1. What was the name of the protagonist (main character)?
2. What is the name of the small town, and how is it a clue to the story?
3. What was really happening between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m?
4. Why was the main character the only one who seemed interested in solving the mystery?
5. Name two clues that let you know the characters in the story were not human.
6. Why do you suppose the town had a policy not to mingle with the outside communities?
7. Would the main character's "magic" cane have helped him if he had brought it to the top of the tower?
8. How did the creator of the robot's plan backfire on him?
9. Besides trying to solve the mystery, what's another reason that lets us know the main character is beginning to think on his own?
10. Why do you suppose the author didn't show any parents?
The multiple choice test has the same questions.