FLY AWAY HOME / FIREFLIES
(FAH) How much do Andrew and Denny earn for each luggage cart they collect?
50 cents
(GLORIA) Julian has a friend who is too young to play with. The friend's name is: A) HUGO ... B) HUEY ... C) HOWARD ... D) HAL
HUEY
(OS) What was the name of the girl who was always on the fence? (hint: starts with an "A")
Annie.
Leo's Turtle's Name?
Charlie.
Nickname of Lupe's last battle opponent?
Miss Baseball Cap
(FAH) What did the bird symbolize?
Hope, Freedom (other possible may be acceptable)
(GLORIA) What color was Gloria wearing when Julian first met her?
Yellow.
(OS) "That summer there was a girl wearing a __________ sweater."
Pink.
The two food items Leo gave to his turtle.
Lettuce and Radishes.
Describe the TWO daily exercises Lupe does as she prepares for the Marble Championship.
20 finger pushups and squeezing an eraser.
(FF) The boy didn't want his mom to catch him .... doing what?
Poking holes in the jar lid with scissors.
(GLORIA) What was Julian's last wish?
That Gloria would stay AND be his best friend.
(ELEVEN) Name of the girl who tells the teacher the sweater belongs to Rachel?
Sylvia
When Leo was separated for being "slower than the rest", what grade was he in?
Fourth Grade.
Finish this simile from early in the story: "Her thumb was as weak as _______________."
...the neck of a newborn chick.
(FF) What is the funny "dad phrase" that dad says to the boy when putting him to sleep?
See you later, Alligator!
(PP) The words the parrot kept repeating...?
Where's Harry?
(ELEVEN) "Some days you need to sit on your momma's lap, and that's the part of you that's _____."
five
The story ends: "That night, alone in his room, holding Charlie on his shoulder, Leo felt proud. And for the first time in a long time, Leo felt ________."
fast
After the championship, what did Lupe do for her thumb?
Let her thumb swim and splash in the sink.
(FF) The author compare the firefly light in the jar to ... what?
A flashlight left on too long.
(PP) What was the parrot's name?
Rocky
(ELEVEN) "I wished I was 102 because if I was 102 I would have known _____________."
...what to say when Mrs. Price asked who owned the red sweater.
In the cat's opinion, who was its owner?
The cat felt it owned itself.
Why did Lupe win TWO trophies?
After winning the girls' championship, she also beat the boys' champion.