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The Canyon's Edge
BOB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of car does Nora have? Pg. 1 | A Jeep |
| What time of day was Nora getting in the car to go to the canyon at? Pg. 1 | Night |
| What color were the tailights' lights? Pg. 1 | Red |
| What does Nora feel before they drive to go to the canyon? Pg. 1 | Tired |
| What color hoodie does Nora have? Where did she get it? Pg. 2 | Pink. Sunset Crater |
| What did Nora's hoodie say? Pg. 2 | Get Out There |
| What supplies does Nora have in her bag? Pg. 2 | Water bottles, sunblock, helmet, almonds, protein bars, and electrolyte powder. |
| What was Nora's favorite flavor of electrolyte powder? Pg. 2 | Watermelon |
| What does Nora's dad pull out of his pack in search for the "missing item"? Pg. 2 | Rope for rappelling, cams for climbing, carabiners for carrying, gloves for gripping, and harnesses to hold them. |
| What last item does Nora's dad pull out of his pack? Pg. 2 | A gun |
| What type of gun does Nora's dad have? Pg. 2 | A flare gun |
| What animal's "bones were on the moon"? Pg. 3 | A cow's. |
| What lines does the rough dirt road that leads to the canyon follow? Pg. 4 | Power lines |
| What animals/plants does Nora see from her car? Pg. 4 | Octillos, saguaros, mesquites, palo verdes, and wolf spiders. |
| What do wolf spiders' eyes shine like? Pg. 4 | Diamonds |
| What type of spider does Nora's dad think are amazinf? Pg. 5 | Wolf Spiders |
| What lake did Nora and Danielle go fishing at? Pg. 5 | Bartlett Lake |
| Why did Nora have to hook all of Danielle's worms when they went fishing? Pg. 5 | Because she didn't want to touch them. |
| What type of fish did Danielle catch? Pg. 5 | The smallest bluegill ever |
| Why did Danielle go after the bluegill she caught after Nora threw it back in? Pg. 5 | She wanted to keep it as a pet. |
| When did Nora's dad wake her up after the reached the canyon and they had to go in? Pg. 6 | Dawn |
| What hairstyle does Nora have before they go into the canyon? Pg. 6 | A ponytail |
| What is Nora's therapist's name? Pg. 7 | Mary |
| Why does Nora write poetry? Pg. 7 | It makes her feel closer to her mother. |
| How many surgeries did Nora's dad get? Pg. 8 | Three surgeries and a metal rod |
| What way did Nora have to go after they walked to the edge and had to find the canyon? Pg. 9 | East |
| What directions were the mountains toward? Pg. 9 | West |
| What animal was making the "ah ah" noise? Pg. 9 | Cactus Wren |
| What does Mary call Nora? Pg. 10 | Eleanor |
| How far away was the other side of the canyon? Pg. 11 | 15 ft |
| What type of animal was inspecting the edge of the canyon when Nora was too? Pg. 11 | A kangaroo rat |
| What type of canyon was this? Pg. 12 | A slot canyon |
| What was the name of the other slot canyon Nora had seen? Pg. 12 | Antelope Canyon |
| What did the kangaroo rat scurry in to? Pg. 12 | A nearby brittle-bush. |
| How did Nora describe the canyon's size? Pg. 12 | Medium, at best. |
| How many backup cams does Nora's dad put near the anchor? Pg. 13 | 2 |
| What type of knots does Nora's dad tie on the ropes when they're going down? Pg. 13 | Stopper knots |
| How many feet deep was the canyon? Pg. 14 | 40 feet deep |
| What were Nora and her dad putting in their cart when they went grocery shopping? Pg. 14 | Boxes of macaroni and cheese |
| Where were Nora and her dad hiding when they went to the grocery store? Pg. 14 | Behind the tower of Frosted Flakes on sale in the cereal isle. |
| What does Mary say Nora's walls are built of? Pg. 15 | All unhealthy things like guilt, shame, fear, and anger. |
| What type of knot does Nora tie before rappelling? Pg. 16 | A figure 8 knot |
| What does Nora fear? Pg. 17 | Dying |
| What type of pants is Nora wearing? Pg. 17 | Jean shorts |
| What is the only other slot canyon Nora has visited? | Antelope Canyon |
| What was the name of the place the shooting happened at? | Café Ardiente |
| What kind of scorpion was Nora stung by? | A Bark scorpion |
