Eggs Flashcards
What does Primrose make her room?
A 1977 dodge van
Why was April 29 a significant date to David?
That was the day his mom died.
What does Primrose’s mother do for a living?
She’s a psychic/ fortune teller.
How did David’s mom die?
From a slip and fall down a flight of stairs
What does David see underneath the yellow Easter egg at the egg hunt?
A beautiful girl who looks dead
Who does David live with?
His grandmother
Why isn’t his dad around much?
He manages a mall in Connecticut.
What is David’s favorite comic?
Beetle Bailey
What book did David’s mom read him to fall asleep?
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
What is David’s hobby/ talent?
Yo-yoing with his spit fire
What was Primrose doing at the library?
Trying to sleep
Where is David from?
Minnesota
What is Primrose’s favorite magazine?
House Beautiful
What is both David’s and Primrose’s favorite drink?
Mango Madness
How does Primrose earn money?
She picks trash at night and brings it to Refrigerator John to sell.
What is Primrose saving for?
Paint to paint her room
How old is David?
9
How old is Primrose?
13
What was wrong with Refrigerator John?
His one leg was stunted so he walked strangely.
Why did Refrigerator John buy a tv, frozen pizzas, and Mango Madness?
He was trying to keep Primrose and David off the streets at night.
Who was Raymond?
David’s best friend in Minnesota
What does David do while he and Primrose watch TV?
He braids her hair.
Who does David say that the waving man is?
Primrose’s dad
Refrigerator John gives the kids a new job to try to break the tension between them. What is it?
Finding worms, especially night crawlers.
Why do the kids have to cover the flashlights?
Because the nightcrawlers don’t like bright light
What color can nightcrawlers not see?
Red
Why does Primrose run away from David?
Because he would not let go of the nightcrawler that they both found.
How does Primrose finally make enough money to buy paint for her room?
She sells an orange fiesta ware bowl for $25
What does David find at the flea market that he hides from Primrose?
The picture of her dad is in all the frames and his grandmother tells him it is Clark Gable
What does Madame Dufee tell everyone?
That they will live a long and happy life.
What does David’s grandmother put out with his lunch every day that he never touches?
Carrot
Why does David’s grandmother tell him he should eat carrots?
They help you see in the dark
What does David say when his grandmother asks him to go with her to the Midsummer Night’s Scream?
no
Who does David go to the Midsummer Night’s Scream with?
With Primrose dressed up as his mom
Why does David run away from Primrose at the library?
She smacks his hand and pinches him and he yells that she’s not his mother
Why does David follow all the rules (except his grandmother’s)?
He thinks maybe he can bring his mom back if he follows all the rules
What does Primrose put in her front yard?
A cement bird bath
What did David do with the broken string from his yo yo?
Braided it
What is David’s memento?
A little plastic turtle he gave to his mom that she wore every day
When David goes to see Mme Dufee, what does he call her?
Crackpot because she was singing rock a bye baby to his memento
What wakes up David when he fell asleep on someone’s front porch?
The newspaper
Where does David go after he was awakened on someone’s Welcome mat?
He runs to Refrigerator John’s who brings him home.
What does Refrigerator John tell David’s grandmother?
That he loves her, but she knows he’s lying
What part of the van did David not want to paint?
Windows
What did Primrose put on the back window of the van?
Fake eggs
Where is Primrose going to take David? Why?
To Philadelphia to see the waving man
What did Primrose bring to eat?
7-11 hoagies, Mango Madness, cupcakes, malted milk balls
What secret did Primrose know all along?
That her picture of her dad was fake
What does Primrose tell David to keep from the trash?
A Veronica comic
What does Primrose want to know about the waving man? What does David want to know?
primrose- why he waves
David- if he’ll wave even though they are not in a car
What is it that David does not want to do besides break rules?
See a sunrise without his mom
What special thing did David do for Primrose the night in Philadelphia?
He read her to sleep
Why doesn’t David want to cross the dam?
The sun was about to rise and he didn’t want to see it.
Where did the policeman find them?
On the dam
What was the police man’s name?
Adam Tuggle
Who was at the front of the crowd to meet them when the police brought them home?
Primrose’s mom
What does David compare the sunrise to?
An egg
What is the guest list that David is making for?
His 10th birthday party
What does David eat while he’s making the guest list?
A carrot
Why does Primrose say that the waving man waves?
Because people wave back
What does Primrose do to her room at the end of the book?
She takes everything out of it and moves back in with her mom
