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bloom Flashcards

1
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What is Anaya’s mother’s job?

A

she flies float planes for Island Air

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What has happened to Anaya in the last two years?

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she has developed allergies and acne

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Why does Anaya eat raw honey?

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someone told her it was a cure for allergies

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What is Anaya’s dad’s job?

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he’s a botanist at the Ministry of Agriculture’s experimental farm

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What is Dad’s specialty at his job?

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figuring out how to stop invasive species from growing

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Why does Anaya like the rain?

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it tamps down the pollen so her allergies aren’t as bad

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What does Anaya see as the difference between her allergies and Petra’s?

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Petra is still beautiful, but Anaya’s allergies make her ugly (Petra’s allergy is adorable and heartbreaking; Anaya’s are just gross)

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Why does Tereza ask Anaya to go take Seth Robertson’s picture?

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he is new and they need his photo for the yearbook

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9
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What does Anaya notice on the insides of Seth’s wrists when she meets him the first time?

A

he has scars that look like cigarette burns

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10
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What does Anaya notice in the dead patch she passes when she is taking Seth’s yearbook picture?

A

a black shoot had grown up in it within a matter of hours

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Why can’t Petra be see at the naturopath’s office?

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she needs her parents’ permission and they don’t believe in naturopathic medicine

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12
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Who is the author of Bloom?

A

Kenneth Oppel

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What does Petra discover after getting splashed by the rainwater?

A

she’s no longer allergic to rainwater, only tap water

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14
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What does the black color of the plant mean it can do with light?

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it can photosynthesize any wavelength of light

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Why does Petra want to get the rainwater analyzed?

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she wants to see if it can be made so she can get more

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What does Petra find growing in the rainwater she has collected?

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the black grass stalks

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17
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What happens when Seth and Mr. Antos try to burn the black grass?

A

the smoke is so thick it damages Mr. Antos’s lungs

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18
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Why did everyone in the town meeting start sneezing?

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they are allergic to the pollen from the black grass

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19
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What does Anaya’s dad identify in the bottles of water Petra brings to him?

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three different new species of plants

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20
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What could it mean if the seeds are being delivered in rainwater?

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it’s an act of bioterrorism

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21
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Why does Anaya take a sample of the school field?

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there is no black grass growing on it

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22
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How will the new plants affect the food supply?

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there will be no vegetables or grains and nothing for the livestock to eat

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Why did Petra have to give up swimming?

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her body became allergic to water

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Why might Seth not be able to stay with the Antos’s after Mr. Antos has his heart attack?

A

the Antos’s won’t be able to take care of the farm anymore and will move to a condo in Vancouver to be near their kids

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25
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How does Anaya get the plant that swallows her and Tereza to open back up?

A

she uses Tereza’s lighter to burn the inside of the pod

26
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What does Anaya determine about where the pit plants grow?

A

they grow where people walk

27
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Why does Petra say she stopped talking to Anaya?

A

Anaya told everyone at school Petra had a tail

28
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What defect was Seth born with?

A

he had growths like feathers on his arms

29
Q

What do the pit plants do when the power goes out?

A

they are able to grow up into houses and trap people with their vines

30
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What does the odor the pit plants emit do to people?

A

causes them to go to sleep

31
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Why does Dr. Weber want to run tests on Petra, Seth, and Anaya?

A

they have a natural immunity to the plants and he wants to see if they can create a vaccine

32
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Where does Dr. Weber take Petra, Seth, and Anaya to run tests on them?

A

the military base on Deadman’s Island

33
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What does Anaya notice about her toenails when she is being examined by Dr. Weber?

A

the nails on her big toes are jagged and longer like claws

34
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What does Dr. Weber pull off of Petra’s legs during her exam?

A

a membrane like a snake’s skin

35
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Why does Dr. Weber think the scars on Seth’s arms are tender?

A

his feathers are growing back

36
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Why can’t their parents join Petra and Anaya on Deadman’s Island?

A

the helipad back home collapsed because of a pit plant

37
Q

How much of Petra, Seth and Anaya’s DNA is identifiable as human?

A

half

38
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From which parent does Petra, Seth, and Anaya’s human DNA originate?

A

their mothers

39
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What is Dr. Weber’s theory about how Petra, Seth, and Anaya got their alien DNA?

A

their mothers were abducted by aliens

40
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Where does Seth get the ideas for his sketches?

A

from his dreams

41
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Why does Anaya think they were created by the aliens?

A

as an experiment to see if they could live on Earth

42
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What does Anaya think may have been the purpose for the aliens sending the plants?

A

to grow food or prepare the soil to grow something else

43
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Why does Dr. Weber not want the military to find out about the alien DNA in people?

A

she is afraid there will be fear and paranoia and it could put them in danger

44
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When to Seth’s feathers finally poke through his skin?

A

when he’s in the MRI machine

45
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What happened to Anaya’s father during the video call?

A

the vines attacked him and took his cell phone

46
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Why does Anaya think the plants are trying to hide the island where her father was?

A

they don’t want anyone to find the soil

47
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What do the vines do when they are attacked with the flame thrower from the helicopter?

A

they grab the helicopter and try to pull it down

48
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How is Jolie killed on the island?

A

a vine strangles her

49
Q

What are the cryptogenic water lilies able to do?

A

spit out acid seeds

50
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How does Petra get them to Anaya’s dad where he is stranded in the lake?

A

she pushes them over in a canoe

51
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How was Anaya’s dad able to survive on the island with the cryptogenic plants everywhere?

A

he smeared the soil from the island all over himself because it is toxic to the plants

52
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What happened when Anaya’s dad couldn’t get the seed out of his neck?

A

it germinated and started growing out of him

53
Q

What reaction to Petra, Seth, and Anaya have to the soil that is toxic to the plants?

A

it makes them itch

54
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What do Petra, Seth, and Anaya want to do to try and kill the giant pit plant on the island?

A

load up with toxic soil and let the vknies feed them to the pit plant

55
Q

How does the giant pit plant react to Anaya and the soil?

A

it pushes spikes out of it’s walls toward her

56
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How does Anaya kill the vines on the island?

A

she cuts the source of the vines at the bottom of the pit plant

57
Q

What is in the rain at the end of the story?

A

eggs that begin to hatch

58
Q

Why is Seth living at the Antos’ farm?

A

he’s in foster care

59
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What happens to the bird that eats the berry from the vine Anaya finds growing from the bag of soil at their house?

A

the vine eats the bird

60
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How is Seth able to get them through the wall of black grass on the island?

A

he uses the barbs on his wings to slash through them

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