Pet

Chapters 1-4

Reading Check

1. Lucille (Chapter 1)

2. Angels (Chapter 1)

3. Her hands (Chapter 2)

4. Redemption’s (Chapter 3)

5. Jam (Chapter 4)

Short Answer

1. With most people, Jam does not speak aloud, but instead uses sign language. With her mother, she speaks aloud. (Chapter 1)

2. She feels sick and dizzy when she sees the razor blades embedded in the painting, and when she stumbles against it, the razor blades cut her hand. (Chapter 2)

3. The creature insists that it is not a monster and reminds Jam that things are not always as they appear. (Chapter 2)

4. Bitter has created a “door” with paint, but it is Jam who has provided the “key” with her blood. (Chapter 3)

5. Pet has come to hunt a monster, but they believe that no more monsters exist in Lucille. (Chapter 4)

Chapters 5-8

Reading Check

1. Moss (Chapter 5)

2. The library (Chapter 6)

3. Redemption’s (Chapter 7)

4. Librarian (Chapter 8)

5. Moss/his younger brother (Chapter 8)

Short Answer

1. According to Pet, Jam must be the one to see the monster for what it really is. (Chapter 5)

2. Pet says that Jam is afraid to find out who it is, because once she identifies the monster, the peace of Lucille will be disrupted. (Chapter 6)

3. Jam thinks that the angels must have watched people’s behavior closely to decide who was a monster, instead of being distracted by appearances. (Chapter 6)

4. Jam can see within Jam’s world and a mirror world at the same time, but others cannot. (Chapter 7)

5. He is amazed and stares at Pet until Pet becomes uncomfortable. He admits to Jam that he is afraid of Pet, but he says that he trusts Jam when she says that Pet will not hurt him. (Chapter 8)

Chapters 9-Epilogue

Reading Check

1. Laundry (Chapter 9)

2. A hibiscus (Chapter 10)

3. Fighting (Chapter 11)

4. Yellow smoke (Chapter 12)

5. Glass/Redemption’s aunt (Epilogue)

Short Answer

1. Redemption, like Pet, is eager to find and kill the monster responsible for hurting Moss. Jam, by contrast, tries to calm them down and advocates for turning the person in to the authorities. (Chapter 9)

2. Jam believes that Moss deserves to be able to speak about the abuse privately. (Chapter 10)

3. Pet is also there, but invisible, and it promises Jam that it will not let anyone hurt her or Redemption. (Chapter 11)

4. Pet does not believe that humans can learn from their mistakes, so it believes that Hibiscus will continue hurting people. (Chapter 12)

5. The human angels of Lucille create policies and programs to make its citizens aware that monsters still exist and that they should be watchful for them. (Epilogue)