Chapter - 20 More Visitors

Question 1

here and there

Answer 1

hither and thither

Question 2

a place frequently visited

Answer 2

haunt

Question 3

pink-petaled plant

Answer 3

centaury

Question 4

busy activity; bustle; fuss

Answer 4

ado

Question 5

waving

Answer 5

brandishing

Question 6

a little bit; small amount

Answer 6

trifle

Question 7

wards off or prevents

Answer 7

averts

Question 8

Why doesn’t Miss Rottenmeier join the group of travelers?

Answer 8

She is afraid of the mountains because of Sebastian’s descriptions of them.

Question 9

Compare Heidi’s and Peter’s feelings bout more visitors coming from Frankfurt

Answer 9

Heidi is overjoyed but Peter is angry and jealous.

Question 10

What does Heidi say that convinces Grannie that her fears are warranted?

Answer 10

Heidi tells her she doesn’t want what is best for her if Grannie won’t survive it. Grannie misunderstands this statement.

Question 11

Describe the procession climbing the hill.

Answer 11

Two men carry Clara in a chair on poles, another leads the horse Grandmama rides, and two more men push the wheelchair and carry a big bundle.

Question 12

What is the loveliest moment of the day for Clara?

Answer 12

At night in the hayloft, Clara is able to look at the starry sky.

Question 13

“She stood admiring them, thinking how long they must have stood there looking down on the valley below, while generation after generation of men came and went, were born and died, and they stood fast, for ever stretching upwards to the sky.” Who is “them”?

Answer 13

the fir trees behind the hut

Question 14

“Then you come out with an offer which solves the whole problem, and as though it were the easiest thing int the world. I can’ thank you enough.”

Answer 14

Grandmamma to Uncle Alp.

Question 15

“Foresight is a virtue and averts many a misfortune.”

Answer 15

Grandmamma