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Starfish
BOB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the author of the book Starfish? (Cover) | Lisa Fipps |
| What is the main character's full name? (Pg. 2) | Eliana Elizabeth Montgomery-Hofstein |
| What is the main character's two nicknames her family and friends call her? (Pg. 2) | Ellie, El |
| What nicknames do other people call Eliana? (Pg. 2) | Splash or some synonym for whale |
| What is the main character's best friend's name? (Pg. 2) | Viv |
| At what birthday party did El embarrass herself? (Pg. 2) | Her fifth |
| What swimsuit did El embarrass herself with? (Pg. 2) | A whale costume |
| What was El's 5th grade birthday party theme? (Pg. 2) | Under the Sea |
| What is El careful to not make in the swimming pool? (Pg. 3) | Waves |
| At El's fifth birthday party, who jumped into the pool first? Third? (Pg. 3) | El jumped first. Third is unknown. |
| What were the quotes made and by who were they made after El jumped into the swimming pool? (Pg. 3) | "Splash spawned a tsunami!" El's sister Anaïs "She almost emptied the pool," her brother Liam said |
| What three feelings did El feel after her birthday party? (Pg. 3) | Humiliated, angry, and deeply sad |
| Every time El tries to stand up for herself, what do the words get stuck in her throat like? (Pg. 4) | A giant glob of peanut butter |
| What did the bullies say when El stood up for herself? (Pg. 4) | "If you don't like being teased, lose weight." |
| What rules does El's diary have? (Pg. 5) | Fat Girl Rules |
| What is the first fat girl rule? (Pg. 5) | No cannonballs |
| What is the second fat girl rule? (Pg. 5) | No splashing |
| What is the third fat girl rule? (Pg. 5) | No making waves. |
| What is the fourth fat girl rule? (Pg. 5) | You don't deserve to be seen or heard, to take up room, to be noticed. |
| What is the fifth fat girl rule? (Pg. 5) | Make yourself small. |
| What does El want to do every time she sees a pudgy preschooler? (Pg. 7) | Hand the kid her (El's) list of Fat Girl Rules |
| What gift does El give pudgy preschoolers? (Full answer needed) (Pg. 7) | More days, weeks, and months of a normal life. Whatever that is. |
| What did Viv's mom catch Viv's dad with? (Pg. 8) | Another woman |
| Where does Viv have to move? Why? (Pg. 8) | Indiana because her mom thinks Texas isn't big enough for her dad, Viv, and herself after she caught Viv's dad cheating on her. |
| What does Viv livestream as a part of Viv's going-away party? (Pg. 8) | The Latin Music Festival |
| What did Viv's mom do? (Pg. 8) | She was a librarian at the Dallas Public Library |
| What type of dancing was Viv doing at the Latin Music Festival music in El's backyard? (Pg. 8) | Belly dancing like she had learnt at the Dallas Public Library. |
| What figure do El and her friend's hips make at the Latin Music Festival music? (Pg. 8)` | A figure eight |
| What pet does El have? What is the name and type? (Pg. 8) | A dog that is a pug named Gigi. |
| What "girl" does El call her neighbor when she first sees her? (Pg. 9) | A trampoline girl. |
| What does El almost give herself by turning around at her neighbor? (Pg. 9) | Whiplash |
| What did El's neighbor claim to hear? (Pg. 9) | Días Divertidos |
| How fast does El's neighbor speak? (Pg. 9) | Fast |
| What is El's neighbor's name? (Pg. 9) | Catalina Rodriguez |
| What would Viv win a gold medal at the Olympics for? (Pg. 10) | Eye-rolling |
| What is Catalina's skinniness compared to and what is El's chubbiness compared to? (Pg. 10) | Catalina - Pancake El-Three tiered cake |
| What instrument does Catalina play (Pg. 10) | Guitar |
| What is a fat person's sixth sense called? (Pg. 11) | Their fatdar |
| What feelings do fatphobes give off? (Pg. 11) | Part discomfort, part sock, part fear, part anger, and all hatred. |
| What move does Cataline ask El to teach her? (Pg. 12) | The one where you kinda kick your leg while spinning. |
| What fat girl rule does El make upon meeting Catalina? (Pg. 12) | Move slowly so your fat doesn't jiggle, drawing attention to your body. |
| What food combos would Catalina and El be? (Pg. 13) | Peanut butter and jelly. Cookies and milk. Chips and salsa. |
| What group of singers starts singing on the sunset's cue at Viv's farewell party? (Pg. 13)q | The katydids. |
| Does Viv have curly hair? What color is her hair? (Pg. 14) | No, straight hair. Blonde. |
| What was Viv mad about at the farewell party? (Pg. 14) | She had to share El and watch El make a new friend. |
| Why can't El see stars in Texas? (Pg. 15) | Light pollution |
