Odds and Ends
Characters
Quotes
Story Elements
Events
100
Who wrote the book?
Sharon Creech
100
Who is Mary Lou's cousin who has a crush on Sal and tries to kiss her?
Ben Finney
100
Who always says, "Huzza Huzza"?
Grams
100
During the part of the book that told Phoebe's story, what was the setting?
Euclid, Ohio
100
What did Sal's mother do after she lost the baby?
Took a road trip
200
What does "cadaver" mean?
dead body
200
Who lives next to Margaret and becomes friends with Sal?
Phoebe Winterbottom
200
What do Grams and Gramps call Sal?
Chickabiddy
200
What Point of View (POV) is this story told in?
First Person
200
What happened to Grams while they were cooling off in the river?
She was bit by a poisonous snake
300
How many notes were left on Phoeobe's porch?
5 (that they read) or 6 (they caught Mrs. Partridge leaving number 6)
300
Who is Mrs. Partridge's son and Mrs. Cadaver's twin?
Mr. Birkway
300
I am still jealous that Phoebe's mother came back and mine did not. I miss my mother.
Sal
300
Who is the narrator of the story?
Sal Salamanca Tree Hiddle
300
Why did Phoebe go to the police station 2 different times?
She was convinced her mother was kidnapped/murdered and wanted to report it.
400
Who is Ben's cousin?
Mary Lou
400
Who was Phoebe's brother that she originally thought was a lunatic?
Mike Bickle
400
You flinch every time someone touches you.
Ben
400
WHERE did Sal's story begin and end?
Bybanks, Kentucky
400
Why did Mr. Birkway stop reading the journals in class?
Because when he read Phoebe's journal he saw his sister's name and that she was a "murderer".
500
When Ben and Sal drew their "souls" and they matched, what did their "souls" look like?
A maple leaf inside of a circle
500
This person kisses a locker and trees and loves blackberries.
Sal Salamanca Tree Hiddle
500
Which adult loved to say things like, "Brilliant!" and "Wonderful!" and "Beautiful"
Mr. Birkway
500
WHERE was Sal's mother?
Lewiston, Idaho
500
How did Mrs. Cadaver known Sal's father?
Margaret was sitting on the bus next to Sal's mother when it crashed. Margaret was the only survivor.
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