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Chapter 17

What is the main idea of this chapter?

Mrs. Driver was "short" with Crampfurl in the evening.

What does the word "short" mean in this context?

Crampfurl noticed that there was a sort of "menace" in Mrs. Driver's silence.

What does the word "menace" mean in this context?

What did Mrs. Driver do when the boy was in bed?

What did Mrs. Driver find in the boy's suitcase?

What did Mrs. Driver do before going to bed?

Mrs. Driver panted a little bit in her "eagerness" to see who was in the kitchen.

What does the word "eagerness" mean?

What did Mrs. Driver see when she quickly glanced at the kitchen floor?

What does Mrs. Driver call the borrower's home when she shows it to Crampfurl?

What does Mrs. Driver want to do after she sees all of the items under the floor?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?

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Question #2

The boy saw that the borrowers' house was a "shambles" after Mrs. Driver and Crampfurl picked through it.

What does the word "shambles" mean in this context?





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Question #3

Where did Pod, Homily, and Arrietty hide when Mrs. Driver opened the floorboard?





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Question #5

Pod says that they cannot live on a shelf. What reason does Pod give?





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Question #6

How does Arrietty react when Pod announces that they must emigrate?





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Question #7

The boy felt a "mounting" excitement at the possibility that Arrietty would move to the badger's set.

What does the word "mounting" mean in this context?





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Question #8

How will the boy take Pod, Homily, and Arrietty to the badger's set in the morning?





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Question #9

Homily seemed "appeased" when the boy said he could give them anything they wanted.

What does the word "appeased" mean in this context?