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The Magic Misfits Trivia Questions Flashcards

1
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Who are the authors?

A

Neil Patrick Harris and Alec Azam

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Who is the story artist?

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Lissy Marlin

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Who did the how-to magic art?

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Kyle Hilton

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What book is this in the series?

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Book 1

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What does the book begin with?

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A table of contents and a map

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What is the name of the town for the map?

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Mineral Wells

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7
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What is salutations a clever word for?

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Greetings

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8
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What does magic come in?

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All shapes, sizes, colors, tastes, smells and feelings

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9
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What must you repeat?

A

SIM SALA BAM!

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10
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What’s wrong with the letters in this part of the book?

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The grammar is wrong, letters are capitalized that aren’t supposed to be and lowercase that aren’t supposed to be.

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11
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How is magic sometimes spelled?

A

Magick

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12
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What does the secret code spell out?

A

HEY THERE! THIS BOOK IS FILLED WITH SECRETS AND A HIDDEN THING OR THREE.

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13
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Who is in the train yard?

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Carter Locke

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14
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Who showed Carter his first magic trick?

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His father.

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15
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What is in Carter’s satchel?

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A small wooden box

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16
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How does Carter get out of that town?

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He hops on a train.

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17
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Who is he saying goodbye to?

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The town, Ms. Zalewski, the man chasing him

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18
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Who taught Carter magic tricks?

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His uncle

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19
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What happened when Carter was only a few years old?

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His parents never came home

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20
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Who takes Carter in?

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A distant relative named Sylvester “Sly” Beaton aka his uncle

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21
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What animal does Uncle Sly remind Carter of?

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A weasel

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22
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What does Carter do on his birthday instead of having a party?

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To perform his first magic show

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23
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When did Carter’s good feeling go away after he did the trick for the young couple?

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When he realizes his uncle stole from them

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24
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What kind of cons did Carter’s uncle go for?

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Short cons

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25
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What does ‘nick’ mean?

A

Steal

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26
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When left alone, where does Carter go?

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The library

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27
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What is on Carter’s box?

A

LWL

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28
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What makes the box unusual?

A

It can’t be opened

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29
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What type of racket did Uncle Sly play the most on people?

A

The shell game

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30
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Where is Ms. Zalewski from?

A

Poland

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31
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What did Uncle Sly steal from Ms. Zalewski?

A

Her diamond necklace

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32
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Where does Carter end up after the train ride?

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Mineral Wells

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33
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What does Carter see getting out of a red car?

A

Clowns

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34
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What do the five letters spell out on the metal train car?

A

BOSSO

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35
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What does Carter realize is missing?

A

His stash of money?

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36
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What event is happening?

A

A carnival

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37
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What is it called when a magician is showing you something with one hand while the other is doing something else?

A

Misdirection

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38
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What happened that Carter couldn’t explain and that would change his life forever?

A

He met Mr. Dante Vernon.

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39
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What is Mr. Dante Vernon doing when Carter meets him?

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Rolling a quarter over his knuckles the making it disappear

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40
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What is Mr. Vernon’s hand made of?

A

Plastic

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41
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What did Carter steal from Mr. Vernon?

A

His pocket watch

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42
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What did Mr. Vernon steal from Carter?

A

His satchel

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43
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What Card did Carter end up with before Mr. Vernon disappeared?

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An ace of spades with a V on it

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44
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Who grabs Carter?

A

The strongman. The Walrus

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45
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What can sometimes be used as passwords for secrete doors?

A

Nonsense Words

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46
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Why was Carter brought to Bosso?

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For eating out of the trash

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47
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Where are the carnival people staying?

A

At the Grand Oak Resort

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48
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What do they offer Carter?

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A chance to be a part of the carnival

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49
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What does Carter do when he leaves the tent?

A

He runs away and throws up

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50
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What is learning magic, if not a trick?

A

A skill

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51
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What do you need for this trick?

A

Your hands and fingers and a large coin (start with a quarter)

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52
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How many steps are there to this trick?

A

7

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53
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What does it take to get good at a trick?

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Practice

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54
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What does Mr. Vernon’s card become when Carter opens the crease?

A

The jack of diamonds

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55
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What address is on the business card?

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1313 Main Street

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56
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What is at the address?

A

Vernon’s Magic Shop Purveyors of the Impossible

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57
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What does the shopgirl escape in less than 5 minutes?

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A straightjacket

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58
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What is her name?

A

Leila the Great

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59
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Who is her dad?

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Mr. Vernon

60
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Who walks into the shop?

A

The second Mr. Vernon

61
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How many dads does Leila have?

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2

62
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What is the other Mr. Vernon’s job?

A

He’s a head chef at the Grand Oak Resort

63
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What do the kids call Leila at school?

A

Freak

64
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What book does Mr. Vernon give Carter?

A

Vanishing and Unvanishing by Bailey and Barnes

65
Q

When is Carter asked to return?

A

4:00

66
Q

What is there a sign advertising in the gazebo?

A

The carnival and the finale show at the resort where you can see the world’s largest diamond

67
Q

What are the four people doing?

A

Singing in a barbershop quartet

68
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What do the Pock Pickets do?

A

Steal from the audience

69
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Who is the boy who joins the group on stage?

A

Theo Stein-Meyer

70
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What does he play?

A

Violin

71
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What is Theo doing for the crowd?

A

Helping to return their stolen items back to them

72
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Who is the girl with red hair in a wheelchair?

