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What had Mattie told Mrs. D'Angelo's fourth-grade class about herself?

• She was not a Buddhist.

• Her uncle Potluck was a chef.

• Her lucky rabbit was made of stone.

• She talked to the moon.

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What had Star done after Mattie told her the correct way to pronounce ogre?

• She grabbed and twisted Mattie's hair.

• She gave Mattie a flat-line smile and pinched Mattie's arm.

• She destroyed Mattie's private notebook.

• She emptied Mattie's backpack and placed it over Mattie's head.

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Mattie wondered if she would find a place to belong in school after she ___________

• helped Uncle Potluck inspect the playground equipment.

• read the poster about posterity in Principal Bonnet's office.

• counted off the student locker doors that needed fixing.

• calculated the number of seats in the school cafeteria.

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In Mattie's story about Moe, what happened after his strong thread snapped?

• He got washed away forever into the washing machine's wires and tubes.

• He flew through the air like a free-wheeling yo-you and landed in the grass.

• He spun on a table for eighty-one seconds before dropping over the edge.

• He rolled under the refrigerator and was taken hostage by a mouse.

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Mama went searching for her old tent in the cellar because she _______________

• was lending it to Tommy for a motorcycle rally.

• planned to get rid of it at the hospital's fundraiser.

• needed to put it up in Crystal's yard for Quincy to sleep in.

• wanted Mattie to use it for a safe place to be with friends.

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Why wasn't Mattie able to help Uncle Potluck after he fell?

• She didn't hear Uncle Potluck's calls for help because she was outside.

• She was locked inside Principal Bonnet's office and couldn't get to him.

• She had fallen, too, and couldn't move her arm to get up.

• She froze like a stick person when she saw the cut on Uncle Potluck's leg.

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While in the hospital waiting room, what did Principal Bonnet tell Mattie?

• "A Popsicle helps in situations like this."

• "Waiting is the hardest part."

• "You can't have brave without scared."

• "Custodial wisdom comes from making mistakes."

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After Mattie told Quincy about trusting the moon, the girls decided to __________________

• write a play about Moe and Ogre and act it out in the moonlight.

• moon dance and write poetry in the backyard.

• draw pictures on Uncle Potluck's rock during the full moon.

• have a sleepover in the tent and talk to the moon.

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How did Mama go about apologizing to Mattie for reading Mattie's notebook?

• She installed a tin can phone and spoke to Mattie over it.

• She took Mattie on a search for Mama Night and confessed.

• She gave Mattie a map that led to a written apology under the stone rabbit.

• She asked Mattie to join her in the tent, and she shared her secret.

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What brave thing did Mattie do after Miss Sweet was done fortunetelling?

• She stood up, with everyone watching, and went outside to find Quincy.

• She read aloud to everyone at the table her apology letter to Uncle Potluck.

• She moved next to Quincy and gave her a good, long hug.

• She threw her half-eaten corncob across the kitchen into the garbage can.

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