Flora and Ulysses
Flora and Ulysses 2
Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane 2
Riddles
100
Flora describes herself as a natural born _____________ in Chapter 1?
Cynic
100
What "ailment" is William Spiver suffering from?
He is blind (temporarily)
100

What is Edward Tulane made out of?

China.

100

Where did Edward come from?

A famous doll-maker in France 

100

Which is heavier: a ton of bricks or a ton of feathers? 

Neither—they both weigh a ton.

200
Whose vacuum kills Ulysses in Chapter 4?
Tootie Tickham
200
How does Flora convince William Spiver and Tootie that Ulysses has super powers?
She shows them he can type
200

Who was the first owner of Edward Tullane?

A ten-year-old girl named Abilene Tulane

200

Edward even had his own trunk. What does trunk mean?

A) a long nose
B) jewelry
C) fan following
D) luggage

D) luggage

200

You’ll find me in Mercury, Earth, Mars and Jupiter, but not in Venus or Neptune. What am I?

The letter "R"

300
What does Flora's mother do for a living?
She writes romance novels
300
Who does Flora think is her ACTUAL arch nemesis?
Her mother
300

Who tucked Abeline and Edward into bed every night?

Pellegrina, the grandma

300

What was the name of the ship that Edward Tulane got thrown overboard?

Queen Mary

300

There's a one-story house. Everything in the red house is red, the walls are red, the bathroom is red, the floor is red, the kitchen is red, all of the bedrooms are red. So, what color are the stairs?

There are no stairs. It's a one story house.

400
Why does Flora's mother want to get rid of Ulysses?
She's worried people won't want to be friends with Flora if she has a squirrel friend that she talks to/people will think Flora is strange
400
What is the name of the lamp Flora's mother loves?
Mary Ann or The Little Shepherdess
400

"He did not care for Abilene's parents and their condescending manner toward him. All adults, in fact, condescended to him."

What does condescending mean? 

A) Being mean to someone
B) Talking down to someone
C) Someone too playful
D) Too rough or aggressive

B) Talking down to someone

400

2 boys took an interest in Edward on the boat, what were their names? 

A) Marvin and Aaron
B) Matthew and Axel
C) Martin and Amos
D) Matteo and Adrian

C. Martin and Amos

400

What starts with T, ends with T, and has T inside it?

Teapot

500
What does Flora's mother tell Flora that hits Flora like a stone?
That life would be easier without her.
500
Name two ways Flora's mother was acting strange in Chapter 51
She's smoking, she is talking like a robot, she insists Ulysses eat at the table, she doesn't comment when Flora has a 2nd helping of Mac n Cheese, she keeps patting Ulysses on the head.
500

"His ears were made of real rabbit fur, and beneath the fur, there were strong, bendable wires, which allowed the ears to be arranged into poses that reflected the rabbit's mood- jaunty, tired, full of ennui." What does ennui mean?

A) hope     B) joy        C) lack of interest.   D) spirit

C) lack of interest

500

Edward would not like to be described as an inanimate object. What does inanimate mean?

A) thankful  B) desperate  C). delicate   D) not alive

D) not alive

500

A bus driver was heading down a busy street in the city. They went past three stop signs without stopping, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and answered a message on their phone. But the bus driver didn’t break any traffic laws. How?

The bus driver was walking.

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