Chapter and character notes TLB

• When was Susie Salmon murdered?

  December 6th, 1973
• Why does Susie take a shortcut through the cornfield?

  She is absorbed in the snowflakes
• What does Mr. Harvey tell Susie about the hiding place?

  He claims to have made 'a little hiding place'
• How does Susie feel when she enters the dugout?

  She feels threatened almost immediately
• What does Mr. Harvey demand from Susie in the dugout?

  He orders her to take off her clothes
• What does Susie try to do when Mr. Harvey attacks her?


  She tries to fight him off
• What does Mr. Harvey do after he assaults Susie?

  He brandishes a knife and kills her
• Who is Susie's roommate in heaven?

  Holly
• What does Susie's heaven contain?

  Teen magazines instead of textbooks
• Who is Franny in Susie's heaven?

  A murdered social worker and intake counsellor
• What does Susie realize about her family on Earth?

  She may have some control over them
• How do Susie's parents react to her disappearance?

  They cling to hope she is alive
• What does Detective Len Fenerman inform Susie's parents?

  Police found 'a body part' in the cornfield
• What do Mr. and Mrs. Salmon think about the body part found?

  They hope it belongs to someone else
• What item does Len Fenerman bring to the Salmons?

  Susie's hat from the day she vanished
• Who becomes the first suspect in Susie's murder?

  Ray Singh
• What is Ray Singh's alibi?

  He has an iron-clad alibi
• How does Mr. Harvey feel during the investigation?

  He feels calm, safe, and innocent
• What does Susie recall from the day of her murder?

  Her soul brushed by Ruth Connors
• What effect does Susie's murder have on Ruth Connors?

  She has disturbing dreams about it
• What does Susie wish she could direct Ruth to find?

  The charm bracelet that came off her wrist
• How does Susie spend her time in heaven?

  She watches events on Earth from her gazebo
• What significant photo does Susie recall taking?

  Her mother sitting on the porch
• What does Susie observe about her mother's eyes in the photo?

  They reflect loss and sadness
• How does Lindsey react when she visits Susie's old bedroom?

  She longs for Susie's things
• What does Mr. Salmon do in his den after Susie's death?

  He smashes his collection of ships
• What does Susie see in the shards of broken glass?

  Her face appears and then vanishes
• How does Mr. Harvey dispose of Susie's body?

  He puts it in an old safe
• What mistakes does Mr. Harvey make while disposing of Susie's body?

  He leaves her elbow bone behind
• What does Susie refer to her blood as?

  The beginning of her secret signals
• What does Mr. Harvey do on the way to bury Susie's body?

  He whistles along with Christmas carols
• What does Mr. Harvey do with Susie's charm bracelet?

  He throws it away at a construction lot
• What does Mr. Harvey decide to build in his backyard?

  A ceremonial tent inspired by a book
• How does Mr. Salmon feel when he sees Susie's reflection?

  He feels a rush of emotions
• What does Susie try to communicate to Mr. Salmon?

  That Mr. Harvey is her murderer
• How does Lindsey cope with her grief?

  She showers in the dark
• What does Mr. Salmon suspect about Mr. Harvey?

  He thinks Mr. Harvey may be the killer
• What does Len Fenerman conclude about Mr. Harvey?

  There's nothing to link him to the murder
• What does Lindsey find out about Mr. Harvey's late wife?

  Her name was Sophie, not Leah
• How does Christmas affect the Salmon family?

  It's a sad morning for them