Inkling - Discussion Questions

 

 

1.   Who are the members of the Rylance family?

 

2.   At the beginning of the book Ethan doesn’t know how to draw very well, why his friends ask him to illustrate for their group school project?

3.   Describe Ethan’s relationship with his dad, Peter, at the beginning of the story.

4.   What is writer’s block?

5.   Where does inkling come from?  

6.   Does inkling help Ethan or make trouble for him?

7.   Do you think it is ethical for Ethan to claim that he drew the illustrations that were actually drawn by Inkling? Do you think you would do in the same situation?

8.      Why do you think Vika is suspicious of Ethan and his father? If you were Vika, would you leave school to spy on Ethan’s father?

9.      Inkling hates Peter’s sketchbook and avoids it. Why do you think that is?

10. How does Ethan’s relationship with his dad, Peter, change throughout the story?  

11. Do you think Vika and her dad do the right thing to kidnap Inkling and keep him for themselves?

12. Why didn’t Ethan and his dad report to the Police about Inkling being kidnapped?

13. How is Blotter created? Describe the similarities and differences between Inkling and Blotter

14. How is Inkling rescued from Vika’s dad’s office?

15. If you were Ethan, would you break into someone’s office to rescue Inklings?

16. How does Inkling help the family rebuild?

17.What are your favorite details in the book? How many stars would you rate the book?

18. Do you like the ending? If you were the author would you end the story differently?