Who, What and Where?
Which city do Genie and Ernie come from?
Brooklyn
Why do Genie and Ernie travel to Virginia?
Their parents are taking a trip to Jamaica to work on their marriage.
What does Genie use to record his many questions?
A small notebook
What is the name of Genie and Ernie’s dog-owning grandmother's dog?
Samantha
What does Genie accidentally hit when he tries to fling dog mess into the woods?
A window of his grandparents’ house.
Why does Genie feel uncomfortable when he first meets Grandpop?
Grandpop gives him an extremely tight handshake and behaves in an unexpected, intimidating way.
What name does Genie give to Grandpop's dead bird?
Michael Jackson
What is the first major incident that Genie experiences?
He leaves the red model truck on the floor and Grandma accidently steps on it in the dark.
How do we know that Genie felt guilty for leaving the red truck on the floor? What evidence are we given in the novel?
Genie kept writing "why am I so stupid" in his notebook.
What did Grandpop call is 'inside-outside' room?
The 'nunya-bidness' room
What is unusual about the old yellow house in the woods?
A tree grows through it.
What is Ernie's theory about why Grandpop and Dad have a weird relationship.
He seems to think that Uncle Wood wanted to be a fireman but Grandpop forced him to be in the army.
What is Tess' fathers name?
Mr Crabs
How does Grandpop know how to coordinate his clothing?
He has letters sown into his clothing.
What was Grandpop's one fear he confessed to having?
Afraid of going outside