The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Trivia Questions Flashcards

1
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Who is the author?

A

Stacy McAnulty

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2
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When did Lucy’s life change?

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4 years ago

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3
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What happened to change Lucy’s life?

A

She was struck by lightning?

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4
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What was the result of this?

A

It burned a small hole in her memory and made her a math genius.

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5
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What is the main character’s full name?

A

Lucille Fanny Callahan

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6
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Where was she struck by lightning?

A

Crystal Creek Apartments

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7
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Who did she live with then?

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Nana

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8
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Who was she playing with at the time?

A

Cecilia

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9
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What state does she live in?

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North Carolina

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10
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How old was she then?

A

8

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11
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What is her condition called?

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Acquired savant syndrome

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12
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What is her uncle’s name?

A

Paul

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13
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What is her favorite mathematical constant?

A

Pi

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14
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Why is it lucky Lucy almost never meets people?

A

She’s a reclusive genius.

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15
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What medal does Lucy say she’ll win?

A

The Fields Medal

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16
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How long have Nana and Lucy lived at their new apartment?

A

Since January, 193 days

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17
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What branch of the military is Paul in?

A

Marines

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18
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Where is he headed next?

A

Twenty-nine Palms in California

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19
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What gift does Paul give Lucy?

A

A lightning bolt necklace

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20
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What has Lucy just finished?

A

High School, GED, SATs

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21
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What did she get on her SATs math section?

A

A perfect Score

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22
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Who does Lucy consider her friends?

A

Her online chat people

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23
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How long did Uncle Paul stay?

A

3 days

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24
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Where does Nana work?

A

Cracker Barrel

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25
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Where does Nana take Lucy after Paul leaves?

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East Hamlin Middle School

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26
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What grade will Lucy be in?

A

7th Grade

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27
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Who sits with Lucy on the bus?

A

Windy

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28
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Who do they both have for homeroom?

A

Mr. Stoker

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29
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What grade does Windy say she can pass for?

A

10th Grade

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30
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What does Windy drink when her mom isn’t looking?

A

Coffee

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31
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Why doesn’t Lucy want to go into homeroom?

A

Mr. Stoker shakes hands with every person who walks in and Lucy doesn’t like to shake hands.

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32
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Why is Lucy in love when she goes into homeroom?

A

The number pi wraps around the room

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33
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What else does Mr. Stoker teach besides homeroom?

A

Math

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34
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When does the school day start?

A

7:30

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35
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Who sit next to Lucy in homeroom?

A

Levi

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36
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What foreign language is Lucy taking?

A

Spanish

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37
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Who makes fun of Lucy at lunch?

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Maddie

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38
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What do they call Lucy?

A

The cleaning lady

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39
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What is the nice and not so nice thing about Levi?

A

He has two moms and he’s always taking pictures.

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40
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What are Lucy’s nice and not so nice things?

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She’s good at math and she has to sit three times and be clean.

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41
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Who does Lucy call when she gets home?

A

Uncle Paul

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42
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What advice does he give?

A

Fake it til you make it

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43
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How long does Lucy have to be at middle school?

A

One year

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44
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What is she disappointed she doesn’t have on the first day?

A

Math homework

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45
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What do they do in 1st period on the second day?

A

Get their locker assignments and combinations

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46
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Who has the locker above Lucy?

A

Maddie

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47
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What does Lucy do on her first math assessment?

A

Gets answers wrong on purpose so she can fit in

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48
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Who calls Lucy’s grandmother?

A

Mr. Stoker

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49
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What grade did she get on her assessment?

A

A 0

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50
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Why did she get a 0?

A

She didn’t show her work.

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51
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Who has to stay after school with Lucy?

A

Levi

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52
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What does Mr. Stoker accuse Levi and Lucy of?

A

Cheating on the assessment

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53
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Who cheated?

A

Levi

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54
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Why does he take Lucy’s picture?

A

As part of his angry collection

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55
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Who knocks Levi’s milk over, ruining his lunch?

A

Lucy

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56
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Who gives him money to buy something else?

A

Maddie

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57
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What does Windy say explains Lucy’s sitting down three times behavior?

A

OCD: Obsessive compulsive disorder

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58
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What does Lucy consider Windy?

A

Her 1 friend she was supposed to make

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59
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Who got Lucy’s math problem right online?

A

MathMaster

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60
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When is their assembly?

A

1st period math

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61
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Who doesn’t want to sit by Lucy?

A

Maddie

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62
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Who is the principal?

A

Dr. Cobb

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63
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What is their mascot?

A

Cougars

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64
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What is the assembly about?

A

This year’s service project

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65
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Who does Lucy pair with for the project?

A

Windy

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66
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Who does Lucy have for Language Arts?

A

Ms. Fleming

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67
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Why does she have difficulty reading aloud?

A

She wants to count the words in the paragraph or page before she reads.

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68
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What will their first novel be?

