Before & After
In Life of Whale, what is a whale fall?
What is, when a whale dies and falls to the bottom of the ocean.
In Life of Whale, what are the first animals that feast on the whale's body? (name at least two types)
What are, birds, sharks, and fish
What theme does Find Your Porpoise primarily explore?
In Bellwood Games, what is the name of the town that the story takes place?
What is Fall Hollow.
In Finally Seen, how does Lina decide to let Lao Lao know how her life is in America?
What is, she creates a graphic novel that explains everything she is going through in America.
In Finally Seen, what makes Lina afraid to speak English in public in the first place?
What is, ordering ice cream at the ice cream shop and having Jessica and her friends make fun of her.
In Bellwood Games, who is the ghost that supposedly haunts the woods and the game?
Who is Abigail Snook
In Bellwood Games, what happens if the players lose the game?
In Find Your Porpoise where is the story taking place?
Oguinquit, Maine
In Life of Whale, how long can a whale's body provide nutrients?
What is, over 150 years.
In Life of Whale, what is used to tell how old a whale is?
What is, an ear plug. Each year another ring of wax forms each ring is a year like a tree and tree rings.
Who are the four main characters in Find Your Porpoise?
Who are Marina, Lars, Bangor, Natalie
In Finally Seen, why is Lina afraid to make any trouble at her school?
What is, she is there on a variance because of Pete's address and doesn't want to have to go to another school in her neighborhood.
In Find Your Porpoise who does Natalie work for and what does she do?
Who is Diver Bob and she helps to give tours on his boat.
In Life of Whale, how many phases are in the whale fall?
What is, four phases.
Bonus- mobile scavenger phase, enrichment opportunist phase, sulfophilie phase, reef phase.
What is the prize that the student will get if they win the Bellwoods Game?
What is legend has it that the winner of the game gets a wish.
In Finally Seen, what makes Lina's dad leave the Pete's farm?
What is, Pete lies about applying for their green card. He refused to pay Lina's dad more therefore he never applied for their green card application. He lied to them about it the entire time.
In Bellwood Games, how does the game affect the relationships between the three players?
What is the high-stakes, spooky environment forces them to confront their secrets, overcome bullying, and develop empathy for one another, ultimately helping them become closer.
In Finally Seen, when does Lina feel finally seen?
What is, at the school board meeting when she is able to speak about how important Flea Shop is to her and how it allowed her to feel like the character.
In Bellwoods Game why does Bailee want to play the game?
In Finally Seen, list three similarities Lina has to the character in Flea Shop?
What is, someone wrote badly about her on the bathroom stall, people make fun of her English and she chooses to not speak, she keeps making mistakes in America like the character does by using an antique mail opener as a knife for her sandwich.
In Find Your Porpoise, he is the standoffish stranger who comes into town and seems to stir up trouble.
Adam Wilson
In Finally Seen, at an ice cream shop, Lina’s mom tells her, “Sometimes you have to do the hard thing and remove yourself from a bad situation. Even if it means parting with what you want most.” What else might she have been referring to besides the event with Jessica?
What is, leaving Lina in China with Lao Lao
In Find Your Porpoise, where did Marina live?
What is up the river in a den.
In Finally Seen, describe how Lina feels about leaving China and joining her family in America?
What is, she is torn. She feels happy to be with her parents and sister, but she also feels guilty for leaving her grandmother, and having fun in America without her.