what month is mentioned in the first sentence?
August
what percent of homes in the motor city lack a vehicle?
25%
name 2 of the water related things Mona worries kids will be doing?
running through sprinklers, swimming in the YMCA pool or university of the Michigan-Flint rec center, sipping from a drinking fountain in a park.
trick question; she hasnt yet
what is it called when water sticks to water?
cohesion
what country was Mona's dad in during this chapter?
China
why did the CDC's request to have all kids lead tested go down in strictness?
because of the bans on lead in gas and paint
what are Mona's kids doing when she gets home?
playing with stuffed animals
whos name did Mona add to her email to the county health department?
Dean Sienko
how many kids does Mona have?
2
who did Mona contact about her concerns?
what is at least one thing that Mona was troubled with when she was anxiously waiting for the county health department to respond?
couldnt sleep or no appetite
what was the idea that Mona came up with to get the surveillance data?
to get it straight from the state health department
what does the acronym CDC stand for?
centers for disease control
how many pages are in this chapter?
14
what treatment was NOT used when flint switched to the river?
orthophosphate, or anticorrosive treatments
what was Mona's nickname for Dean Sienko?
Dean Dean (double points if you mention major major in catch 22)
what was Mona's reaction when the representative told her there was a spike in lead levels?
Mona was shocked, because if there were lead spikes, they should've been shared with the public
lead paint and paint dust
what is Mona's husband, Elliot's job?
pediatrician
at this point in the novel, how long has this lack of treatment been happening?
18 months
what was the name of the ER doctor she contacted on page 107?
Michael Roebuck
what is the AAP?
what other crisis does Mona mention and compare with the flint one?
Name ten species of dinosaurs
dinosaur