A

The Call of the Wild

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69
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What does Windy ask Lucy to do that weekend?

A

Have a sleepover

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70
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What does this mean Lucy will miss?

A

Her Saturday night math chat

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71
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How many activities does Windy have planned for them?

A

31

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72
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What is Windy’s older sister’s name?

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Cherish

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73
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What does the FROG room stand for?

A

Family Room Over Garage

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74
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Who did Windy used to be best friends with?

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Maddie

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75
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What happened to Lucy’s parents?

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Her mom died of ovarian cancer when she was a baby and her dad was never around.

76
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How many girls has Windy asked to join their team that have turned them down?

A

7

77
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Who joins their team?

A

Levi

78
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Who is their faculty advisor?

A

Mr. Stoker

79
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Where do they have their first group meeting?

A

The media center, library

80
Q

Who shows up late?

A

Levi

81
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What does Lucy want to use for their project that helps pick their topic?

A

Math

82
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What is the topic they choose?

A

Pet adoption

83
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What obstacle is in their way for saving animals?

A

They have to be 16 years old to volunteer or be accompanied by an adult.

84
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What is Levi’s page called?

A

ArtBoom

85
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How many photos of Lucy are on the page?

A

3

86
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What pet shelter does Windy find for them?

A

The Pet Hut

87
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Who takes them to the shelter?

A

Cherish, Windy’s sister

88
Q

Who does Windy ask for?

A

Claire Barrington

89
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Why does Lucy hate it there?

A

The bacteria and germs dogs carry, how big and loud the dogs are and the smell

90
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What does Lucy end up doing at the shelter?

A

Going through their adoption records

91
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What shocking news does Levi tell Lucy?

A

That he told Mr. Stoker that he cheated

92
Q

What happens with the woman and the dog that show up at the shelter?

A

She ditches her dog there.

93
Q

Where will the dog go?

A

Animal Control

94
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What is the dog’s name?

A

Cutie Pi

95
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What is one of his black spots in the shape of?

A

A lightning bolt

96
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What does Lucy promise Claire she will do if they keep the dog?

A

Enter all their adoption files into the computer

97
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Why doesn’t Windy want to input data for their project?

A

She wants to do something bigger with a bigger impact.

98
Q

Who is the smartest kid in the class besides Lucy?

A

Maddie

99
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Who is failing math class?

A

Levi

100
Q

What did the shelter used to be before it was The Pet Hut?

A

A Pizza Hut

101
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What does Pi do when Levi is holding the papers away from Lucy and she’s trying to get them back?

A

He growls at Levi.

102
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Why does he do that?

A

He likes Lucy.

103
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Who does Lucy tell her secret to?

A

Levi

104
Q

Where can Lucy tutor Levi online?

A

MathWhiz

105
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Why doesn’t Lucy want to tell Windy her secret?

A

Because she has a big mouth

106
Q

What idea do they come up with to keep helping The Pet Hut?

A

Lower the amount of days it takes to get a dog adopted by updating The Pet Hut’s website

107
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What is everyone’s role?

A

Levi will take the pictures, Windy will write the articles about the dogs who need adopting and Lucy will figure out which dogs need help the most

108
Q

What happens when Lucy is spontaneously called to read without prereading the text?

A

She refuses.

109
Q

Who stands up for Lucy and gets kicked out of class with her?

A

Levi and WIndy

110
Q

What is NCASME?

A

North Carolina Academy of Science, Math and Engineering

111
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Where is it located?

A

Charlotte, NC

112
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Why isn’t Lucy more excited about it?

A

Her friends stood up for her for the first time that day and she felt like she belonged

113
Q

What is the first dog Lucy chooses to showcase on the website using her calculations?

A

A 110-pound 6 year old Shepard mix

114
Q

What’s his name?

A

Murphy

115
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What does Levi bring for photo crops?

A

A backdrop, bow tie and fedora

116
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How long does it take Murphy to get adopted?

A

27 hours

117
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Why can’t Lucy go to the shelter after school?

A

She has an appointment at NCASME

118
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What is Levi’s username on MathWhiz?

A

Levi123

119
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What does Lucy have to do at the admissions office?

A

Take a test

120
Q

How long is the test?

A

150 questions

121
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What is the second dog Lucy chooses for the website?

A

Rufus

122
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How does Lucy do on the exam?

A

A perfect score

123
Q

How many spots are there at the school?

A

2

124
Q

When would she start if she’s accepted?

A

January, 81 days

125
Q

What holiday does Windy love?

A

Halloween

126
Q

What does Lucy go as for Halloween?

A

Dressed in her uncle’s old fatigues with camouflage painted face

127
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What does Levi go as fro Halloween?

A

A press photographer

128
Q

Who was their seventh dog chosen that got adopted in one day?

A

Jesse, a bulldog mix

129
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What does Windy go as for Halloween?

A

A shrimp worker

130
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What does Lucy finally tell Windy while trick or treating?

A

That she’s a savant

131
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What grades did Lucy get on her report card?

