The Night Gardener Chapters 15-17

Who does Kip see approaching from the eastern road? Chapter 15

• Hester Kettle the storyteller that Kip and Molly met in the village

• A strange figure that he couldn't quite make out as it was in the far distance

• Molly who had just got back from the village with the food

• Bertrand who had just got back from the village with the food

What was it that Kip was watching for while he sat on the old stone pillar at the far end of the bridge? Chapter 15

• Kip was watching for the night man though Molly and him don't believe that it's a real thing

• Kip was watching for the postman in case he and Molly ever got a letter in return from their Ma and Da

• Kip was watching for Bertrand's return after going out to buy some food

• Kip was watching for Alistair who ran away from the Windsor mansion not long ago

"And make sure you know lamb's weren't" –she hummed, as if searching for the right word–"indisposed." Based of the context clues what does indisposed mean? Chapter 15

• To be deceased

• To be slightly unwell

• To be very sick

• To be perfectly fine, to an extent

What did Hester Kettle tell Kip that young Bertrand told the townspeople about the Windsor estate? Chapter 15

• He keeps saying not to go to the Windsor estate

• He says that he hates the look of his house, so he ran away

• He says that his parents kicked him out because he kept misbehaving

• He keeps saying something evil's come for him–come for his parents.

What was the original, or first thing, that Hester Kettle came for? Chapter 15

• Hester Kettle came for food and shelter from the Windsors

• Hester Kettle came to check if the younglings ( Kip and Molly ) were okay

• Hester Kettle came for the story Molly had promised her a while back.

• Hester Kettle came to the Windsor estate to chop down the tree

Who do Kip and Molly see in the front doorway of the house? Chapter 16

• Bertrand Windsor

• The Night Man

• Alistair Windsor

• Fig and Stubbs

What gift was in Molly's room that night? Chapter 16

• The old, and dark frock Constance had no need for anymore

• A small envelope from their Ma and Da

• A bright red hat about the size of her head

• Food and water labeled "For Galileo"

What was missing from Molly's trunk? Chapter 16

• The letters she had written to Ma and Da

• The food she had stolen from the kitchen to eat as snacks

• The top hat that she had found near the front door

• The letters Ma and Da wrote to her

As the night man spoke, what did Molly think she heard? Chapter 17

• She thought she heard Kip talking behind her but The Night Man was too loud for her to hear Kip

• She thought she heard an evil laugh from The Night Man

• Molly thought she heard someone screaming

• Molly thought she heard an echoing voice in the wind

How did the water from the watering can look as it dropped towards the dark soil? Chapter 17

• The water looked as if it had some sort of substance in it. The substance was dark and seemingly sticky as it slowly trickled down the trees trunk

• Even though it may have been the reflection of the moonlight playing tricks on her, it looked like the water had a silvery reflection all on it's own

• The water looked like it was very dirty, and unhealthy. Molly wondered why The Night Man would be giving such contaminated and disgusting water to the tree.

• It looked as if it had been very clean, and healthy, Molly wondered how The Night Man got such clean water to give to the tree