| What is Nora’s full name? | Eleanor |
| What is the name of Nora’s therapist? | Mary |
| At the beginning of the book, what color hoodie is Nora wearing? | Pink |
| Who is the only person who still calls Nora Eleanor? | Nora's therapist, Mary |
| What does Nora's hoodie say at the beginning of the book? | Get Out There |
| What is Nora's favorite flavor of electrolyte powder? | Watermelon |
| What is the last item that Nora's dad takes out of his backpack at the beginning of the book? | A gun |
| What is Nora's dad's favorite spider? | Wolf spider |
| Where did Dad, Mom, and Nora once go on a fishing trip? | Bartlett Lake |
| What car do Nora and her dad have? | A Jeep |
| What did Mary tell Nora to use as a tool to relieve her nightmare? | Writing |
| What does Nora's dad have to rub his leg with? | A special lotion |
| When does Nora's dad have to rub a special lotion in his leg? | Every night |
| What does Nora's dad have to do every month? | See a doctor |
| What does Nora's dad have to do every day? | Ingest a pill |
| How many surgeries has Nora's dad had? | 3 |
| What was the only other slot canyon Nora had been to? | Antelope Canyon |
| How many backup cams did Nora's dad set in case the anchor failed? | 2 |
| What is Nora's dad afraid of? | All places and people |
| What does Mary think that Nora and her dad have done to themselves? | They have isolated themselves |
| What does Nora wish she wore instead of jean shorts? | Long pants |
| What are two animals that Nora's dad has never seen? | A ring tailed lemur and a fox |
| What did Nora's dad give Nora as a birthday present in the canyon? | A heart shaped rock |
| When Nora and her dad take a rest in the canyon, what does Nora's dad eat? | Beef jerky |
| What type of poems did Nora's dad used to write? | Haikus |
| What does Nora's dad want Nora to do with her writing? | Share it with him |
| What are the last words that Nora says to her dad before the flood? | I hate you |
| Why does Nora tell her dad "I hate you" just before the flood? | He wouldn't let her go to school again |
| What did Nora's dad tell Nora to do when the flood came? | Climb |
| What does the water hit Nora and her dad like? | A train |
| What is the last thing that Nora's dad tells Nora before the flood? | I love you, I'm sorry, hold on |
| What does the water from the flash flood leave like? | Water in a hair clogged drain |
| What does Mary tell Nora to ask herself? | "Am I likely to die in this situation" |
| What does Nora do while waiting for the water from the flood to drain? | She clings on to the wall |
| What does Nora do once the water from the flood somewhat goes down? | She drops down onto the outcropping |
| What direction must Nora climb after the flood? | Down |
| What happens when Nora drops onto the outcropping after the flood? | She hits her right hip, ribs, arm on the outcropping, bites her tongue and falls into the water |
| When Nora falls off the outcropping into the water and climbs back up onto the outcropping, what does she compare the blood spreading on the wet stone to? | Watercolors |
| What was the only thing that Nora didn't lose after the flood? | Her life |
| What does the muddy ground in the canyon suck up Nora's boots like? | Quicksand |
| When Nora thought that she heard her dad whistling, what animal did she find instead? | Read-spotted toads |
| What day was the shooting at Café Ardiente? | Nora's birthday |
| What canyon did Nora learn that the canyon walls make the cold winds stronger? | Canyon de Chelly |
| Who was the mom in the booth next to Nora at Café Ardiente? | Sofía Moreno |
| How many sons did Sofía Moreno have? | 2 |
| What is Nora's nightmare? | Nora's mom shoves her under the table, but the shooter gets to her before Sofía Moreno tackles him |
| What does the shooter look like in Nora's nightmare? | He has enormous camouflage boots and legs |
| What does Nora compare the "walls" she builds to? | Frosted Flakes |
| What happened to Nora's hoodie? | She lost it in the flood |
