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Across the Desert
Across the Desert
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book club trivia game on the novel Across the Desert, by Dusti Bowling
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1
Who is the author of Across the Desert?
Mary Downing Hahn
Sharon Draper
JK Rowling
Dusti Bowling
2
When Jo and Marty find her crashed in the desert, how do they get Addie to the mine and out of the sun?
Marty carries her piggyback
they can't, so they build a shelter from the sun using the wings
they have to drag her across the rocks and sand
they push the ultralight to the mine with Addie still inside it
3
Who is Lucy?
Marty's sister, who died of an overdose
Addie's mom, who is frantic with worry
a famous explorer who climbed Mount Everest
the owner of the Flipside Cafe
4
What materials do they use to build a stretcher for Addie?
an old mining cart they modify
they use the fence poles and the barbed wire
they turn Jo's backpack into a harness and use the shovel as a pull handle
they take the plane apart and use the poles and fabric covering
5
What happens when Jolene finally gets back home to her mother?
Nothing, her mom didn't even notice Jolene was gone
Jolene confronts her about the pills and she agrees to get help
her mom is so angry and drugged-up that Jo runs right back outside
she finds her mom passed out on the floor and calls an ambulance
6
Who does Jolene run into at the cafe?
the park ranger who didn't believe Jolene on the phone
Her mother, who finally woke up and went looking for Jo
Joanie Cash, first female commercial pilot
Addie Earhart, who turned out to be fine and eating breakfast
7
How do Marty's parents react when they arrive at the Flipside Cafe to pick them up?
Dad is really proud of them and mom is really quiet
they are too disappointed to say anything in front of Jo
they are so relieved and give them huge hugs right away
mom is really mad, and dad just stays quiet while she yells
8
In what city does the story begin?
Tucson
Las Vegas
San Antonio
Phoenix
9
Jolene and Marty are about to give up the search when Jo hears something - what sound is it?
A flash flood sweeping through the mud canyon
A donkey braying in a mine
Addie is yelling for help
A faint clinking sound of metal hitting metal
10
The bus takes Jolene one step closer to Addie. How much distance does Jo still need to travel after the bus ride?
45 miles
25 miles
60 miles
80 miles
11
Addie lives in Bowse
False
True
12
What is Jolene's mother addicted to?
marijuana
alcohol
heroin
oxycodone
13
Jolene bought a bus ticket to ____________?
Winslow, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Quartzsite, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
14
What is the first call that Jolene makes, when they are back and her phone has charged enough to turn on?
Addie's mom
Marty's parents
911
Jolene's mom, at the number in her missed calls
15
When Jolene falls asleep on the bench, what town is she in?
Tucson
Hope
Wenden
Bowse
16
Where does Jolene hide the motorbike for the owner to find?
behind a tumbleweed where she wrecked it
behind a sign that says YOU'RE NOW BEYOND HOPE
in a dry streambed by a huge cactus
at the abandoned gas station
17
Where does Marty "draw the line"?
on the map
she gestures across her throat, cutting off the journey
on the jug of water
in the sand
18
How does Jolene get to fly in an airplane?
Marty's nonprofit buys Jo a plane ticket to visit mom's treatment center
Joanie Cash takes Jolene up for a ride after the airshow
Addie's mom invites her to go to Disney World with them
Once Addie is healed and ultralight repaired, Addie takes her up
19
Where does Addie fly her ultralight airplane?
the Fool Hollow Lake region of the Arizona desert
the Havasu Lake region of the Arizona desert
the Alamo Lake region of the Arizona desert
the Lyman Lake region of the Arizona desert
20
What adult does Jolene NOT ask for help finding Addie?
the man at the firestation
her mom
Joanie Cash, the pilot at the cafe
the librarian
