Mixed Quiz Flashcards

Includes all readers rally books.

1
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What positions do Felix and Benji play in basketball?

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Felix plays point guard and Benji plays center

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What cars did they rent from Capital District Luxury Auto Rental?

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A Black Porsche Taycan Turbo-$549 per day+insurance
The school-bus-yellow Lamborghini Urus-$1,699 per day+insurance
A silver-and-black Bugatti Veyron-$20,000 per day+$100,000 security deposit,+$60,000 delivery free (the dealer had bought it from Miami) plus insurance (Benji’s favorite) , and A fully loaded silver Range Rover with a huge moon roof, heated and massaging seats, and a plenty of room for Freebie (Felix’s Favorite)

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How does Benji do journal entries? What is different about journal Benji and why?

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Instead of writing in a journal, he records his entries on his iPad, saved on the Cloud. Benji knows his parents listen to the journal even though they aren’t supposed to. So, the voice entries portray a highly edited Benji. iPad Benji isn’t perfect, his parents know him too well for that. But it’s one that he hopes will please his parents.

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What did Felix find on the floor by the trash can in Central Park?

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A red leather wallet with interlocking gold c’s, belonging to billionaire Laura Friendly, founder of Friendly Connect

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What was Felix’s idea after everyone was saying how they would’ve spent their challenge money?

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They made an online game, called The Penny Doubled Challenge. Basically, players needed a player name, and then chose their rules (Benji pointed out they didn’t get to choose theirs but Felix said they also actually got five million dollars) and (obviously) had to try and spend it in the given time).

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What happened to Laura Friendly when she was a child that caused her to refrain from eating chocolate for 20 years?

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In the 4th or 5th grade Laura stole a crunch bar from the gas station when she went inside to use the bathroom while her mom put gas in the car and snatched one on her way out. She didn’t eat it until they drove off and her mother knew she stole the crunch bar. Laura thought her mother would take her to the police station she went back and paid for the crunch bar and even bought the other 17 crunch bars not making her apologize. She then made her eat all of them in one sitting She ate three without a problem, but then her stomach started hurting and she got very very thirsty. Her mother told her to keep eating, and she could not argue with her mother. She threw up (not in the car), and after that she didn’t eat chocolate again for twenty years.

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What was Felix’s family rule about money?

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Never spend over one hundred dollars without sleeping on it first.

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In whose name is the five million dollars?

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Felix Heathcliff Rannells, Benji Augustine Porter, and Laura Marie Friendly (Benji comments that they both have awful middle names)

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Who is Mr. Trulz? What is his responsibility? What is his nickname?

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He is their accountant. He will communicate with the boys over the next 30 days and will monitor and approve their spending. Benji gives him the nickname “Troll.”

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10
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What is the first thing Felix bought with the money?

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Something every kid at school already had. A cell phone (iPhone).

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What was the challenge at the Celtics game and who were the contestants? Who won the $10,000 and how?

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A half-court shot to win $10,000, you get one shot. The three contestants were Felix, a young woman, and an older guy who looked like he was hiding a basketball under his shirt. Felix won because he picked up a less flat ball and threw a potty shot.

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How do Benji and Felix get back at Danny Devon for trashing Laura Friendly? Why does Reggie do a cartwheel in the lobby of the Grand Regency?

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They buy all the available tickets for his concert tomorrow night in Chicago. All 4000 tickets. When Danny comes out onstage, he’ll be singing to empty seats. To nobody. Reggie was a big Danny Devon fan. He even offered to buy his own ticket.

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How does Benji try to bribe Coach Murphy to put him on the team? What was his punishment? Would he have gotten on the team if he hadn’t tried that?

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He sent three “unicorns” and a small army of princesses to Coach Murphy’s daughters’ elementary school. His punishment was three days’ detention for violation of the Stirling code of conduct. No. He wouldn’t have made the team. But that’s the least of his problems.

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What does Alma tell Benji to do for the Spring Musical after he fails at basketball?

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To audition for Shrek. He’s practically guaranteed a spot. Maybe he’ll even be Shrek.

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What band did Felix and Benji hire for Georgie and Michelle’s wedding? What was Georgie’s reaction? How much money would they have left after paying the band?

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Apex-7, Georgie’s favorite band. She screamed and cursed, but in a happy way. Her hands flew to her face and she jumped again and again. After the concert, Benji and Felix would have less than a million dollars.

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16
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How do they plan on spending the remainder of the money after the wedding? Who do they invite and why?

