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What is the name of the alleged poltergeist in the Brinkerhoff's house?
Bernard.
What nickname does Astrid call Felix for most of the book?
Bona.
What family member did Felix and Astrid live with B.V. (before the van)?
Mormor, Felix's grandmother.
What is Winnie's alibi when she asks Felix to the school dance?
Winnie suggests they will go to research for her newspaper article.
What was the first album that Taylor Swift re-recorded as a "Taylor's Version?"
Fearless (Taylor's Version).
What is the name of the homeless man Winnie interviews for the newspaper, and what does he sell?
Bob the Bard. He sells poems.
What did Daniel, Felix's biological father, give Felix after their brunch?
Two fifty-dollar bills ($100).
What is the name of the French-immersion school Felix attends?
Blenheim Public School.
When does the story begin and when does it end?
August and December.
Though the chapters are labelled September to November, the story begins in the summer when Astrid & Felix move into the van; it ends in December during the holidays.What rap song can Mr. West quickly rap 117 words in 20 seconds?
Rap God by Eminem.
Who is Felix named after?
Felix, Astrid's brother.
What is the name of the newspaper at Felix's school that he, Winnie, and Dylan write for?
Blenheim Bugle.
What leads Winnie and Dylan to finding out that Felix lives in the Westphalia?
Dylan goes to visit Felix at Soleil's house.
Astrid is fired from what job when her and Felix officially become homeless?
A barista at a cafe (Bean There, Donut That).
How many minutes are in a year?
525,600 minutes are in a year.
Name both of Felix's gerbils (both the original and the one he receives at the end of the book). Explain their namesakes.
Horatio, named after gameshow host Horatio Blass.
Dillie, named after Winnie and Dylan.
In Astrid's Guidebook to Lies, Felix lists 5 different kinds of lies. List all of them.
The Invisible Lie.
The Give Peace a Chance Lie.
The Embellishment Lie.
The No One Gets Hurt Lie.
The Someone Might Lose an Eye Lie.
What is the name of the temporary home Vijay puts Astrid and Felix in after Who, What, Where, When?
Cedar Motel, or C D R M T L.
What is the sequence of events that causes the day of the audition to be the worst day of living in the van so far?
The truck was parked in a garage.
A worker opened the garage.
The worker called someone on his phone to report the van loitering, and grabs Felix.
Astrid leaves behind Felix's clothing, the space heater, and a bunch of personal items.
Felix has to wear rubber boots, a stained polo shirt, and pajamas to the audition.
The bathroom door is locked and Felix poops outside (in front of an old lady).
Donald, the bully, outs Felix as poor.
What is the newest province or territory to join Canada?
Nunvaut in 1999.
Mr. Ahmadi says to Felix that he has three close friends. Name or describe two of them (i.e. what he does with them).
Mrs. Ahmadi, his wife.
Oscar and Mohammed, his chess-playing friends.
What is the final winning question/answer in Who, What, Where, When?
Hint: Winnie, Dylan, and Felix practice it twice throughout the book.
Whose assassination lead to the outbreak of World War One?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
How many different places do Felix and Astrid live in by the end of the novel?
7 locations.
Astrid's condo; with Mormor; with Soleil; the Westphalia; the motel; Dylan's house; the apartment above Ahmadi Grocery.
When in the story do the 4 slumps occur?
After being fired from the cafe.
After the Who, What, Where, When audition.
After Dylan and Winnie visited the van.
Felix has a slump living in the motel.
Jack and Jill are lying on the floor inside the house, dead. They died from lack of water. There is shattered glass next to them. How did they die?