wizard/”bad
guy”, what would have happened to her? She would have been bound to him
forever. (p. 224)
155.
What did the wizard press into Hazel’s skin? Something that lessens
her judgment. (p. 223)
156.
Where is Lucas taking Hazel? To his wife for an antidote (p. 224)
157.
What is Lucas’s wife’s profession? She is an herbalist. (p. 224)
158.
Who is Lucas’s wife? Nina (p. 225)
159.
What is surprising about how Nina looks? She looks Indian, like Hazel.
(p. 225)
160.
What happened to Lucas and Nina’s daughter? They lost her. (p. 229)
161.
How did Jack give himself a battle when he jousted with Hazel? He
used a red popsicle to make blood. (p. 228)
162.
What unusual pet do Lucas and Nina have? A mechanical bird (p. 230)
163.
What does Lucas’s bird remind Hazel of? Ben’s sister (p. 231)
164.
What is Lucas’s profession? He’s an inventor. (p. 231)
165.
What does Hazel’s father think she should be in her imaginary quests?
A princess (p. 234)
166.
Who warns Hazel away from staying with Lucas and Nina? The
flowers (p. 237)
167.
What are the flowers? They were once girls, but they were trapped by
Lucas and Nina. (p. 237)
168.
How was Daisy lured into the woods? A wizard promised her a spell
to cure her illness. (p. 239)
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Who lured Violet into the woods? A shadow pretended to be a man
and she fell in love. (p. 239)
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Why was Lily in the woods? Her heart was broken and she was
walking by herself. (p. 239)
171.
What did Poppy find outside of her hut? The red ballet shoes (p. 240)
172.
How did the woodsman offer to save Poppy from the shoes? He would
cut off her feet. (p. 240)
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What does everything taste like in Lucas’s house? Honey (p. 241)
174.
What is the connection between Ben and Lucas? Lucas and Nina
turned Ben’s sister into a bird. (p. 242)
175.
What gift does Hazel give to the flowers? The water in her canteen (p.
243)
176.
Why does Nina turn girls into flowers? To protect them and to keep
them from leaving. (p. 244)
177.
Hazel thinks if the woodsmen tell lies, then who must tell the truth?
The wolves (p. 252)
178.
Where does the wolf lead Hazel? To the girl with the matches (and the
largest piece of splintered mirror) (p. 253)
179.
Why can’t the girl with the matches go home? She has to stay out until
she sells all of the matches. (p. 254)
180.
What does Hazel see in the matches’ fires? Nothing (p. 255)
181.
What does the match girl see in the matches’ fire? Her grandmother
cooking dinner (p. 255)
182.
How does Hazel save the match girl? She gives her the jacket, hat, and
gloves that she was wearing. (p. 256)
183.
Who does Hazel call for help? Ben (p. 257)
184.
What does the girl give Hazel? Matches and the splintered mirror (p.
258)
185.
How did Jack and Hazel stay cool in the summer? They filled a baby
pool with ice and rolled around in it. (p. 261)
186.
How does Hazel try to stay warm after she gives the match girl her
coat? She remembers the hot summers. (p. 262)
187.
What does the White Witch give Jack to keep the dreams away? Kisses
(265)
188.
What does Jack feel like is in his center? A hole (p. 266)
189.
What gift does the White Witch bring to Jack that he likes? A puzzle (p.
267)
190.
If he can spell the right word, what will the White Witch give Jack? His
heart’s desire (p. 267)
191.
What word does Jack think is the right answer to the witch’s puzzle?
Eternity (p. 267)
192.
What does the witch’s castle look like? Jack’s fort in his picture (p.
272)
193.
How can Hazel save Jack from the witch? Jack has to go with Hazel (p.
281)
194.
Hazel discovers that the witch is the only person in the woods who
wants what? Nothing (p. 282)
195.
What does Hazel have to cross to get to Jack? A frozen lake (p. 284)
196.
Why does Jack flinch away from Hazel’s touch? She’s warm (p. 287)
197.
What does the splintered mirror show Jack and Hazel? Jack is frozen,
blue and cracked. (p. 288)
198.
How does Hazel get Jack to feel the cold? She reminds him of times
they played in his kitchen. (p. 291)
199.
What position does Jack Mauer play? He’s a catcher. (p. 293)
200.
How did Jack get the signed Jack Mauer ball? He caught a pop foul, and
he stayed after the game to get it signed. (p. 293)
201.
How does Hazel make Jack warm? She summons all the warmth from
all of the Hazels she has ever been, and she gives the warm to Jack. (p. 294)
202.
What happens to the ice floe when Hazel breaks the spell? It begins to
melt (p. 295)
203.
As Hazel and Jack leave the ice lake, what does the witch do? She
stands and stares at them. (p. 300)
204.
What does Jack lose in the icy lake? The baseball (p. 300)
205.
How does Hazel know she’s walking in the right direction after leaving
the castle? She walks away from the thing that is pulling her. (p. 303)
206.
What is the purpose of the clock? Hazel is able to set the time back to
the day she walked into the woods. (p. 304)
207.
What time does Hazel set the clock to read? 7:00 (p. 305)
208.
Who picks Hazel and Jack up on their way home from the woods?
Tyler’s mom (p. 308)
209.
What does Tyler tell Hazel about recess on the day he gives them a
ride home? That she can play with them. (p. 309)
210.
What gift does Hazel’s mom give her? Ballet shoes (p. 311)
211.
Hazel’s mom says she’s giving her a present and a promise. What are
they? Present –ballet shoes; promise – ballet lessons (p. 311)
212.
To whom does Hazel want to tell the story of the Snow Queen?
Adelaide and Uncle Martin (p. 312)