Christmas Eve—Chapter 1

Questions

1. At the opening of the book, who's sharing information about how the weather affects him?
2. How did Arthur come to live at Monk's Piece?
3. Whom is Arthur Kipps married to?
4. Since it is Christmas Eve, Arthur's boys begin doing what by the fire?
5. What does Arthur decide to write down?

Answers

1. Arthur Kipps shares weather information.
2. He stumbled upon it while on a ride with his employer, Mr. Bentley.
3. He's married to a woman named Esme.
4. He starts by telling ghost stories.
5. He writes the story of what happened to him when he went to Crythin Gifford many years before.