| What did Nora find on her second day in the canyon? | Part of a cup and a sharp piece of shale that she could use as a knife |
| On the second day in the canyon, what did Nora stop at every time? | A water puddle |
| What mental illness does Nora have? | PTSD |
| What does PTSD stand for? | Post-traumatic stress disorder |
| How does Mary tell Nora to cope with her PTSD? | With her senses |
| When Nora finds a snake in the canyon, what does she first think it is? | A diamondback |
| When Nora finds a snake in the canyon, what type of snake is it? | A deadly Mojave |
| What did the snake in the canyon almost do to Nora? | It almost bit Nora’ s ankle |
| How many kinds of barrel cactus don't make you sick? | 1 |
| What is Nora’s mom’s favorite fruit? | Watermelon |
| Where did Mom, Dad, and Nora use to adventure at? | Montezuma Castle |
| What is Nora’s hair divided into? | Before and After |
| What had Nora and Danielle once written on their foreheads? | "POOP" |
| How long is Nora's Before hair? | Foot of hair from the tip |
| How long is Nora's After hair? | 6 inches from the root |
| How did Nora filter the water out from the mud? | She put mud in her tank top and squeezed it out |
| When Nora is in the canyon, what does she use mud for? | To cool and reduce sunburn |
| What is Apophenia? | Trying to find a pattern when there isn't one |
| What did Nora find on an uprooted Palo Verde tree? | The red climbing rope |
| Who thought that if a wave repeated, it was a sign god existed? Pg. 122 | Gerald Manley Hopkins |
| What did Gerard Manley Hopkins use to do? Pg. 122 | Sit on a cliff and sketch sea waves |
| What did Gerard Manley Hopkins believe? | That if a wave repeated, then it was a sign that god existed |
| Who was Gerard Manley Hopkins? | A poet |
| When Nora finds a cave to sleep in, what is it filled with? | Spiky cholla balls |
| What is the cave that Nora finds and wanted to sleep home to? | A pack rat |
| What did Nora find to eat at the end of the second day in the canyon? | Some mesquite beans |
| How many calories does Nora get from eating the mesquite beans? | 1 or 2 |
| What did Nora compare the mesquite beans to? | They were as woody as a stick and tasted like syrup gone bad |
| How high up was the place that Nora found to sleep in? | 20 feet high |
| Where did Mom and Dad meet? | On the face of a 1000 foot tall cliff |
| What happens after she climbed 10 feet to the cave on the second night in the canyon? | The rock beneath her foot crumbled |
| What does Nora use to cut her hair? | The sharp shard of shale |
| While Nora cuts her hair, how does she let out her anger? | She screams until her voice is hoarse |
| What does Nora believe that no longer feeling means? | No longer feeling means to be dead |
| How many times is Nora stung by the most venomous scorpion in the desert? | Twice |
| What is Danielle's laugh like? | A high-pitched sped up video |
| What did Nora compare the venom's effects to? | Blowtorch to her outside, insides filled with ice |
| What did Danielle want to raise for a pet? | A bluegill fish |
| What did Danielle want to name her bluegill fish bet? | Danny |
| What was Mom's nickname for Nora? | "My little blackbird" |
| What butterfly did Nora see outside the cave? | A monarch butterfly |
| What did Nora use to build up strength in her fingers? | She kneaded flour balloons |
| What fruit does Nora find to eat? | Prickly Pear |
| How does Nora open the prickly pear cactus? | She smashes it open with her boots |
| What happens when Nora eats the prickly pear cactus? | The spikes poke her mouth and fingers |
| What did Nora believe was in the dust devil because of a mirage? | Water |
| What does the animal peeking over the edge of the canyon cliff at the end of the book look like? | A coyote |
| What did Nora find when she looked over the edge of the canyon? | Her dad |
| How many feet below the edge of the canyon is Dad? | 5 |
| Where does Nora get hurt when she jumps to the other side of the canyon? | She hits her knee on a rock and shatters it |
| What does the beast look like? | A disshaped exoskeleton with claws |
