Miss Peregrine Review
What is the setting of the book- time and place?
Cairnholm Island, Wales, September 3, 1940; Cairnholm Island, Wales, present day
Why can't Jacob get fired from the Smart Aid store?
His family (uncle) owns the store.
How does Grandpa Portman expect to deal with these 'monsters'?
He has a gun/weapon collection.
What does Jacob's father plan on doing with Grandpa Portman? Why?
They plan on putting him in a nursing home because he's exhibiting signs of dementia.
Why does Jacob blame himself for his grandfather's death?
He did not believe his grandfather, and once he sees something in the woods, he can't get
anyone to believe him.
Why does Jacob get rid of his grandfather's box with the photographs?
It reminds him of the stories that his grandfather used to tell, which at the time he didn't believe.
Oggie discussed a peculiar sight the morning after
September 3, 1940. What did he describe?
A young man (Abe) unharmed from the bombing
What is a loop?
A loop is a day in time that repeats over and over again. Peculiar children hide in the loops to
stay safe from wights.
What is the difference between peculiar people and common people?
Peculiar people have special abilities, and when they are in a loop, they do not age.
, Why did Miss Peregrine make a home for children? What was her purpose?
Miss Peregrine made a home for the Peculiar children to keep them safe.
Why do the children not age?
They repeat the same day over and over again.
What type of masks do the children wear outside on the property? Why do they have to wear
them?
The children wear gas masks outside on the property to protect them from the bombs that fall
everyday.
Why does Emma feel a connection to Jacob, even though she has never met him? Explain.
Jacob reminds Emma of Abraham whom she loved.
Why does Jacob come to realize that as much as he likes the island he also considers it a
prison?
The children are trapped on the island. They live the same day over and over and experience
the same things.
Why did Grandpa Portman stop writing letters to Emma?
He gets married and has Franklin and his sister.
What are the dangers of the children going outside the loop?
The wights might find where they are and wait for them to come out of the loop so he can feed
the Peculiar to his hollow. Also, they will age fast.
Jacob Portman
sees the invisible hollows
Emma Bloom
conjures fire from her hands
Miss Peregrine
What is the setting of the book- time and place?
Cairnholm Island, Wales, September 3, 1940; Cairnholm Island, Wales, present day
Why can't Jacob get fired from the Smart Aid store?
His family (uncle) owns the store.
How does Grandpa Portman expect to deal with these 'monsters'?
He has a gun/weapon collection.
What does Jacob's father plan on doing with Grandpa Portman? Why?
They plan on putting him in a nursing home because he's exhibiting signs of dementia.
Why does Jacob blame himself for his grandfather's death?
He did not believe his grandfather, and once he sees something in the woods, he can't get
anyone to believe him.
Why does Jacob get rid of his grandfather's box with the photographs?
It reminds him of the stories that his grandfather used to tell, which at the time he didn't believe.
Oggie discussed a peculiar sight the morning after
September 3, 1940. What did he describe?
A young man (Abe) unharmed from the bombing
What is a loop?
A loop is a day in time that repeats over and over again. Peculiar children hide in the loops to
stay safe from wights.
What is the difference between peculiar people and common people?
Peculiar people have special abilities, and when they are in a loop, they do not age.
, Why did Miss Peregrine make a home for children? What was her purpose?
Miss Peregrine made a home for the Peculiar children to keep them safe.
Why do the children not age?
They repeat the same day over and over again.
What type of masks do the children wear outside on the property? Why do they have to wear
them?
The children wear gas masks outside on the property to protect them from the bombs that fall
everyday.
Why does Emma feel a connection to Jacob, even though she has never met him? Explain.
Jacob reminds Emma of Abraham whom she loved.
Why does Jacob come to realize that as much as he likes the island he also considers it a
prison?
The children are trapped on the island. They live the same day over and over and experience
the same things.
Why did Grandpa Portman stop writing letters to Emma?
He gets married and has Franklin and his sister.
What are the dangers of the children going outside the loop?
The wights might find where they are and wait for them to come out of the loop so he can feed
the Peculiar to his hollow. Also, they will age fast.
Jacob Portman
sees the invisible hollows
Emma Bloom
conjures fire from her hands
Miss Peregrine
