Explain how life at Bishop’s affects Mike’s actions and motivations. Write your answer in complete sentences. - The uncertainty of their future at the orphanage motivates Mike to plan carefully to keep Frankie and himself together, pushing him to take risks to secure their adoption by Mrs. Sturbridge., Explain Mrs. Pennyweather’s character traits. - Mrs. Pennyweather is a nasty and conniving woman. She likes to make things "appear" good at Bishop's, even when they are not., Does Mrs. Pennyweather make life easier or harder for the boys at Bishop’s? Explain in complete sentences. - Mrs. Pennyweather makes life harder for the boys. She takes away their personal belongings, sends them out to hire so that she can make extra money, and even resells donations intended for the boys. Also, she doesn’t care that Mike and Frankie were not to be separated., Why did Mike and Frankie’s grandmother send them to Bishop’s? - Bishops had a piano., Why did Mike and Frankie want to join Hoxie’s Harmonica Wizards? - Mike sees it as his and Frankie's ticket out of Bishop's., What type of child(ren) did Mrs. Sturbridge ask Mr. Howard to adopt? - Mrs. Sturbridge had asked for one girl, not two boys., What were Mike’s immediate feelings upon arriving at Mrs. Sturbridge’s home? - Mike felt uneasy when he arrived at Mrs. Sturbridge’s home. He thought it was too good to be true., How was Mike treated at Highlander’s Department Store? - The sales associates at Highlander’s thought Mike was a thief and tried to throw him out., What strange thing happens at Mr. Wilkenson’s Instrument Shop? - Mike thought he heard all the instruments playing at once., How does Mr. Howard feel about Mrs. Sturbridge? - Mr. Howard is in love with Mrs. Sturbridge and always has been., Who is Henry? - Henry was Mrs. Sturbridge’s son who died by drowning in a lake at the age of 3., Mike pleads something to Mrs. Sturbridge when he remembers Mouse’s words. What was it? - Mike begs Mrs. Sturbridge to keep Frankie., What event in chapter 18 signals a turning point for Mrs. Sturbridge? What is it that Mrs. Sturbridge finally does? - After Mike pleads to Mrs. Sturbridge to keep Frankie, Mrs. Sturbridge realizes just how selfish she has been. It was an eye opening moment for her. She released her grief on her piano which hadn’t been played in sometime. The playing of the piano was the start of a new Mrs. Sturbridge., At Mike’s final audition, Hoxie was collecting harmonicas. Where did he plan on sending them? - Hoxie planned to send the harmonicas to low income children in California., Mike is cautious and reserved in the beginning of Book Two, but towards the end, he begins to take risks to secure a stable future for himself and Frankie. What risks does he take? - First, he comes up with the courage to confront Mrs. Sturbridge about keeping Frankie. Secondly, when he realizes that Mrs. Sturbridge had intended to unadopt them, he devises a plan to keep him and Frankie safe and together. Thirdly, he faces his fear of heights and attempts to climb down a tree with the plan of running away to NYC., Who is young and naive? Mike or Frankie? - Frankie is the younger brother and still hasn’t realized that not everyone has the best intentions. He adores Mrs. Sturbridge from the start and fails to see that her intentions were not in his favor., What does “put me out to hire soon” mean? (pg. 252) - Mike thinks Mrs. Pennyweather will send him away to work for someone else, away from the orphanage, to earn his keep., What does “just stirred the pot real good” mean? (pg. 259) - Mr. Howard made the situation more complicated or caused trouble., The theme of Book Two could be the power of music and connection brings people together even in the most difficult of circumstances. How is this true for Book Two? - The harmonica has connected Otto, Eins, Zwei, Drei, Friedrich, and Mike, and helped the characters overcome their adversities. Furthermore, music helped the characters connect with each other and build relationships through hard times.,

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