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By bidding on donations for the drama club fundraiser. They invite Laura Friendly because they want to see her face when they win.

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17
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Why can Felix and Benji not spend more money on the shared account?

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Benji’s dad’s lawyer froze the account. They can’t spend any more money until they see a judge on December 16th.

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18
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What happened to Poppy (Felix’s dad)?

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He had not been a part of their lives for years. He left the family.

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Why did they not spend the rest of the money at the fundraiser?

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Laura Friendly bidded higher than they had right when they were about to win.

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20
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Who is the commander of the Mars settlement?

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Sairam (Sai)

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21
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What did the children name the mouse Salty Bill let them keep? What inspired the name?

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Muffin Of Mars, because Salty Bill had just been finished baking algae muffins

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How did they kill Muffin of Mars when it started giving adults the disease?

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they killed it by putting its habitat on the surface of Mars

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23
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What is the kids’ favorite game? What does Trey always do in regards to the game?

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Three word story; you start a story, each kid making up three words at a time. Trey somehow always manages to work the word “fart” into the story.

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24
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What was Flossy’s talent?

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Sewing

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25
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What was Vera’s talent?

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Drawing

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26
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What was Albie’s talent?

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Making music on his Digi board

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What was Trey’s talent?

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he can make basically anything with his 3-D modeler.

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28
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What was Bell’s talent?

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He claims to be the only one without a talent

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29
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What are the settlement rules?

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-Do not go outside without a buddy,
-Use the alarm in case of emergency,
-Keep a glow stick in your pocket,
-Rovers are off limits to children,
-Do not go beyond the flag,
-No contact with foreign countries, ever.
-Underneath this, Vera had scrawled:
-“Always put the seat down on the toilet!”(Added by Vera)

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30
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Where were the settlement rules located?

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On a sheet of paper in front of the toilet in the bathroom by the grown ups purposely to help the kids memorize them since they were hard to miss.

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31
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What is Bell’s favorite animal? Why?

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The lion- they were big social cats, lived in groups called prides, and raised their cubs communally, just like the kids were raised in the settlement.

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What did Sai do to make sure everyone was up to date with emergency protocols?

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He made them carry glow-sticks in their pockets and make sure their environmental suits were hung up, clean, and loaded with fresh oxygen. He also made them have their shoes close to their beds.

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33
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What was socksy slang for?

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Great

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34
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How did the term sockys become?

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When Bell was a kid he hated having to put socks on, so the grownups would tempt him with a piece of candy each time he obliged. So eventually he started putting socks on, walking up to adults, pointing at his feet, and saying “Socksy!” to get candy.

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35
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What book does Phineus give Bell?

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An “Animals Of The World” Book

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36
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What animal did Bell assign everyone on the settlement?

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Sai was a lion, Darby and Elliana were wolves (they mate forever), Meems was a protective mother cat, Flossy was a beautiful peacock, Vera was a sneaky fox, and Trey was a loyal dog. He couldn’t decide for Albie and Phineus, he eventually decides Phineus is a bee but he also has a little bit of whale in him, and Albie is a noisy elephant.

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What were Eliana and Darby’s nicknames for each other?

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Eliana called Darby Jelly and he called her Peanut Butter.

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What is the nanny program?

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An international project to encourage young people to settle on mars. The catch was each person had to bring an orphaned baby with them and take care of them on the journey. The nanny dropped the baby off the host country settlement and went on to their own country settlement.

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What are the names of the two rovers?

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The Enterprise (larger) and The Yellow Submarine (smaller).

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What did Sai do when people applied to go to Mars with him?

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He threw out the applications and started looking himself

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Who did Sai recruit first and why?

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Salty Bill because he’s a cook, and good food means good morale.

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42
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How did Lissa actually die?

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She was in a rover with Petyr and Commander Laurent and they crashed the rover. Petyr and Lissa agreed that Lissa would wait in the rover because Lissa had only a broken leg while Commander Laurent had a much more severe injury and Petyr could only carry one woman at a time. Petyr passed out right in front of the French settlement due to lack of oxygen and couldn’t come back immediately. Lissa died from a blood clot in her leg.

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43
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What is the Supply Ship called?

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Galatea Two

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44
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What is Alligator Skin?

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Because of the lack of humidity on Mars, it made skin really dry and itchy. Memms had dubbed alligator skin and the grown-ups seemed to get it more than the kids.

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45
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What did Flossy get/call from the supply ship?

A

leg warmers

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46
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What did Vera get/call from the supply ship?

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Black Knit Beanie

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47
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What did Trey get/call from the supply ship?

