Who is the author of the book?
Christine Day
Christine Night
Christine Morning
Christine Evening
What is the opposite of the word "flimsy"?
stiff
easily broken
not hard
brittle
Which word has the following definition, " unconvincing, lacking plausibility?"
likely
substantial
credible
Flimsy
What situation would be best described as "cutthroat?"
the film industry and Hollywood
playing legos with friends
Playing Minecraft on Nintendo Switch
buying a baguette on Tuesday morning
Why did the government remove Edie's mom from her family and send her to an orphanage?
Edie's mom had a birth defect
Edith died giving birth
Her mother was unmarried native and uncle had a record
Edith had agreed to giving up her baby for adoption
"silence swoops down over the room like a bird of prey." What figurative language is in use?
metaphor
simile
onomotopoeia
personification
What is a bird of prey?
A bird that is being hunted by another animal
A bird that is relgious
A bird that doesn't lay eggs
A bird that hunts other animals for food
"Smiles aren't beautiful because of teeth. Smiles are beautiful because of a person's spirit." Who says this?
Serenity
Lisa Miller
Edith Grahman
Edie Miller
"Smiles aren't beautiful because of teeth. Smiles are beautiful because of a person's spirit." Why was this spoken in the book? what was the context?
Edie thought after the braces she might not smile the same
Uncle Phil's duck smiled at him
Edie's mom was worried about her teeth
Edie's dad broke a tooth on a bone
What is uncle Phil's job?
He is a fisherman
He's a chef
He works in ecological restoration
He is a vet and takes care of sick animals
What happened to Edith and Uncle Theo?
They move to Los Angelas and begin a movie career
They both die young
They are still alive
They live to be very old
Edie's mom states, "The American West has never been an empty wilderness." what does she mean?
There is no place to go in the wilderness
There has always been people in America, Native Americans
the west is a wild and scary place
emptiness is in the heart
What was the name of the movie Edith had speaking parts in?
When the west was Theirs
When the West met East
When the West was Ours
When the west was Won
What is pre-GPS?
A time before the compass
A time when people could tell directions
time before navigation systems
A time before maps
Which words means, "irregular heart beat and rhythm?"
a rhythm
arrhythmia
my rhythm
off-beat
Why did Edie and her mom get into an argument at the Cinema?
Edie wanted popcorn and her mom wouldn't buy it
Edie saw a poster with Native and wanted to see that movie
Edie's mom had to go to the bathroom
They couldn't decide on which candy to buy
