Kiki's Delivery Service Flashcards
Where does Kiki hear on the radio and why is it important?
She hears a radio report that there will be a clear sky and full moon that night, the perfect opportunity for her to fly off to her witch’s training.
What is the name of her cat?
Jiji.
What does her mother give her before she leaves?
Her broom.
What does Kiki fly past on her journey?
She passes over the ocean, by the top of a church tower, a highway, a cloud of smoke from a fire, a plane and a snobby same-aged witch.
Where does she land?
A storm forces her to spend the night in a cattle train car.
Why does she almost get in trouble with a cop after arriving in her new city?
She flies erratically and almost causes an accident in the crowded city streets.
What prevents Kiki from getting written up by the cop after she crashes her broom in the street?
A young boy yells “Thief!” which distracts the cop.
What is this boy’s name?
Tombo.
How does she find lodging?
She volunteers to deliver a baby’s pacifier to a mother who left it behind at a bakery and the owner offers her a place to stay.
What is the name of this bakery?
Good Cooking Pan Bakery.
What is the owner’s name?
Osono.
What is Kiki’s second delivery?
She agrees to deliver a cat toy to a woman’s nephew.
What happens on Kiki’s way to her second delivery that causes her to lose the toy?
A gust of wind blows her into a crow’s nest.
How does she solve the problem of the lost cat toy?
She has her cat Jiji pretend to be the toy while she retrieves the real toy from the crow’s nest and a painter she meets in the woods restitches it for her after Kiki agrees to scrub her floors.
What is the name of this painter?
Ursula.
What is Ursula painting when Kiki arrives?
A picture of a crow.
What is Kiki’s third delivery?
A heavy box with the lettering IMO on it that an old man gives her.
Where does Tombo invite Kiki?
To a party at The Aviation Club.
What is Kiki’s fourth delivery?
A herring pie to the granddaughter of an old woman.
What problems arise on Kiki’s fourth delivery?
The woman’s oven breaks so Kiki helps her bake it in a stone oven, which makes her late for the party. She flies into a storm while delivering and becomes sick and is unable to attend.
What is Kiki’s fifth delivery?
Baked goods to Tombo.
Where does Tombo take her on the date?
To see a dirigible that’s crashed.
What’s the name of the dirigible?
The Spirit of Freedom.
What does Tombo use to transport them there?
His flying bike which has a propellor.
