Battle of the Books 2021 - The Final Challenge

Question 1

The literary device when Ross explains things that happened earlier in the story to bring the reader up to speed.

Accepted Answer

flashback

Question 2

How did Delphy get the bear to go away in Wildfire?

Accepted Answer

honked the Jeep's horn

Question 3

Ross in Wink has two best friends, which one bailed on him when he got sick?

Accepted Answer

Isaac

Question 4

What figurative language is used in this quote: "his heart a drum in his chest"?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 5

This story mostly takes place in a time frame of 3 hours and 51 minutes.

Accepted Answer

Run, Hide, Fight Back

Question 6

What was the last thing Cole did in the story Run, Hide, Fight Back?

Accepted Answer

took a bullet meant for Grace

Question 7

What caused all of the wildfires?

Accepted Answer

2 guys on dirtbikes

Question 8

What part of one's life map changes colors as one gets closer to their death?

Accepted Answer

the skull

Question 9

What happened to Meri's mother in Verify?

Accepted Answer

she was run over by a car

Question 10

In Verify, who does Meri fight underground that finally accepts her as one of them.

Accepted Answer

Spine

Question 11

What did Ross have to "keep his eye on" during each treatment?

Accepted Answer

a red X

Question 12

Who was working with Atlas's father and Meri's mother in Verify?

Accepted Answer

Dewey

Question 13

Which character was shot in the leg at the beginning of the story?

Accepted Answer

Javier

Question 14

What figurative language is used here: "So, spill. Gimme the dirt."

Accepted Answer

idiom

Question 15

What color was Meri's hair at the end of Verify?

Accepted Answer

red and white

Question 16

What caused the Jeep to flip on its side in Wildfire?

Accepted Answer

A moose standing in the middle of the road.

Question 17

The queen's name in Stepsister.

Accepted Answer

Ella

Question 18

What gift did Felix make for Isabelle using his skills with wood?

Accepted Answer

toes

Question 19

What tradition did Ross's mom start at Christmas time in Wink?

Accepted Answer

writing a note to future Ross and put in the bottom of Christmas tree box

Question 20

The video game - Annihilation Mars - was played in this book.

Accepted Answer

Wink

Question 21

Which story had the characters: Wolf, Mole, Lips, November, Zulu and Kilo?

Accepted Answer

Run, Hide, Fight Back

Question 22

According to Sam in the book Wildfire, what is the worst thing you can do if you're lost in the woods?

Accepted Answer

start circling

Question 23

What was Dephy doing in the woods the night she got lost?

Accepted Answer

meeting a counselor from another camp

Question 24

What was Paul's "grand gesture" to Lily?

Accepted Answer

hold a fundraiser for her and to win the rock climbing competition

Question 25

What were the pieces of Isabelle's heart that she had to find?

Accepted Answer

a boy, a horse, a stepsister

Question 26

This character was adopted from Kenya.

Accepted Answer

Lily

Question 27

The setting of Paul, Big and Small is . . .

Accepted Answer

Utah

Question 28

What number of hold did Paul have trouble with on the Bildungsroman because he was too short?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 29

What 3 gifts did Tanaquill give to Isabelle?

Accepted Answer

jawbone, half walnut shell, seedpod

Question 30

One of the handmade weapons the kids in Run, Hide, Fight Back made was a sock filled with _________.

Accepted Answer

coins

Question 31

When Meri typed the word VERIFY into the computer what happened?

Accepted Answer

an error code pops up

Question 32

In Paul, Big and Small, this was the name of the novel that they were reading in class with Mr. Teller.

Accepted Answer

Of Mice and Men

Question 33

This was the name of the poisonous pill that every Steward carried to give a choice if they were captured.

Accepted Answer

deadman's switch

Question 34

In Wildfire, what was Sam's mother's problem?

Accepted Answer

She was addicted to pills.

Question 35

The group of people that are looking for the rebels or the "gang" members in Verify.

Accepted Answer

Marshals

Question 36

All of the nicknames for the people in the underground system in Verify were the names of what?

Accepted Answer

book and or literary parts/terms

Question 37

Who made a pact using Oreo cream filling and Cherry 7Up?

Accepted Answer

Ross, Abby, Isaac

Question 38

Paul's dad used this type of voice throughout the story.

Accepted Answer

zen-like

Question 39

Who was the star of Chance's play?

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth the 1st

Question 40

This is what the 5 kids in Run, Hide, Fight Back put the camera in so they could see the shooters without being seen.

Accepted Answer

remote controlled Jeep

Question 41

What was Tantine's real name in Stepsister?

Accepted Answer

Fate

Question 42

What did the guys on dirtbikes chant in Wildfire?

Accepted Answer

FROM AWAY, STAY AWAY

Question 43

Who did Sam think should be a hero of the wildfire?

Accepted Answer

the Jeep

Question 44

Paul told Lily that this part of her body could be cancerous.

Accepted Answer

a mole on her chin

Battle of the Books 2021 - The Final Challenge

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Battle of the Books 2021 - The Final Challenge

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