| What does Nora do with the flare gun? | She sets a dead tree in the canyon on fire |
| What are the parts of Nora's life? | Before, After, After After, and future parts yet to come |
| What type of fish did Danielle catch at Bartlett Lake? | A small bluegill |
| How has the last year felt to Nora? | Like she's been walking on a tightrope. |
| What does Dad cry as he lowers himself down the slot canyon? | "To Infinity and beyond!" |
| What is the only gift dad has given Nora for her birthday? | A rock shaped like a heart. |
| What song does Dad hum once in the canyon? | "Across the Universe" |
| What does Mary say is a skill that must be learned? Pg. 18 | Facing Fear |
| In the After, why can't Dad come up the canyon wall and help Nora? Pg. 18 | He doesn't have the strength |
| What shoes do Nora and her dad change into once they get in the Canyon? Pg. 19 | Hiking boots |
| What colored walls does the canyon have? Pg. 19 | Red |
| Has Nora's dad seen a mountain lion? Pg. 20 | Yes, but only from a safe distance. |
| What animal does Nora ask her dad about whether it lives in the canyon or not? Pg. 20 | A mountain lion |
| What color stains run down the canyon walls? Pg. 20 | White stains |
| What animals does Nora's dad think live down there? Pg. 20 | Bats, probably smaller animals, lizards, and snakes for sure. |
| Does Nora's dad think a mountain lion could come in the small canyon? Pg. 20 | Yes. It could climb down. |
| What animals does Nora's dad say he hasn't seen? Pg. 21 | A ringtail or a fox. |
| What plants are in the canyon when Nora first climbs down? Pg. 21 | Pale green jojoba, brittlebush, and a barrel cactus. |
| What does Nora's dad point to after he gives her the heart-shaped rock? Pg. 22 | A small gopher snake hiding under a ledge. |
| What song does Nora's dad hum after giving her the heart-shaped rock? Pg. 22 | "Across the universe" |
| What affectionate name does Nora's dad call her after he gives her the rock? Pg. 21 | His "dear" |
| What food were Nora and her dad having the first time they ate after coming into the canyon? Pg. 23 | Dad- Beef Jerky, Nora-Protein Bar |
| What's brown and sticky? Pg. 24 | A stick |
| what type of poem does Dad like? Pg. 25 | Haikus |
| What haiku does Nora's Dad make? Pg. 25 | This Canyon is small, but it's way way way bigger, than shrimpy Nora |
| Why does Nora like haikus? Pg. 26 | They feel organized. |
| What haiku does Nora say? Pg. 26 | Hypervigilance, Dad won't let me go to school. He's protecting me. |
| What does Nora's dad call hiding? Pg. 28 | Staying Safe |
| What does Nora's dad tell her not to watch? Pg. 27 | The News |
| What color water does the canyon have during the natural disaster? Pg. 33 | Black |
| How many secdons is the water coming in? Pg. 34 | Eight |
| What happens at 8 seconds? Pg. 34 | Nora's frozen in fear |
| What happens at 7 seconds? Pg. 34 | Dad screams at her to climb |
| What happens at 6 seconds? Pg. 34 | Nora reached for her backpack while her dad gets her |
| What happens at 5 seconds? Pg. 34 | Dad throws Nora on top of the outcropping she laid on a few seconds ago. |
| What happens at 4 seconds? Pg. 34 | Nora reaches for a crack. |
| What happens at 3 seconds? Pg. 35 | Dad pulls himself on top of the outcropping while Nora struggles to climb the wall. |
| What happens at 2 seconds? Pg. 35 | Dad pushes Nora to where she find a foothold above his head. |
| What happens at 1 second? Pg. 35 | Dad and Nora both grab a crack |
| What type (direction) crack does Nora grab? Pg. 35 | A vertical crack |
| What does the water hit like? Pg. 36 | A train |
| What body of water does the water feel like? Pg. 38 | An ocean instead of a river |
| What color face and knuckles does Nora's dad have after trying to hold on to the wall during the flood? Pg. 39 | Red face and white knuckles. |
| What were the last things Nora's dad said to her? Pg. 40 | I love you, I'm sorry, Hold on. |
| How does Nora's dad get carried away by the water? Pg. 41 | Lying on his back, floating on his backpack, with his hands folded over his chest. |