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A digi player of games

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48
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What did Albie get/call from the supply ship?

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Pop songs

49
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What did Bell get/call from the supply ship?

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a quilt of small squares of fabric, pieced together. There was a note pinned to it which was from Mrs. Taylor and her sixth grade class from Lincoln Elementary School in New California, USA, telling them they made it themselves and they would hopefully like it.

50
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What was the emergency from the French settlement?

A

There was no emergency, but the kids didn’t want Vera to be alone for her sixteenth birthday. They had thrown her a surprise party, and you can’t have a party without the birthday girl!

51
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What was the final deal?

A

Take the scholarship money now ($20,000) or take the 5 million plus and consume it all in 30 days. If they complete it, the real prize will be 10 million each with no strings attached.

52
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Who is Laura Friendly?

A

A billionaire who is the founder of friendly connect, a social media company that parents and grandparents loved. She’s so loaded she’s building her own rocket ship to mars & challenged a family to communicate using only friendly messenger for a week, and paid them a million dollars.

53
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What is Georgie’s dream?

A

To sell her own line of jewelry, but now she wants to go to culinary school. Maybe in Paris. Felix can support them all.

54
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What was the rule about money?

A

Never spend one hundred dollars without sleeping on it first.

55
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What were Laura’s words of wisdom?

A

When you do something all the time, it loses appeal. It’s no longer special.

56
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What is a wormhole?

A

It’s like a door to another part of time, you can use it to go forward or backwards.

57
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What costume does Grams make for Cora for the Fall Formal?

A

A black cat

58
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When was the only time Quinn saw Parker cry?

A

Quin climbed the oak tree against Parker’s warning and when she got up, fear spared through her. Parker helped her come down and he had tears in his eyes.

59
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What does Cora still wear that used to belong to Mabel?

A

brown zip-up with white flowers on it.

60
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What were some of Mabel’s messy habits?

A

She never made her bed, left her lip gloss messily on the nightstand, ate Cheetos in her bed and left all of the crumbs, and she left wet towels on the floor.

61
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What did Mabel forget to do before she died?

A

Make her bed. Cora made it for her and she hasn’t touched it since then

62
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What is Mia’s new thing this year?

A

Wearing sustainable clothing, she also announced she is only going to wear natural deodorant, to save the coral

63
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Who is Cora’s Quiz Bowl Idol?

A

Molly Waldheim; she wears barrettes in her hair and Cora wants to get some for herself but doesn’t want to look like she is copying her

64
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Who were the four people who died that day?

A

Mabel Hamed,
Parker McCauley
Ms. Isabelle Martinez
Jessica Ogden

65
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Where is Cora’s dad from?

A

Lebanon

66
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What does Quinn whisper as she reads the article that interviewed the very smart scientist?

A

EUREKA - which means This is it. This is the Solution. It is also the last line of the book.

67
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Who is Ms. Euclid?

A

Ms. Euclid is the librarian and the art teacher

68
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What was the last thing Cora told Mabel before she died?

A

Cora told her that her lip gloss was ugly.

69
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What happens when Cora runs to the tree during a thunderstorm?

A

Cora jumps on the big rock at the creek, slips, and hits her head
on the rock.

70
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What book does Cora’s dad give Cora?

A

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

71
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What is the closest word to complicated in Arabic?

A

Moaqqad

72
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What shoes did Mabel always tease Cora about?

A

Her black sneakers, Cora wears them all the time now

73
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What is Mabel’s stuffed penguins name?

A

Waddle

74
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What was the exact date Mabel died?

A

November 11th

75
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What does Nurah’s name mean?

A

Light

76
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When does Nurah truly feel like her name?

A

when she is in the water, the safe blue cocoon.

77
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What does Baba do on the first day of school?

A

Baba follows the big yellow school bus the entire way to the school to make sure Owais and Nurah are safe. Amma tells Owais and Nurah this after they come home.

78
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What does it mean to be settled to Nurah?

A

To be settled is to have your roots spread out large and in every which way.

79
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What does Nurah think is ironic about America and Pakistan?

A

America with its pure air and people stuck inside all day is known as the land of the free. Pakistan with its free people everywhere and dirty air is known as the land of the pure.

80
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How does Nurah’s mom make herself more American?

A

She lines her eyes with L’oreal instead of Kajal and wears jeans instead of soft shalwars.

81
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What twist does Nurah add on her self portrait?

A

She draws herself wearing a blue hijab

82
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Who is her teacher?

A

Ms. White.

83
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Where in America does Nurah live?

