Characters
Setting
Events
Troubles
Grades
100

Who is Nora's best friend?

Stephen

100

Where in the school does Nora give her big speech to her classmates?

The Media Center/Library

100

What animal did Nora act like when she started kindergarten?

A cat

100

What was Nora's punishment for getting bad grades?

She got grounded

100

What color team gets 0's on their tests?

The Blue Team

200

Which teacher acts as Nora's adviser?

Mrs. Byrne

200

Where does Stephen see Nora's report card scores?

On the bus

200
How did Mrs. Byrne first figure out that Nora might be smart?

Her search history on the computer

200

What sport is Nora very good at?

Soccer

200

What grade is Nora in?

5th grade

300

What is the principal's name?

Mrs. Hackney

300

Where do many important meetings take place throughout the story?

Mrs. Hackney's office

300

How does Nora avoid going to school when things start to get complicated?

She fakes being sick

300

How do the students find out about the idea that everyone should start getting 0's on tests?

From Stephen (or the handbill/flier he made)

300

What grades did Nora get on her report card?

All D's and 1 C

400

Who tells Mrs. Byrne about Nora's genius results on the IQ test?

Mrs. Drummond (Dr. Trindler's assistant)

400

What state does Nora live in?

Connecticut

400

What was Nora's actual IQ score?

188

400

What advice does Mrs. Byrne give Nora?

Do the next good thing
400

What was "The Reading of the Grades"?

The tradition in Nora's family where the kids read their report card grades after dinner

500

What character called Stephen a moron in the cafeteria?

Merton Lake

500

Where does Nora fall asleep when she refused to talk about her grades?

On the dining room chairs
500

What did Nora do that helped her realize she was special when she was very young?

Put together her sister's puzzle

500

What reason does Nora give Mrs. Hackney for why she got so many D's?

They have a pretty shape
500

What tests did Nora not like and think were unfair?

CMT- Connecticut Mastery Tests