A

Ridley Larsen

73
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What is the name of the parrot?

A

Presto

74
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What’s the name of the rabbit?

A

Top Hat

75
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What type of magic does each kid practice?

A

Theo practices levitation, Ridley practices transformation and Leila practices escape

76
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What type of magic does Carter say he practices?

A

Making things vanish

77
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What do the three kids vote on?

A

To show Carter their secret hideout

78
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Who votes no?

A

Ridley

79
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Where do the others drag Carter that night?

A

To the carnival

80
Q

What’s another word for vagabond?

A

Wastrel

81
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What does Carter tell Ridley he wants?

A

To belong

82
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What’s the biggest prize at the carnival?

A

The giant stuffed flamingo

83
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What ride do they all ride?

A

The Ferris Wheel

84
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Where was Leila before she was adopted?

A

In an orphanage

85
Q

Where does the fortune teller’s advice and future telling come from?

A

The Gatekeepers of Destiny

86
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What advice does she give the group?

A

Alone they are weak, together they are strong

87
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Who appears center stage after the Pock-Pickets for the finale show?

A

B.B. Bosso

88
Q

What is the largest diamond in the world called?

A

The Star of Africa

89
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How big is it?

A

530 carats

90
Q

What do you need for this trick?

A

A box of crayons and an audience

91
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How many steps does this trick have?

A

8

92
Q

What is the purpose of this trick?

A

To guess the color of a crayon by its weight

93
Q

What do the kids discover on their way back to the magic shop?

A

They’ve been robbed.

94
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Who is responsible?

A

The Pock-Pickets

95
Q

Who offers Carter a place to stay?

A

Theo

96
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What does Theo always wear?

A

A tuxedo

97
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What pets does Theo have?

A

Doves

98
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Who gives the kids a plan?

A

Mr. Vernon

99
Q

Why is there no thirteenth chapter?

A

13 is an unlucky number

100
Q

What do most buildings not have?

A

A 13th floor

101
Q

What should you use this chapter for?

A

A bathroom break

102
Q

What are the shrubs shaped like at the Grand Oak Resort?

A

Zoo animals

103
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Whose parents also work at the resort?

A

Olly and Izzy Golden

104
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What is their talent?

A

Tao dancing and joke telling

105
Q

What outfit is Carter wearing to be in disguise?

A

A green speedo, goggles, and bathing cap

106
Q

Who offers to help with the distraction?

A

The twins Olly and Izzy

107
Q

Who was Bosso paying off at the pool?

A

The sherriff

108
Q

What do they find in the last room of Bosso’s suite?

A

A replica of the Star of Africa

109
Q

What is the mean Bosso going to do tonight?

A

He’s going to steal it.

110
Q

What do you need for this trick?

A

A long-sleeved, dark shirt, a stick, a thread, a ring

111
Q

How many steps does the trick have before you have an audience?

A

2

112
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How many steps does this trick have after you have an audience?

A

3

113
Q

Who has joined their gang?

A

Olly and Izzy

114
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What plan do they try to come up with?

A

A way to stop Bosso from stealing the Star of Africa

115
Q

What chapter comes before this one as a joke?

A

Sixteen Billion

116
Q

What do Carter and Leila have to get across?

A

The theater’s catwalk

117
Q

Who do they overhead talking to Bosso?

A

Mr. Vernon

118
Q

What does he call Bosso?

A

Bobby

119
Q

How does he know Bosso?

A

They were in a magician’s club together as kids

120
Q

What is the pledge for the Emerald Ring?

A

“The magic of true friends is that even apart, they can’t long be cut off from what lives in the heart.”

121
Q

What do they do to Mr. Vernon?

A

Hit him over the head.

122
Q

What plans do they have for him?

A

Have him take the fall for the stolen diamond

123
Q

What year was the diamond found?

A

1905

124
Q

What happens when the lights go out?

A

They blame Mr. Vernon for trying to steal the diamond.

125
Q

When was the diamond really stolen/switched?

A

During the disappearing trick

126
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What gets poured all over Bosso?

A

Breakfast foods

127
Q

How does Carter vanish?

A

The same way the diamond did by using a drop mechanism hidden within the glass podium

128
Q

Where does Carter get trapped?

A

The props closet

129
Q

What is the room actually?

A

The stage

130
Q

How does Carter catch Bosso red-handed?

A

He gets him to admit to everything and records it.

131
Q

What does Mr. Vernon escape out of?

A

Police handcuffs

132
Q

Who got away?

A

The frown clowns

133
Q

What does Mr. Vernon give the kids at breakfast?

A

All their stolen items

134
Q

Who was helping them all along?

A

Mr. Vernon

135
Q

What is Bosso’s real name?

A

Bobby Boscowitz

136
Q

What was Carter’s dad’s name?

A

Lyle Wylder Locke

137
Q

How did Mr. Vernon know him?

A

He was part of the Emerald Ring and his cousin

138
Q

What does Mr. Vernon ask Carter?

A

If he wants to live with him

139
Q

What do the six kids call themselves?

A

The Magic Misfits

140
Q

How many more books left in this series?

A

3

141
Q

What subject do you need to know for this trick?

A

Math

142
Q

What should you do besides practice your tricks?

A

Nap and snack

143
Q

What are the cards in each chapter?

A

A cipher

144
Q

What is the card on the last page?

A

A 2 of clubs

145
Q

What genre is this book?

A

Realistic fiction, adventure

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