The Screaming Staircase

Multiple Choice

1. A (Various chapters)

2. B (Chapters 6-7)

3. C (Various chapters)

4. B (Chapter 22)

5. D (Various chapters)

6. A (Chapter 2)

7. A (Various chapters)

8. B (Various chapters)

9. A (Various chapters)

10. C (Chapter 17)

11. C (Various chapters)

12. D (Various chapters)

13. B (Chapter 11)

14. A (Various chapters)

15. D (Various chapters)

Long Answer

1. Children in the novel are the heroes who are strong, courageous, and talented. Children are capable of seeing and otherwise sensing spirits while adults rarely are. Additionally, adults in the novel seemed to have lost their resolve to fight back or hold out hope for a brighter future, but the children seem to maintain their passion and resilience. Lockwood, Lucy, and George act like heroes by being willing to take on any case, to endure risks and sacrifice themselves for the sake of others, and by defeating all villains who cross their path. (Various chapters)

2. Lockwood & Co. are unique because they are an independent company made and run entirely by children. There are no adults corrupting them or using them for tasks the adults don’t want to perform. Instead, they have total control over which cases they accept and how they go about tackling each case.