Olympics
What is the main character's first and last name?
Ross Maloy
Name of the two authors of Willa and the Whale.
Chad Morris
Shelly Brown
Who was Tomas with at the start of the story?
Grandad
Where did Mrs. Food, Oscar, Butterbean, Marco, and Polo live?
Strathmore Apartments
Who is the author?
Arianne Costner
What is Ross known as at school?
The Cancer Kid
Where does the story mainly take place?
Washington State
Tomas’ nickname is:
Chipstick
What caused Mrs. Food to crash on the tiled kitchen floor at 10:0-0 that morning?
Butterbean threw up
What is the school’s mascot?
Steve the Spud
Overcoming adversity, Friendship, Family, Belonging, Loss
What is the name of the whale?
Meg
What is Tomas’ sister called?
Lolli
How did the pets call the ambulance?
They pressed the button around Mrs. Food's neck
Why is Ben sentenced to spud duty?
Because he sprained the mascot’s ankle.
What is the name of the author?
Rob Harrell
Name at least one lesson learned from Willa and the Whale?
Friendship, loss, grief answers may vary
What hatches from the funny fruit?
A real dragon
Before Coin Man returned, Walt and Butterbean found ski masks at the end of the sofa. Which Operation did the pets plan to take?
Operation Outside Authorities
What state does this story take place in?
IDAHO
In the following sentence, what type of figurative language is displayed? "The calluses on the ends of my fingers are getting so tough they feel like rocks." (p. 233)
simile or hyperbole
What is a group of whales called?
A pod
What does desperado mean?
Desperate or reckless
What was Mrs. Food’s real name?
Mrs. Fudecker
What is Ben’s last name?
Hardy