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Arbitrary Asks
Page 18
Geography
Year of the Rabbit
100

In which book does someone take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"

Fallout (p.299)

Kennedy, to a crowd at the Berlin Wall.  This German phrase translates to "I am a Berliner!" although it could possibly mean "I am a jelly doughnut!"

100

In which book do dad and abuelo say prayers of thanks?

Starfish, p. 159

100

In which book does someone have a small collection of light brown, light green, and light yellow short-sleeved button-down shirts?

The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School, p. 18

100

In which book is someone born in Reno?

The Legend of Auntie Po, p. 19

Mei: You know I was born in Reno, right? I've never been to China.

100

In which book are rice, pork bun, and turnip cake prepared for a celebration?

The Legend of Auntie Po, p. 242

Chinese New Year

200

In which book is cheen chung goh a steamed dessert cake?

Living with Viola (p. 265 - glossary)

200

In which book will you find a chapter titled "Happy Birthday to Me"?

Starfish, p. 158

200

In which book does someone forget about the attack from the north outer wall of the Alamo complex?

Glitch, p. 18

200

In which book does someone attend a school that is some kind of fancy strict place in England?

Living with Viola, p. 197

Olivia asks Fiona about Leonard

200

In which book does someone ask "Why are you putting that much money the the red packet for your sisters' kids?"

Living with Viola, p. 154

300

In which book do people switch from Spanish to English like Bobeshi switched from Hebrew to English with Yiddish mixed in?

Starfish, p. 159

About Catlina's family.

300

In which book does a seagull eat a fish?

Shark Summer, p. 198

Illustration

300

In which book would someone have been rolling on the ground, holding his stomach, laughing?

Just Like That, p. 18

Meryl thinking about Holling when her parents leave her at St. Elene's

300

In which book does someone know they are in Boston, Massachusetts?

Glitch, p. 110

Elliott in the Boston Tea Party simulation

300

In which book are oranges under a lantern?

Living with Viola, p. 156

400

In which book does someone say "gong heeey" and "faaat choy"?

The Legend of Auntie Po, p. 247


400

In which book does anything they eat fall right out of their stomachs?

The Ghoul Next Door, p. 160

400

In which book does someone steal a history project?

The Ghoul Next Door, p. 18

400

In which book does someone take two flights and countless hours just to see dying leaves in New Hampshire and Vermont?

Starfish, p. 108

400

In which book is China one of seven other countries?

Fallout, p.302

Seven other countries [besides U.S. and Russia] possess nuclear arsenals: China, France, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea.

500

In which book does someone shout "Poyekhali!"

Fallout, p. 122

Russian for "Let's go!"

500

In which book is CCCP written on a helmet?

Fallout, p. 123

Photograph of Yuri Gagarin in his space capsule

(СССР is a Russian abbreviation for the Soviet Union)

500

In which book is a cat on a log by a campfire?

The Legend of Auntie Po, p. 18

500

In which book does someone watch the water thunder over Horseshoe Falls?

Starfish, p. 109

500

In which book are the author's parents immigrants to Canada from Hong Kong?

Living with Viola, p. 263

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