Ida B

After Daddy told her about selling some property & that she'd have to go back to school, Ida B went up the mountain and stood in front of the tree that told her, “It will be all right”. What did she do?

• She kicked it as hard as she could.

• She climbed to the top of it and cried.

• She carved her initials into its trunk.

• She chopped it down with a hatchet.

What was Ms. Washington's short solution to the experience she was remembering through Ida B's questions about her own problem?

• say 'I'm sorry'

• write an apology letter

• forget about it; eventually the problem will go away

In an attempt to make her feel better, Ida B's parents offer to give her some land in the south field and help her plant new apple trees there. She responds, "There is no making up for the terrible things that have happened this year." Then what happens? Check all that apply...

• Her dad slams down his fork, gradually calms down, and explains that he has been very angry and sad also. Ida B stands up and leaves the room, determined to stay hard-hearted.

• On the bus Monday morning, Ida B prepares for 276 possible retaliation scenarios vis a vis Claire, yet Claire does not retaliate.

• Ida B realizes she had truly been mean, and then has a good talk with Ms. Washington on the steps, concluding that she needs to apologize to Claire, but she can't seem to get Claire alone. Then Claire asks her to stop following her and just leave her alone. Later, Ida B goes to their house and apologizes to both Claire and her brother.

• Ida B then continues her apologizing / spring cleaning and expresses regret to the trees for the fact that she couldn't protect them all. Viola says that they have missed her. Ida also apologizes to the old tree for kicking (intending to hurt) it, and the tree accepts her apology, so to speak and says says, "Always," to which Ida responds, "Me, too."

• Ida B overcomes her anger, releasing her heart from its dark, hard, sharp configuration, and takes responsibility for her part in crossing the silence that has divided her from each of her parents. In other words, she grows up (a lot).

Who wrote Ida B?

• Katherine Hannigan

• A. A. Milne

• Eric Carle

• Margaret Wise Brown

Ida B. Applewood is homeschooled until 4th grade when she goes to school and joins Ms. Washington's class. What are the names of her pets that she leaves behind at home when she goes to school? Check all that apply...

• Rufus, her (drooly, floppy eared) dog

• Lulu, her cat

• Crookshanks, her turtle

• Lulu, her African grey parrot

Ida B lived in Lawson's Grove, Wisconsin. Which of these projects were part of Ida B's plans to maximize fun, minimize disaster, and possibly save the world? Check all that apply....

• She established the Applewood raft construction company and sent notes down the brook asking for information about Canada.

• She did a lot of drawing and posted 40 warning signs to scare off the new neighbors and signed them with the sheriff's name, Vernon Q. Highwater.

• She developed a High Rise and Exotic Resort for her cat all over the living room.

• She conversed with nature, including many apple trees (Beulah, Charlie, Pastel, Henry VIII, Gertrude, Beatrice, Viola, Paulie T., etc.), the brook, some rock, and the old white tree on the "mountain."

• She created a soap mask using dish soap, which irritated her skin and resulted in a trip to the doctor.

Who told Ida B this: "Hard times are coming."

• Paulie T.

• her parents

• the brook

• the old tree

Who walks with Ida B and her father at night?

• Rufus

• Lulu

Who has hot rolled oats with raisins and milk for breakfast and peanut butter, milk, and a (McIntosh) apple for lunch most every day, and then just eats whatever the family is having for dinner (except Brussel sprouts and lima beans)?

• Ida B

• Ida's mother

• Ida's new neighbor, Claire

Why did Ida B leave Ms. Myer's kindergarten class at Ernest B. Lawson Elementary School after only 2 weeks and 3 days? Check all that apply....

• because she couldn't get used to the idea that the teacher was keeping the kids in the dark with respect to the daily schedule, telling them to trust her instead, because she'd tell them when "it was time" for things

• because the teacher wanted to call her Ida, her mother's name, and not Ida B, which she found disorienting

• because she got strep