1. Based on details in the
text, infer what kind of ice
skater Jeremy is. Support
with text evidence.
2. What can you infer based
on the following lines.
“No one comes to Ghost Lake after
dark,” says Hugh.
“Especially not a girl,” says Tom. “Alone.”
3. Based on details from pp. 19-21,
what can be reasonably inferred
about Jeremy?
4. Infer what is
happening on p. 22 starting with the
line,
“Weren’t you going to do something
for me and Poppy today?”
5. Infer who Jeremy thinks he
sees in the card on p. 24 when
he says, “It’s her!”
6. What can you infer based on
details in the 6th paragraph on
p. 25 starting with the line
“Jeremy grins…”
7. Infer what Cecily means
when she says “Oh, I’m not
alone,” Why do you think they
call it Ghost Lake, Jer.”
8. What can be inferred about
John Culver and Cecily based on
details from p. 26?
9. Infer why Cecily tells Jer the
myth about King Ceyx and
Alcyone.
10. Infer why Jer is suddenly
frightened of Cecily on p. 31.
11. On p. 31, what inference can
be reasonably made to explain
why Jeremy misses an easy
shot?
12. Based on details from the
text, what inference can be
reasonably made about what
happens to Jeremy and Cecily
on p. 33?
13. Write a claim about who or
what Cecily is and support your
claim with at least three pieces
of evidence from the text.
1. Jeremy is a very skilled skater.
• “His movements are effortless, the
blades like wings on his feet.”
• “Shaving ice, he pivots.”
2. *Ghost Lake is considered a scary
place.
* The boys assume that girls scare
easily.
3. Jeremy LOVES hockey.
He is obsessed with hockey.
4. Jeremy realizes that his mom is telling him
that he was supposed to help Poppy, but he
looks at her as if he doesn’t know what she
means. However, he definitely knows he
messed up.
5. Jeremy thinks that the girl
he saw skating at Ghost lake is
the same girl on the post card.
6. He is happy to see Cecily
and he believes she is the
girl on the postcard.
7. She believes that there are
ghosts at Ghost Lake,
therefore she isn’t alone
because ghosts are there, too.
8. Cecily is either lying about
who she is because John
Culver is dead, or she is a
ghost.
9. Cecily tells Jer the story
because she is hinting at what
will happen with their
relationship.
10. Jer is suddenly frightened of Cecily
because he is not only unsure of who
she is, but the myth is also frightening
because Poppy’s Cecily drowned and so
did King Ceyx and Alcyone.
11. Jeremy misses the shot
because he is distracted. His
mind is on Cecily and the
decision he has to make.
12. Jeremy and Cecily fall
into the ice and are turned
into Kingfisher’s by Zeus.
They fly away as birds.
13. Write a claim about who or
what Cecily is and support your
claim with at least three pieces
of evidence from the text.