| What was the last thing Nora said to her dad? Pg. 41 | I hate you. |
| What type of flood was this? Pg. 42 | A flash flood |
| WHat does Nora feel after the flash flood? Pg. 47 | Fear, anxiety, and shame. |
| What is Dad's height? Pg. 48 | 6 ft |
| What could there be in the canyon during dark? Pg. 53 | Snakes, scorpions, and spiny cactuses. |
| What sound comes after Nora's boot gets stuck? Pg. 54 | A sucking sound |
| What does Nora need to know after the sandstorm? Pg. 58 | Why |
| What makes the trilling sound? What does Nora initially think it is? Pg. 66 | Red-spotted toads. She thinks that Dad is calling for her. |
| What canyon does Nora remember camping at with her mom and dad the night the flash flood comes? Pg. 67 | Canyon de Chelly |
| What did Nora think the wind was at Canyon de Chelly? Pg. 68 | Monsters |
| What type of guide did Nora and herfamily have at Canyon de Chelly? Pg. 68 | A Diné guide |
| What did Nora eat after her mom wished her happy birthday? What color candle was burning? Pg. 70 | Fried ice cream. A bright blue candle. |
| What was the name of the mom sitting in the booth next to Nora's at the cafe? Pg. 71 | Sofía Moreno. |
| What did they order at the cafe? Pg. 71 | Fajitas |
| What color or type of boots and pants did the shooter have? Pg. 75 | Camouflaged |
| What startles Nora awake on the night of the flash flood? Pg. 77 | The yipping of coyotes |
| What does Nora know her wall is made of? Pg. 78 | Frosted Flakes |
| Nora feels lost floating in the _____ of the canyon. Fill in the blank. Pg. 82 | Ink of the canyon |
| Why can't Nora escape? Pg. 87 | It's too hot, no water, and all the supplies have been swept away. |
| What "burtsts in fireworks" around Nora? Pg. 88 | Lychen |
| What shades of green does the lychen burst in? Pg. 88 | Lime, split pea, and mint. |
| What does Nora find in the ground? Pg. 92 | A cup |
| What does Nora throw the cup in? Pg. 92 | A pile of shale |
| What does Nora imagine herself doing with the shale? Pg. 92 | Skinning the hide from a kangaroo rat.` |
| What does this thought make Nora do? Pg. 92 | Snort |
| Where was Nora's rock? Pg. 93 | Her front pocket. |
| What does the snake's rattle sound like? Pg. 96 | Like Dad frying sausage in the morning. Sizzling. |
| What does Nora throw at the snake? Pg. 97 | A rock. |
| What type of snake did Nora think the snake was, initially? Pg. 98 | A diamondback. |
| What did Nora use to describe the snake? Pg. 98 | Greensih thinge, fading diamond pattern, white rings on tail, wider than black rings. |
| What type of snake was it? Venom level? Pg. 98 | Mojave. Deadly venemous. |
| In Nora's imagination, what has the snake's rattling become? The red of the canyon? What became the death? Pg. 102 | Chains, blood, and the shadows of the canyone became the death. |
| What were grounding techniques for coping with PTSD? Pg. 103-104 | Use your 5 senses. |
| Why does Nora move? Pg. 106 | So she won't fall askeep. |
| What does Nora yell at the snake? Pg. 106 | Move! |
| Where does the snake attack? Pg. 107 | Nora's ankles. |
| What does Nora back away like? Pg. 107 | A crab. |
| What did Nora find after the encounter for water with the snake? Pg. 108 | A barrel cactus. |
| How many species of barrel cacti won't make Nora violently sick? Pg. 108 | 1 |
| What type of barrel cactus did Nora think it was? Pg. 108 | She didn't know. |
| What happens after Nora kicks the cactus? Pg. 108 | A sharp needle pierces her. |
| What was Nora trying to use to break the cactus? Pg. 108 | Sharp shale. |
| What word had Danielle and Nora written on each other's foreheads? Pg. 111 | POOP. |
| Who does Nora think of while digging? Pg. 111 | Mom, then Danielle. |
| What did Dad say Nora and Danielle shared? Pg. 112 | The same, strange brain. |
| Who taught Nora about how the ancient people knew there was a driught the previous year and they had to move? Pg. 113 | A park ranger at Montezuma Castle. |
| What colors is the foot of Nora's hair from the tip streaked with? Pg. 114 | Gold, red, brown, and blond. |
