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Where do they store the eggs?
In the fridge
Pg. 100
How long could you pick and store mulberry leaves in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for?
Up to 5 days
Pg. 100
How does Patrick make sure to always put the tripod in the same place?
Using x’s on the floor with duct tape
Pg. 108
After how many days would they go to Mr. Dixon’s to get 15 more leaves?
Every 5th day
Pg. 112
What is in jambalaya?
Rice, seafood, chicken and sausage
pg.139
Why do caterpillars not drink?
They get water by eating the leaves, so dried up leaves aren’t any good.
Pg. 101
How do the worms attach themselves to the leaves so they don’t fall off?
With an almost invisible strand of webbing, and Julia wondered if they were getting ready to make silk
Pg. 128
How old were the caterpillars when they stopped eating? Why did Julia not panic?
24 days old
Patrick had warned her it was going to happen pg. 162
What part of Julia’s embroidery did she want to do in silk?
The cocoon pg.170
How many emails did Patrick send Julia after she found out she had to kill the caterpillars to get silk?
He sent her seven emails. Pg. 179
What did Julia think was the REAL problem when people didn’t know what race she was?
That people didn’t ask or bother to find out when they didn’t know that they didn’t know.
Pg. 141
How did Julia split up the caterpillars in the cartons? Why?
Eight, nine, and nine.
She thought they would like being divided up more evenly. Pg. 162-163
Why does Patrick tell Julia she should leave the moth off the embroidery?
Because they will not have moths because they have to kill them for their silk. Pg. 171
How come Julia did not know they would have to kill the caterpillars at the end of the project?
Because she never read the book Patrick gave her. Pg. 171
Why was Julia surprised Patrick sent her so many emails?
Because he never got that much computer time. Pg. 179
How did Patrick and Julia solve the problem of not being able to see the caterpillars while they were in the egg cartons?
They put a caterpillar in a little glass jar and poked little air holes in the lid. pg.168
Why did Julia and Patrick cut the hinges off the egg carton?
So the tops would be able to take off and put back on. The caterpillars liked to spin in the dark, but they still wanted to see what was going on. Pg. 163
Why can’t they use the silk after the moth has come out of the cocoon?
Because when the moth gets out of the cocoon, it spits a chemical that dissolves the silk and makes a hole. That hole goes through all the layers of silk Pg. 172
Why was Julia mad at herself after finding out about having to kill the caterpillars?
She was mad because if she would have read the book, she would have known what to expect. Pg. 182
Why was Julia upset when Mr. Maxwell said, “you’re really going to appreciate that silk.”
Because Mr. Maxwell was assuming they were going to make the silk and was only trying to make her feel better about it. Pg. 185
What is Julia’s response when Patrick asks her why she did not want to do the silk worm project?
She says it was “too Korean” and seemed foreign. She really wanted to do an American project. Pg. 186
What article did Patrick send Julia in the email? Why?
A Susan B. Anthony article because in one of the paragraphs it talks about a black silk dress she was given that was made in Utah. Also- Susan B. Anthony was “as American as you could get” pg. 188
What did “not knowing you didn’t know” remind Julia of?
pg. 142
A picture in a book from Patrick about a can of dog food, and on the can was a picture of a dog holding a can of dog food, etc
Pg. 142
How did Julia realize that was she was doing about not giving up her money for the eggs was NOT like telling someone you liked their present when you didn’t?
With the present scenario, you did it to make the other person feel better. What she was doing made Patrick feel bad.
Pg. 86-87
How does Julia try justifying that she didn’t lie to Patrick about not having the money for the eggs?
She says that she really does have only $12, the other half was his responsibility and it wasn’t her fault that he didn’t have it, even though she was secretly against the project.
Pg. 81