The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole

Name two of the 147 gnomes.

• George and Lady May

• Giraffa and Foster

• Dafoodle and Loopglynn

• Bella and Piper

Why does Stella visit NASA headquarters?

• To learn about black holes

• To ask about space

• To donate a black hole

• To include her dad's laugh on the Voyager spacecraft

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What does Stella name the black hole?

• Zoomwinkle

• Stinky

• Larry

• Cosmo

What is Stella's initial plan for the black hole?

• To get rid of painful memories

• To feed it everything she dislikes

• To make it a pet

• To explore the universe

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Who is Stella's little brother?

• Dafoodle

• Nickelbells

• Larry

• Cosmo

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What does Stella and her brother search for in the black hole?

• A lost spaceship

• A way to close the black hole

• Their father

• The family puppy

What year is the story set in?

• 2014

• 1990

• 1980

• 1977

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What is the title of Chapter Twenty?

• The Black Hold Who Ate... Me

• The Black Hole Bug

• Runaway Blackhole

• Time Traveler

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Who is Mrs. Nimbus?

• A NASA scientist

• Stella's aunt

• A teacher

• A neighbor

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What is unique about Aunt Celeste's sweater?

• It's made of gold

• It can fly

• It has strange pockets and zippers

• It's invisible

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