| What did Danielle braid Nora's hair into? Pg. 114 | A Fishtail |
| When would Nora's mom touch her hair? Pg. 114 | When she was asking about her school day or telling ehr a new idea. |
| What would Danielle rub into Nora's hair? Pg. 114 | Lemon |
| How many inches is Nora's after hair? Pg. 115 | 6 inches. |
| What color shirt is Nora wearing? What type of shirt is it? Pg. 116 | A white tank top. |
| What boils water? What purifies it? Pg. 117 | Fire. Iodine tablets. |
| What color is rooted in what like a red snake? Pg. 119 | Bright red in an uprooted palo verde. |
| What did Nora find in the tree? Pg. 120 | Her rope. |
| What is the word for trying to find a pattern even when there isn't one? Pg. 121 | Apophenia |
| When Nora finds a boulder, why can't she go under it? What is there? What inhabited it? Pg. 128-129 | There are thorny twigs and cholla balls buried in the mud. A pack rat lived there. |
| What used the arms of the cholla? What sound did the creature make? Why did they use the cholla? Pg. 129 | The Cactus Wren. Ah, Ah. As protection for the nest. |
| What food does Nora find? Where? Pg. 130 | Mesquite beans in an animal's hoard. |
| What part of mesquite beans are edible? Pg. 131 | The pulp, the pith. |
| How far up is the hole Nora finds? What inhabits it? Pg. 135 | 20 ft. Bats. |
| What does Nora do with her hair so it doesn't get in her way? Pg. 139 | Braids it. |
| Pg. 140-141 | |
| What is one of Nora's fears? Why didn't she tell her parents? Pg. 141 | She's terrified of heights. She never told them because she didn't want to disappoint them. |
| What does Nora feel like she'll do once climbing the canyon? Pg. 145 | Vomit |
| What did Nora use mostly for the climb? Pg. 149 | Her legs |
| What does Nora cut once she gets into the cave? Pg. 153 | Her hair |
| What feelings come with being alive? Pg. 158 | Sorrow, joy, pain, love, and anger. |
| What does the scorpion bite feel like to Nora? Pg. 161 | Like someone stabbed her with a saguaro needle. |
| What does Nora do to get the scorpion off her and kill it? Pg. 162 | She takes off her tank top, throws it in the corner, hits in with boots, and when the scorpion comes out, she hits it again to kill it. |
| What provides light to let Nora see the bark scorpion? Pg. 162 | Lightning |
| What Café did the incident happen in? Pg. 166 | Café Ardiente |
| What color eyes did Danielle have? Pg. 168 | Brown |
| What does Nora do to the beast? Pg. 176 | She kicks it over the edge. |
| Who is the only person strong enough to scare away the beast? Pg. 182 | Nora's mom. |
| What song did Nora's mom sing when she was putting Nora to sleep? Pg. 183 | "Golden Slumbers" |
| What song does Nora's mom sing her after she asks for a song change? Pg. 184 | "Let It Be" |
| Whose music did Mom love? Pg. 185 | The Beatles |
| What song played at Nora's mom's funeral? Why? Pg.185 | "In My Life" because it was Nora's mom's song for her dad. |
| What second song did he play at her funeral? Why? Pg. 185 | "Blackbird" |
| What song did Nora dream about her dad crying to while listening? Pg. 195 | "Yesterday" |
| Does Nora like the song "Yesterday"? Pg. 185 | No. She hates it. |
| What song does Nora change it to? What plays after that? Pg. 186 | "Hey Jude". The next song that comes is "Here Comes the Sun". |
| Where was the rope after 48 hours? Pg. 190 | On the canyon floor |
| What insect does Nora see after she sticks her finger out the cave? Pg. 196 | A butterfly, |
| What does Nora compare reading the rock wall to? Pg. 900 | Reading braille |
| What is the most powerful thing Nora has to get her up the canyon? Pg. 200 | Anger |
| At what age did Nora's dad tell her that grip strength is crucial? Pg. 201 | Age 6 |
| What does Nora do at home? Pg. 203 | Listen to music, eat chocolate, wrap herself tightly in her soft blanket, tie her figure eight knots, and knead her balloon of flour. |
| How do you make a regular birthday balloon? Pg. 203 | Regular birthday balloon, baking flour, and funnel to fill it. |