| What is the brightest and only visible star? (Pg. 15) | Sirius |
| What is Viv's dog's name (Pg. 15) | Oreo |
| What does Viv believe about galaxies? (Pg. 15) | There is a galaxy where cats rule |
| What type of promise does Viv suggest she and El make and what do they do? Why? (Pg. 15) | A blood oath, but they do a lame pinky swear because Viv is afraid of blood. |
| What is El's escape? (Page. 16) | The pool |
| What school does El go to? (Pg. 17) | Kiser Academy |
| What school does Viv go to? (Pg. 17) | Bishop Joseph Catholic School |
| What pens to El and Catalina trade? (pg. 18) | El's flamingo pen for Catalina's unicorn pen |
| Who bullies El a lot? (Pg. 18) | Marissa and Kortnee |
| Where did Cataline live before moving? (Pg. 18) | Houston |
| How many times does El's pug circle after eating? (Pg. 19) | 3 |
| What does El's mom talk like? (pg. 20) | A ventriloquist, through her teeth with lips fake smiling. |
| What is for breakfast on the first day of school and what does El do with it? (Pg. 20) | Omlets and toast |
| What grade is Liam in? (Pg. 20) | 11th |
| What does El eat on the first day for breakfast and what new article hangs on the fridge? (Pg. 20) | Fat-free yogurt and the article is "Dairy Products Might Aid Weight Loss" |
| What is El's favorite magazine? (pg. 20) | "Tips to Be a Real Loser" |
| Why does El's mom not buy her more clothes? (Pg. 22) | She said El got more fat and she doesn't want El to think that she can just get bigger. |
| What does El wear on the first day? (Pg. 22) | Her old button down shirt. |
| What does Liam ride and what does that make him think? (Pg. 22) | A mustang that makes him think he's a stallion since he was sixteen. |
| Why is El's dog lucky? (Pg. 19) | Because no one bullies her about her round body. |
| Why couldn't El's dad tell her about the therapist? (Pg. 25) | He was swamped with work. |
| What word does El say after her dad tells her about the therapist? (Pg. 25) | Judas. |
| What does El's dad do? What is her therapists's name? (Pg. 25) | Dad - Physiatrist Therapist - Dr. Wood |
| What is the only part of El that can do gymnastics? (Pg. 26) | Her stomach does somersaults |
| What emojis does Viv text El after the first day's morning breakfast? What does Viv text back? (Pg. 26) | Frowny face, worried face, sad face. Viv sends a hug emoji. |
| What does Marissa sing on the first day of school? What devils begin? (Pg. 28) | "Baby Beluga" The devils are giggles, stares, rejection. |
| What does E conjugate in French on day 1? (Pg. 29) | I stink (Je pue) to They stink (Ills/elles puent) |
| What is the chef's name at their school? What is on the menu everyday? (Pg. 29) | Chef Brigitte and gourmet food like artichoke pizza on wheat flatbread or veggie burger with Moroccan cilantro spread. |
| Who is enemy number 1, 2, and 3? (Pg. 30) | Enemy 1 - Marissa Enemy 2 - Kortnee Enemy 3 - A mean guy |
| What is El's safe harbor? What is the librarian's name? (Pg. 31) | The library. The librarian is Mrs. Ponchon. |
| What type of hat does El's dad wear to therapy? (Pg. 32) | A cowboy hat |
| What is El's dad's cowboy charmer? (Pg. 32) | He winks and draws up one side of his mouth and makes a double click. |
| What does El call an exaggerated smile that morphs into a frown? (Pg. 33) | A smown |
| Universal sign for conversation closed? (Pg. 34) | Crossing arms across her chest. |
| Why doesn't El smart off to her mom? What does Dr. Wood do for the entirety of their first session? (Pg. 35) | She's scared of how her mom will react. Dr. Wood writes for the entirety of their first session. |
| Who tells El's dad about about a plus-sized boutique? What is the boutique owner's name? What does dad do at the boutique? (Pg. 37) | Aunty Zoey, Diana, he reads at the lounge area |
| El's three rules at the boutique? (Pg. 38) | Enjoy, no limits, take your time. |
| What are El's two favorite colors? (Pg. 38) | Orange and turquoise |
| What does Zaftig mean? Where does it come from? Who spoke that language? (Pg. 39) | "Pleasently Plump" from the Yiddish word "zaftik" which Bobeshi spoke. |
| What does El wish she was at Diana's boutique? What does Diana's boutique make El feel for the first time? (Pg. 40) | An octopus so she could hold lots of clothes and she wishes she were more like Diana. She finds things that make her feel pretty for the first time. |
| What does El want the pool to be? (Pg. 41) | A place she can express herself. |
| What is Viv's mom's name? Where does Viv live now? (Pg. 42) | Sue and they live in Podunk. |
