Scritch Scratch
How much does a ticket on the ghost tour cost?
$68
What is written on the shower wall?
396
What was the little boy on the bus who vanished try to communicate by mouthing and writing on a piece of paper to Claire?
396
Claire gets reassigned a new locker. What is the new number and who is she now next to?
396 and Warner Jameson (her crush)
What grade is Clair in?
7
What gift does Emily give Claire to give her courage?
A bracelet she got for jumping off a cliff in Martha's Vineyard
Where does scritch scratch come from?
A noise behind Claire's room (little wet pale bit ghost from the bus)
Who can't see the things the ghost is doing (overflowing water in bathtubs, sharpie on the wall , the broken frame, text messages etc)?
Adults- sam and Claire's parents
Who is Willie Novotny?
Boy 396. They labeled the bodies of the unidentified on the SS Eastland and that was his number
What is the main character's father obsessed with?
Chicago scary stories
Who helps Claire's dad wrote his second book?
Claire
Joshua becomes sick. What does this mean?
Claire will need to help drive the tour bus and collect receipts.
Who tells Casslie that Claire helps her father on the tour bus?
Claire's brother Sam
What calms Claire?
Counting
Who do Claire and Warner do their report for school on?
Dexter Graves
When do they think the boy died?
Early 1900s bc they googled knickerbockers and that's when people worn them
What was written on the paper in her parents bathtub?
Eastland, the boat that sank in the chicago River killing many kids
The ghost texts Claire. What is the number he texts from and what does he text?
He texts from the number 396 and he texts Where are they, where are they, where are they,...
What are the 3 places the ghost tour stopped on? Ch 14
Hell house, death alley and couch tomb
Who does the main character almost run into at the book store with her father and why does she ignore her?
Her best friend Cassly with her new friend Emily. The main character is embarrassed by her father. She's also jealous of her friends new friendship
Who helps Claire find the ghost?
Her brother Sam, then later Casslie, and then finally Emily
After the boy texts Claire, what does Claire find upstairs?
Her parents bathtub is flooded with water and paper
What sport does Sam play?
Hockey
What ghost story made Claire dad decide to store a book?
Inez Clark. 7 year old girl struck by lightening
Where is the couch tomb located?
Lincoln park cemetery
Who is the author?
Lindsay Currie
What does Claire's mom always say that a teachable moment?
Look for the the story that isn't told bc it could be the one that matters.
What do Emily and Casslie have in common that Claire does not?
Makeup and fashion
Who is buried in the couch tomb?
No one knows
When Claire and Sam go to the Chicago History museum, are there lots of people at the SS Eastland exhibit?
No. Many people are surrounding other exhibits but this one seems forgotten. (Remember that they said ghost are ghosts bc their deaths have not been avenged. Willy was never identified, could not find his parents and his death was not avenged. Hence, why he keeps saying "where are they.")
Where was the number 396 written?
On a piece of paper on the ghost tour bus and in sharpie on the shower wall of Claire's bathroom.
Where do they go to find the boy?
One of the drive byee where they taped about the Eastland boat. Lasalle and Wacker.
How does the little boy try to reach out to Claire
Pulled shower curtain, water in Claire dresser, damaged a family picture
What does the Novotny tombstone say and what does it mean?
Rodina (sp?) Novotny. It's all 4 members of the family together. Rodina means family
What is Claire's brothers name?
Sam
Claire does not enjoy the paranormal like her father? What is her interest?
Science
What causes Claire to leave the lunch table with Emily and Casslie?
She gets mad that they leave her out and they want her to try on lipstick Deja Vu is the color
What does Claire's mom do?
She's a baker
What is the name of the book Claire's father wrote?
Spirits of Chicago
What did the main character's father quit his job to do?
Start up a haunted bus ghost tour in Chicago
What was the first stop on the Ghost Tour?
The Alley of Death (the Iroquois Theater)
Claire's father was asked to write a second book. What does he decide to write about?
The Eastland and Willy's story
What is the name of the Ghost Tour?
The Spirits of Chicago Ghost Tour
What is the final stop on the ghost tour?
The couch tomb
What do Claire and Sam use as a clue to find out who the ghost is?
The fact that little it has an old style suit on (knickerbockers)
What happened to Claire and Casslie in the bathroom?
The ghost boy turns on all the water faucets and flushes the toilets so Casslie believes there is really a ghost.
Who is Joshua?
The normal driver for the tour bus
What hardship do Casslie and Emily have in common that made them become friends?
Their parents recently divorced
Why do Warner and Emily hang out so much?
They are cousins and Emily is living with his family after her parents divorce.
What caused the SS Eastland to sink so close to shore with only 20 ft of water?
Too many supplies like life jackets and boats as well as passengers on the top of the ship messing up its center of gravity.
What boy talks to Claire in the lunch line (hint he is the head of baseball team and robotics club)
Warner Jameson (ch 11)
What is Sam afraid of? Ch 13
When the shower curtain is closed bc he thought there was a skeleton behind it when he was younger. He opens it every morning
What does the boy ghost say to Claire in the bathroom?
Where are they?
