Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Numbers: Book 1

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

London - The city where Jem and Spider live as the story opens.

The canal - The place where Jem likes to spend her time and where she gets to know Spider.

Aura - A spiritual energy that surrounds a person.

Weston - The location of a beach where Spider spent a holiday with his grandmother when he was very young.

The housing projects - The neighborhood where Karen lives.

The London Eye - The huge Ferris wheel that's bombed.

The park - Where Jem spends her final moments with Spider, hiding behind...
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