A

All As, one B in Language Arts and an Incomplete in math

132
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What comment is from Mr. Stoker?

A

A parent teacher conference requested

133
Q

Where will Windy have her birthday party now that she got all As?

A

Rocky Mountain Lodge

134
Q

What news does Claire give Lucy?

A

That Cutie Pi has cancer

135
Q

What does Claire agree to with Pi?

A

Put him on the website, free to a good home

136
Q

What is this chapter about?

A

Cutie Pi’s blog post

137
Q

What’s the date?

A

November 2nd

138
Q

Who writes this blog post?

A

Lucy

139
Q

Why did Mr. Stoker call the parent conference?

A

He feels Lucy is holding back in his class.

140
Q

What is Nana concerned about?

A

Lucy making friends.

141
Q

What does Maddie tell Lucy about Windy’s party?

A

That Windy would have more fun if she didn’t go.

142
Q

What is different about the math pop quiz for Lucy?

A

Mr. Stoker gives her a different test than others with an extremely hard problem on the 2nd page.

143
Q

What is the problem from?

A

From an old Putnam Competition for math

144
Q

When does Lucy solve the problem?

A

In the bathroom in Spanish class

145
Q

What is Lucy dreading?

A

Windy’s birthday weekend

146
Q

Who does Lucy have to buddy with?

A

Jennifer

147
Q

What happens on the first ride with Lucy?

A

Jennifer goes with the other girls and Lucy has to ride alone with three strangers; it takes her several turns before she finally goes with someone.

148
Q

What homemade gift does Lucy make Windy?

A

101 Other Things You Never Knew About Your Best Friend

149
Q

What does Maddie’s mom constantly remind her of?

A

Her weight

150
Q

Who’s the first to go to sleep?

A

Lucy

151
Q

What does Windy tell the others while trying to defend Lucy?

A

That she was struck by lightning and is a math genius

152
Q

What does Maddie suggest Windy join?

A

Her team for the care project

153
Q

What happens on Tuesday when it’s time to go back to school?

A

Lucy stays home because she doesn’t want to see Windy.

154
Q

Where did Maddie eat lunch that day?

A

In the bathroom

155
Q

Who does Lucy talk to at The Pet Hut?

A

Levi

156
Q

What does Maddie say to Mr. Stoker when Lucy comes back:

A

That she’s uncomfortable with Lucy in the class; she messes up the class curve; she shouldn’t be in the class since she’s so advanced; she makes fun of them for being in a baby class.

157
Q

What does Lucy yell at Maddie?

A

That she doesn’t matter to her

158
Q

What does matter to Lucy?

A

A sick dog, Levi and Windy before she lost her when she told her secret

159
Q

What does Lucy do after her outburst?

A

Runs out into the courtyard and gets caught by the assistant principal

160
Q

What happens after she gets a lecture from the assistant principal?

A

Nana picks her up

161
Q

Why don’t Nana pick Lucy up from school tomorrow and she says she’s sick again?

A

She has a bowling game.

162
Q

What does Lucy do on MathWhiz?

A

Calls people names and gets blocked from conversations.

163
Q

What crazy thing does Lucy do that’s out of character?

A

She leaves the apartment without her Clorox wipes or keys.

164
Q

Where does she walk?

A

The Pet Hut

165
Q

Who does she call for help?

A

Levi

166
Q

How does he help her?

A

Asking her math questions to keep her mind off the walk and telling her how long her walk will take

167
Q

Who works the front desk all the time at The Pet Hut?

A

Noah

168
Q

What news does Noah tell Lucy about Pi?

A

Animal control is going to pick him up.

169
Q

What does Nana agree to?

A

To let Pi stay one night before he goes to animal control

170
Q

Why does Windy say she likes Lucy?

A

She accepts her for who she is

171
Q

Who can’t have a dog because he’s in the barracks?

A

Uncle Paul

172
Q

Who does Lucy ask for help?

A

Her friends at MathWhiz

173
Q

When does Lucy finally fall asleep with no solution?

A

2:30 am

174
Q

Who shows up at animal control to help Lucy say goodbye?

A

Levi and Windy

175
Q

Who shows up to ask about Pi?

A

Mr. Stoker

176
Q

How did he hear about him?

A

MathWhiz

177
Q

What is his username?

A

MathMaster

178
Q

When do they pick up Paul?

A

The last day before winter break

179
Q

What did Lucy do about Maddie?

A

She apologized to her for yelling at her.

180
Q

What did Maddie go?

A

She transferred math classes.

181
Q

What slowed the talk of Lucy’s savant status?

A

Student hakers

182
Q

What is waiting for Lucy when Nana picks her up?

A

A letter from NCASME

183
Q

What does Lucy say she’s more than?

A

More than numbers

184
Q

What is the back of the book?

A

For the Love of Pi and All About Fibonacci

185
Q

What is the genre of this book?

A

Realistic Fiction