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

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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

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"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

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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.

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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

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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"

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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

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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

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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

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