| Question |
Answer |
| What was Mrs. B's favorite thing to throw at people? |
Flower pots |
| What was Miss Barmy's first name? |
Jane |
| What was the effect of oil of Beaver? |
You fart when you lie. |
| What was Emmy's full name? |
Emmiline Augusta Addison |
| Where was Emmy's house located? |
Last house on Loons Bay Road |
| Who is the millionaire's friend who only knew one syllable words? |
Bimbo LaRoo |
| Why does Pro. Capybara fall asleep so fast? |
Ratolepsy |
| According to Miss. Barmy who is the brat? |
Emmy |
| What was the side effect of Essence of Hamster?
|
Bright orange face |
| What was the “accelerant” that helped potions work or wear off faster? |
Essence of Hamster |
| What did Professor Capybara use to make the Chinchilla imprint effect wear off faster? |
Essence of Hamster
|
| What policeman thought that Joe and Emmy were just talking crazy? |
Officer Carl
|
| What policeman thought Joe and Emmy had been drugged by the suspects with hallucinogens? |
Sergeant Harrison
|
| Emmy was a good girl, so she ate all of what type of vegetable? |
slimy
|
| What did Miss Barmy promise Emmy if she kept trying to be good?
|
Her parents would want to see her more often
|
| What did Emmy get on her last report card?
|
all A’s, but not an A+ |
| Miss Barmy told Emmy that good girls didn’t care about what?
|
being noticed |
| Emmy filled two shelves at home with something that nobody noticed. What was it?
|
ribbons and trophies |
| What school did Emmy attend at the start of the story?
|
Grayson Lake Elementary |
| What did Rat usually do when the children had trouble with fractions?
|
sneer |
| On what day and month did the story begin?
|
a Wednesday in May |
| Who is Emmy’s teacher?
|
Mr. Herbifore |
| What did Emmy claim to the teacher that she had to study when she stayed inside at recess and the rat spoke to her?
|
spelling |
| What did Emmy ask Rat when he finally answered her?
|
Why are you so mean?
|
| What did the rat say the first time he answered Emmy?
|
Why are you always so good? |
| What proof did the rat use when speaking to Emmy at recess to show her that being good didn’t get her anywhere?
|
A: She gets ignored. |
| What did Emmy make to place on her desk at school?
|
A: a placard with “Emmy” in red letters and silver glitter |
| Why did Emmy make a placard for her desk?
|
Mr. Herbifore kept forgetting her name |
| What suggestions did Rat give to Emmy when they spoke at recess?
|
Try being bad, mean, and stand up for yourself |
| What nickname did Rat give to Joe Benson when he described the incident of Joe stepping on Emmy’s foot?
|
Haystack Hair |
| At recess, when the rat claimed that he got respect, what reply did Emmy make that stunned the rat?
|
A: You live in a cage. |
| What did the rat say about a little meanness?
|
It was good for the soul. |
| What was the rat usually fed at school that he hated?
|
pellets |
| On what lake was Emmy’s house located?
|
Grayson Lake
|
| Who did Emmy’s parents inherit money from?
|
Great great Uncle William Addison (Father’s Great Uncle) |
| Who was the school psychologist?
|
Dr. Leander |
| How often did Emmy visit with Dr. Leander?
|
one hour every other week |
| What did Miss Barmy win years ago?
|
a beauty contest |
| What did Emmy think Miss Barmy’s makeup looked like?
|
a polished pink shell |
| What did Emmy contradict Miss Barmy about at the beginning of the story?
|
That her parents’ plane landed at 5:30 and not 6:30 |
| At what time did her parents’ plane actually land?
|
5:30 |
| Who was the chauffeur ?
|
Jems |
| What tonic did Miss Barmy really give Emmy to (she said) cleanse her inner system due to what she claimed was a skin problem?
|
Essence of Hamster (It turned her face bright orange) |
| What was Emmy given to eat on her 10th birthday when everyone else had 5 layer chocolate cake?
|
a tofu bar (Miss B. said she had a sugar allergy) |
| What did Miss B. say that Emmy was drinking in Mr. Leander’s office for proper reflexology balance?
|
herbology inoculum |
| To what did Miss B. add the three drops of “herbology inoculum”?
|
Spring Peach Essence
|
| What did the herbology inoculum look like after it was added to the Spring Peach Essence?
|
it changed from pink to swirling violet with a puff of vapor
|
| What type of purse did Miss B. carry where she kept the unlabeled vial of Emmy’s “medicine”? |
square lizard skin (she had lizard skin shoes too with metal tips)
|
| Where was Emmy’s old apartment?
|
above their bookstore |
| What did Joe Benson say to Emmy after she put the note into the rat’s cage?
|
Are you sure the rat can read? |
| What was the best time Emmy usually spent with her parents at the beginning of the story?
|
the ride home from the airport |
| Who was the first person in Emmy’s class to speak to her and know her name?
|
Joe Benson |
| Who was the second kid Rat bit in the classroom?
|
Joe Benson |
| What was Joe trying to feed Rat when he was bit?
|
a carrot |
| Where did Emmy usually hide when she was outside the school building on the playground?
|
Lilac bushes |
| What did Emmy say to Rat was the meanest thing in the world?
|
being ignored |
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