Tristan Strong Punches A Hole in the Sky Chapters 1-9

Tristan's family's legacy is...

• cheerleading

• shoemaking

• boxing

• wood work

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Tristan's grandparents live in...

• Illinois

• Mexico

• Alabama

• Georgia

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Tristan's best friend Eddie tragically died and left him his...

• journal

• necklace

• lucky baseball mitt

• hat

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Eddie's journal magically glows green. What is the symbol on the cover of the journal?

• Brer Fox

• John Henry

• Gum Baby

• Spider's Web

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Bottle trees are important because...

• Bottles carry over the happy spirits and they sing in the breeze

• Slaves carried over the practice over with them from Africa to capture and dispose of any haints wandering around

• The music of the bottles creates a protective barrier.

• Bottles are glass and better to recycle

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Who/what tries to steal Eddie's journal from Tristan?

• Brer Fox

• John Henry

• Gum Baby

• Nana

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Gum Baby's sticky nature comes from...

• Sugar

• Sap

• Honey

• Syrup

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Tristan chases after Gum Baby to retrieve the journal. They get into a tussle and...

• Tristan punches a hole into the Bottle Tree. Eddie's journal, Gum Baby and Tristan fall into a "swirling coal red tunnel of fire".

• Gum Baby beats Tristan up because he is a poor boxer.

• Tristan throws Gum Baby into the tunnel of fire.

• Gum Baby gives the journal back.

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As Tristan drops into the tunnel of fire another character "saves" him and tells Tristan he wants Eddie's journal. Who is that?

• Uncle C

• Brer Fox

• Bone Ships

• Maafa

Tristan and Gum Baby land in the Burning Sea. What are after them?

• Brer Fox

• John Henry

• Gum Baby

• Bone Ships

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