A

Peachtree City, Georgia

84
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What does the family find out when Ammi has an Ultrasound?

A

She had a misscarriage. There is an egg sac, but no child inside.

85
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What is geography also known as to Nurah?

A

Coloring 101

86
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Who is the one armed man on the bus?

A

Mr Tim

87
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Where does Nurah buy clothes in America?

A

Walmart

88
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What do they do when the plumber comes? What does he do?What do they do when the plumber comes? What does he do?

A

They clean the house because they don’t want him to think Muslims are dirty. He doesn’t take his shoes off, and leaves red Georgia clay on the carpet the color of teeth

89
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What happened to Stahr’s mom before she had her?

A

she had four miscarriages before finally getting Stahr.

90
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Who works at Baskin-Robbins sometimes?

A

Aiden

91
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What ice cream does Nurah always get?

A

cookies and cream

92
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What does Nurah think Babba lied about regarding America?

A

That the schools are better

93
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Who is Stahr’s boyfriend?

A

Mason

94
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Who knocks on their door one morning as Babbi is buttoning the third button on his shirt?

A

Some FBI officers

95
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What secret does Stahr tell Nuhra?

A

She has a dad that is not very nice to her mom.(he hits them)

96
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Who does Cici say are her two best friends?

A

Emily and Jenna

97
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  1. What words are said/pronounced differently in America?
A

Water - is said with a hard “d” instead of a soft “t”
Muslim - is said “muzz-lim” when it should have an “oo” like in “book”
Pakistan- is said “Pack-is-stan” when it should be “Pah-kiss-stan”

98
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Who is Emily’s hero?

A

Sheila E., the drummer

99
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What restaurant does Miranda’s dad own?

A

Tutta Italia

100
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What is the dish Cici makes with spinach?

A

She puts a charming twist on Julia Child’s spinach surprise, replacing swiss with cheddar and adding cinnamon

101
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What makes Cici realize she doesn’t know as much about rice as she thought she did?

A

When she goes to wash the rice like she always does, Miranda tells her not to because it will wash away the moisture that makes the risotto creamy.

102
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Who is the owner of the restaurant where the competition takes place?

A

Mr Bonze (owner of the esteemed Le Bec-Fin).

103
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What is Cici’s family motto?

A

Good grades, good college, good job, good life

104
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What does supertaster Cici decide they should put on the zucchini cookies?

A

Smoked sea salt

105
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What does Cici add to Miranda’s signature Bolognese sauce?

A

She adds chicken liver

106
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What do the kids at school call Cici’s food on her first day?

A

They exclaim that she is eating rotten worms

107
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Who was eliminated in Round 2? Why?

A

Mark and Rose because they added too much allspice to their Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce

108
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What does Miranda’s dad say about hope?

A

He says hope is a dull blade, Cici says she thinks Miranda’s family motto just took hers to the mat.

109
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How does Cici say goodbye to her friends in Taiwan?

A

She eats the bitter melon she

110
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What does A-ma say is bad luck?

A

Celebrating a birthday after the actual date

111
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What magic words does Cici use to try and get her parents to drive her to the library to get cookbooks for the contest? Does it work?

A

STUDY and RESEARCH - it doesn’t work this time because mom has a production problem at work and dad has a deadline to make.
doesn’t like.

112
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Who is Ms Green? What book does she give Cici?

A

Cici’s favorite librarian. She knows EVERYTHING. She gives Cici Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child.

113
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Does Miranda want to cook? What is her aspiration?

A

No; she doesn’t want to take over her dad’s restaurant. She wants to make comic books.

114
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Who does Cici say Julia Child is like?

A

Her American A-ma. She even speaks English with a strange accent.

115
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What do strangers think about Justice and Coop? What’s reality?

A

Strangers think him and Jus and Coop are twins because they’re both cursed with messy red hair and a truckload of freckles and they’re both thirteen. But, his real twin sister is Liberty, even though she looks nothing like him, being blonde, and well, a girl.

116
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What business does Burma own and what does he look like?

A

He ran the Cut ‘N’ Curl and has gray hair that’s slicked back, and he smells strongly of aftershave.

117
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What email does Coop write to Pastor Joel after he finds out about the two ledgers?

A

He writes a short email to Pastor Joel at Windy Bottom Baptist asking him who the bookkeeper was at the church 40 years ago.

118
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What was Gramps’ rule about a bad situation?

A

Never leave a bad situation without finding two good things about it.

119
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What music helps Coop think, although he does not know why?
Beethoven

A