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26 Cards in this Set
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Who was the author of The Talking Earth? |
Jean Craighead George. |
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What is the main characters name and why is she going on a quest? What is her quest? |
Her name is Billie Wind and her quest was to go somewhere and try to hear the animals speaking. She is going in this quest because her tribe doesn't think its good that she doesn't believe in the animal spirits. |
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What are the animal friends Billie has on her journey? |
An otter named Petang, a baby panther named Coootchobi, and a turtle named Birdy. |
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How is Billie different at the end of the book compared to the beginning? |
She believes in the animal spirits. |
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Where does Billie live? |
With a Native American tribe in Florida. |
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How long had Billie been on her quest? |
12 weeks |
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What is the first animal Billie encountered on her quest? |
Alligators. |
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Why does Billie stay in the Everglades for three months? |
She decides to explore the Everglades until she can understand what the animals are saying. |
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Who wrote The Witch of Blackbird Pond? |
Elizabeth George Speare. |
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Who is the main character? |
Katherine Tyler, or Kit Tyler. |
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Why does Kit leave her home in Barbados? |
She used to live with her rich grandfather there, but he died so she decided to visit her aunt and uncle in America and ask if she could stay with them. |
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What are the names of her family in America? |
Uncle Matthew, aunt Rachel, Mercy, and Judith. |
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What is the name of the town her uncle and aunt live in? |
Wethersfield. |
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Who are Mercy, Judith, and Kit married to at the end of the book? |
Mercy marries John Holbrook, Judith marries William Ashby, and Kit marries Nat. |
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Why does Kit struggle so much in America? |
She is not used to so many chores, people like Goodwife Cruff think she is a witch, and she can't stand the Puritan traditions. |
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How has Kit changed at the end of the book? |
She appreciates the hard life people in America live. |
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Who wrote the book A Christmas Carol? |
Charles Dickens. |
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Who is the main character? |
Scrooge |
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How is Scrooge chhanged at the end of the book? |
He appreciates Christmas and is more generous. |
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Who wrote the book The Westing Game? |
Ellen Raskin. |
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What is The Westing Game's plot? |
16 people who are somehow related to Sam Westing have been selected to figure out some clues so they can inherit all of Mr. Westing's money who supposedly died. |
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Who wrote The Red-Headed League? |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
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Who is the main character? |
Sherlock |
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What is the plot of The Red-Headed League? |
A red-headed bank teller is lured away from his store by being told to sign up for the red-headed league. He signs up and goes there every day until suddenly the league just disappears. After that he goes to Sherlock for help. He figures it out and they captures the guys trying to steal the money. |
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Who wrote A Scandal in Bohemia? |
Arthur Conan Doyle |
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What was the plot? |
The King of Bohemia had an affair with an opera singer and now that he has to marry some other princess, she is kind of mad. She has a photograph to prove that the King had an affair with her which would ruin his marriage and Bohemia. The King hires Holmes to find that photograph. |