| What helped Nora hold on to the canyon wall? Pg. 204 | Kneading balloons of flour. |
| What plants does Nora see right after climbing out of the canyon? Pg. 209 | Scrubby brittlebush, scrawny Palo verdes. gangly ironwoods, and towering saguaros. |
| In what season would Nora's dad already be dead in? Pg. 212 | Summer |
| What desert was the canyon in? Pg. 212 | Sonoran Desert. |
| What would be on the canyon floor? Pg. 214 | Rattlesnakes. |
| What does Nora stop right in front of? Pg. 214 | A large ocotillo |
| What tribe used to weave beautiful baskets? Pg. 215 | Tohono O'odham. |
| What did prickly pear taste like? Pg. 220 | Watermelon |
| What did Nora find? Pg. 220 | Prickly pears |
| What else had eaten the prickly pear? Pg. 220 | Birds, beetles, and javelinas. |
| What did Nora and her dad used to make with prickly pears? Pg. 220 | Prickly pear popsicles. |
| What do you use to pull prickly pears off the tree? Pg. 220 | Tongs |
| What do you have to open the prickly pear with? Pg. 221 | Gloves, a sharp knife, and a spoon to lift the food out. |
| What do you do to remove the seeds from the Prickly Pears? Pg. 222 | Strain the fruit. |
| What did the sunblock at the pool smell like? Pg. 225 | Coconut |
| What temperature was the pool water? Pg. 225 | Cold |
| What did Danielle and Nora talk about being in the future? Pg. 227 | Nora - Park Ranger Danielle - Stylist |
| Why did Danielle leave Nora's life? Pg. 232 | Because it was the only choice Nora gave her. |
| What is time between what was and whatever might come called? Pg. 233 | Liminal Space. |
| What smell fills the air when Nora is on the canyon and is walking to find her dad? Pg. 236 | Creosote. |
| How long can creosote bushes survive without water? Pg. 236 | 2 years |
| Where does the creosote bush store necessary items? Pg. 237 | The root crown. |
| Where does the animal that stops Nora stand? Pg. 238 | The edge of the canyon. |
| What three animals does Nora think the animal is? Pg. 239 | Mountain Lion, Coyote, and Bobcat. |
| What animal is it? Pg. 239 | A Fox. |
| How does Nora scare away the fox? Pg. 240 | She stretches out a hand. |
| Where is Nora's dad? Pg. 244 | The other side of the canyon. |
| What are flying above Nora and her dad? Pg. 246 | Turkey vultures |
| How does Nora get to her dad? Pg. 249 | She jumps to the other side of the canyon. |
| Who tackled the shooter? Pg. 257 | Sofía Moreno |
| What is growth? Pg. 267 | Self-efficacy, belief that you can succeed, post-traumatic growth. |
| Why did Nora's mom call her the blackbird? Pg. 269 | She's waiting for the moment to believe in herself to arise and fly. |
| What is Nora's boundary? Pg. 273 | A Canyon. |
| What did Danielle teach Nora? Pg. 275 | Bake snickerdoodles, braid a fishtail, and dive. |
| Which people does Nora draw strength from? Pg. 265-267 | Danielle, Mom, and Dad. |
| What temperature water is the water in the canteen? Pg. 282 | Warm. |
| What does Nora use to get people to come save them? Pg. 286 | The flare gun |
| Why won't the gun shoot? Pg. 286 | It is on safety. |
| Why did the elephant sit on the marshmallow? Pg. 290 | To keep from falling into the hot chocolate. |
| What brings Nora peace? Pg. 288 | Knowing she set the canyon on fire. |
| What did Nora's dad have a dream about last night in her dream? Pg. 289 | That he was eating a giant marshmallow. |
| What was gone after Nora's dad woke up? Pg. 289 | His pillow |
| What is the sound of Nora's mom's laughter like? Pg. 290 | Fresh water trickling through the dry desert. |
| What does Nora say to her dad? Pg. 292-293 | It's okay, I'm here, Whatever's coming, we'll face it together. |
| What does Nora see? Pg. 294-295 | A whirring windmill hovering in the sky (a helicopter). |
| What bones had been broken? Pg. 300 | Dad's arm - Nora's leg. |
| Where did Nora's dad take her? Pg. 300 | Danielle's house. |
| What did Nora's dad whisper before she went there? Pg. 300 | "Good Luck" |
| What haircut did Nora get to even out her hair? Pg. 300 | A Pixie Cut |
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