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questions to help prepare for Battle of the Books.
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1
What did Dr. Mesmer say about the force he used?
Its power was controlled by a red jewel.
It had been given to him by a witch doctor.
It worked only during a full moon
It streamed from the stars.
2
Which of these was discovered by Dr. Mesmer?
the ambiguity effect
the autokinetic effect
the novelty effect
the placebo effect
3
What went wrong on Ivy's first day at her new school?
She realized Fresno County schools had not prepared her well
Mama forgot to send money to rent the books Ivy needed
She learned she would be attending an inferior school
Children laughed at the homemade uniform she wore
4
What did Hiawatha give to Tadodaho after entering his hut?
corn grown by his daughters
the medicine he had made
a warm bearskin robe
a string of wampum shells
5
What happened as the Peacemaker sang a hymn that stopped the fighting?
The moon crossed in front of the sun, darkening the sky.
The ground shook, and a crack opened up to form a new river.
A pack of huge, silver wolves howled behind the Peacemaker
A great bird w landed on the Peacemaker's shoulder.
6
How did Ben test his hypothesis?
He stuffed cotton into the patients' ears.
He talked to the patients in a soothing voice.
He blindfolded the patients.
He gave the patients herbal medicine.
7
The young girl surprised Mama with a ___.
new box for Mama's poems
sitting area in the attic where they could write together
show in which she read Mama's poems
book which Mama's poems were stitched together with her own
8
What did the elder Clan Mother say when she approached the circle of Chiefs?
"You reject Tadodaho, but you behave just like him."
"I will dive into the river to join the Peacemaker."
"The Peacemaker has left us forever!"
"Hiawatha, only you can lead us to unity & righteousness."
9
After Sophie followed a cloud of crows, what did she see at the fir tree?
a small red fox dancing with Henrietta
Gregory talking to an old woman who carried a typewriter
an owl carefully grooming a cackling red rooster
M. Griegson feeding a hawk that turned into a chicken
10
Why was Ivy's family going to move to Orange County?
Papa and Mama wanted to remove Fernando from bad influences
Applying for U.S. citizenship would be easier there
Mama needed to be closer to her aging parents
Papa had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run a farm
11
Mama had seen her first castle in Germany. What did she do then?
She told Daddy that he could be her knight
pretended to be queen commanded her brother to stop laughing
claimed everything she could see in the valley her kingdom
She wove a crown out of wildflowers and sat on a tree stump
12
What would happen in September, which caused Mike to worry?
an annual physical exam would reveal his crude tattoo
Mouse's friend at the train station would be moving away
Lowers such as Frankie would be sent to the risky state home
He would once again be bullied at the local public school
13
Why did Mike decide he and Frankie had to leave Aunt Eunie's home?
Mr. Howard didn't want to marry a woman who had children
He read a letter about Aunt Eunie reversing their adoptions
He was afraid of Aunt Eunie's mean ex-husband
He had embarrassed Aunt Eunie by performing badly
14
What did Mr. Howard tell Mike about Eunie?
Her only child, Henry, had drowned in a lake
Her ex-husband was imprisoned in Germany
She was anxious to sell her house on Amaryllis Drive
She had been a Hoxie's Harmonica Wizard
15
At the library, what did Sophie and her dad learn from Ms. O'Malley?
Great-Uncle Jim had written a book about Henrietta.
Sue of Briar Farm had only raised Rhode Island Reds.
There was only one Bantam White Leghorn in the whole country
She had started a book club for people who liked chickens.
16
Ben Franklin wanted the king and queen of France to _____.
send money and soldiers to America
settle a problem America had with Spain
buy goods made in America
allow him to build an American university in France.
17
In Cherry Point, North Carolina, what had Mama collected by the river?
driftwood
ancient bison bones
quartz crystals
Sharks' teeth
18
Who were the men with briefcases who had come to the Yamamotos' house?
salesmen who showed hybrid seeds to Mr. Yamamoto
doctors who tried to diagnose the girls' baffling illness
couriers who carried Japanese government papers
friends who wanted to hide their musical instruments
19
What did Ben hypothesize about the patients?
The way they felt was caused by their own minds.
The force helped them to think more clearly.
They were already taking medicine for their illnesses.
Dr. Mesmer had been paying them.
20
Sophie got out her whistle and blew it again and again after--
she saw a lady using a hammer on the henhouse padlock
Dad fell from the loft onto the floor of the barn
a man wearing a black hat drove up the driveway
she heard a pack of dogs barking and growling at Henrietta
