Science
This assignment from Nat's science teacher keeps her busy through the entire book.
What is a Wondering Journal / Lab Notebook?
This is the main characters alliterative name.
What is Natalie Napoli?
What did Natalie and Twig find in their frog?
a grasshopper
This medical condition puts a strain on Nat's relationship with her mom.
What is depression?
This is the color of the orchid Nat's mom was researching.
What is blue?
Twig takes charge of this GROSS science experiment.
What is frog dissection?
The boy who Natalie and Twig befriend in science class
Dari
Natalie makes dduk, a Korean dessert, to increase this important virtue in her family.
What is luck?
"They were so much more now. Not perfect, not magic-but real" (271). This quote is describes these two important characters.
Who are Nat's mom and dad?
This caused the vibrant color of the orchid Nat's mom was studying. (Extra 100 points for naming the plant)
A chemical spill! (Cobalt Blue Orchid)
This is Dari's job in Operation Egg.
What is Mission Analyst?
This teacher inspired the main characters to compete in the Egg Drop Competition.
Who is Mr. Neely?
This was the prize money for winning the Egg Drop Competition.
What is $500?
This is the character that is most related to the Orchid? (BONUS 100: Explain the orchid as a symbol)
ALSO ACCEPT Nat (same reasoning)
What was unique about the plant Natalie bought her mom for Christmas?
It could grow through the winter
Natalie's mom suggested this odd material for the egg drop design.
What is cereal?
This person served as inspiration for Twig's name.
Who is Twiggy (model)?
This popular dessert inspired Twig's most promising egg drop design.
What are S'mores?
“…it kind of made me feel like my family was bad at being Korean. Like I was bad at it…I usually forgot that part of me existed until my grandmother visited of someone brought it up… That had never felt wrong until now" (171). This is Nat's reaction to this important event in the novel.
What is meeting Dari's parents and seeing them embrace their Indian culture?
This plant connected Natalie to her heritage.
What is Korean Fire?
Nat learns that these scientific material actually work better when cold.
What are magnets?
This person is Mikayla's mom.
Mrs. Menzer
Twig added this special 'ingredient' to Smeggs.
What is glitter?
Natalie does this with the Iris seed at the end, perhaps to symbolize her relationship with her mother.
This was the type of plant Mrs. Menzer ACTUALLY gave to Nat instead of the orchid.
What is an iris?