| What does El's mom want to do if therapy doesn't work? (Pg. 45) | Surgery, Bariatric Surgery |
| What would El's mom do if El were an article? (Pg. 49) | She would put a giant X on her. |
| What did El's mom say El must do to learn the piano? (pg. 51) | Lose weight |
| What does pulling a sneaky mean? (Pg. 51) | Doing something mom wouldn't approve of. |
| What fat girl rule did mom teach El? (Pg. 51) | If you're fat, there are things you can't have |
| What song did Nana teach El to play? What lesson did she teach her? (Pg. 52) | "All you Need is Love" by the Beatles No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you |
| What does El offer Catalina? Why not snacks? (Pg. 53) | Iced Tea. Mom will think El ate the snacks. |
| What did Liam do when El last ate saltines? (Pg. 54) | Liam slipped at note under her door that said, "If they split up, it's all your fault. Hope the stupid crackers were worth it." |
| What religion does El follow? Her siblings? (Pg. 55) | Both Juadism (from her dad) and Christianity (from her mom) and her siblings were Jewish. |
| Where does El store food? (Pg. 56) | Her ripped teddy bear, hollowed out book, or old backpack pockets. |
| Whose team is El on in tug-of-war? (Pg. 57) | Marissa's |
| How does Dr. Wood sort books? What makes El trust her a little bit? (Pg. 59) | By color. Her pictures of friends. |
| How does Dr. Wood's dog look? Breed? Eye color? (Pg. 60) | He has black and white patches, icy blue eyes. It's name is patches and it is a Border Collie |
| What color eyes does El's mom have? (Pg. 60) | Blue and brown because of Heterochromia.` |
| Where doe El Volunteer? Where is her dog from? (Pg. 61) | PugsFurever |
| Scientific Humpback name? | Megaptera novaeangliae |
| When was El's first diet. Why? | Age four because she ate turkey, all the fixings, and was about to eat one of Nana's oatmeal cookies. |
| What were the diets has El done? What did she get? (Pg. 66) | Grapefruit - Weight loss and mouth sores from citric acid High-Fiber - Weight loss and hemorrhoids Chicken diet - Weight loss and feathers from a pillow on arm |
| What is a snarlcasm made of? (Pg. 67) | Part snarl, part sarcasm |
| What color pencils did El use? (Pg. 67) | Gray and metallic silver |
| What does El draw? (Pg. 68) | A fish cut open with guts oozing and blood spelling THING |
| Where does mom come home from when El has a mental health day? (Pg. 72) | San Antone |
| What is El's "signature perfume"? (Pg. 75) | Eau de swimming pool chlorine |
| Catalina's mom and dad's names? (Pg. 75) | Sonya - Mom Eduardo - Dad |
| Catalina's siblings in order. (Pg. 75) | Javier (Big brother), Natalia, Isabella, Catalina |
| What fat girl rule does El make at the custard place? (Pg. 76) | The fatter you are, the lower you are on the food chain |
| What is one superpower fat people have? (Pg. 77) | Their eyes are rulers and measure spaces to see if they'll fit. |
| What salute did Catalina give El at the custard place? (pg. 77) | A spock salute |
| What fat girl rule does El have to rethink? (Pg. 79) | When eating out, never finish first |
| What fat girl rule does El make at her gym class? (Pg. 81) | When people are laughing, they're laughing at you. |
| Who tries on El's orange top? (Pg. 81) | Marissa |
| What does El call Marissa and Kortnee? How does she feel after standing up for herseglf? (Pg. 81) | Ski Slope Nose and Moon Crater Face. Mean and Sad. |
| What bus does El take to get home? Why? (Pg. 83) | A DART bus. Liam gives her $20 and the bus fare because he's taking a girl to the mall. |
| What does Catalina play after she finds El and there's a storm? What stop does El get off on? (Pg. 85) | En la tormenta by Dias Divertidos. First. |
| What does El do at therapy after the storm? (Pg. 91) | She plays with lightsabers with Doc. |
| What happened to Viv on tornado day? (Pg. 90) | The divorce became final. |
| Who would El pick if she had to live with dad or mom? (Pg. 94) | Dad, not because she loves him more, but because she's not sure Mom loves her at all. |
| What does everyone want for dinner on tornado day? Where do they go? (Pg. 95) | Dad - Barbecue Mom-Latest Trendy Restaurant Anais - Non-American Liam - Pizza They go to Mom's choice (all the time) |
| El's dad's name? (Pg. 96) | Phillip |
| What book does El want to read? (Pg. 105) | Song for a Whale |
| How many times does Marissa clap after completing a task? (Pg. 105) | Five short, rapid claps. |
| El's English teacher's name? (Pg. 107) | Mrs. Boardman |
| El's dad's trip plans? (Pg. 108) | Two flights for dying leaves in Vermont and New Hampshire and Niagara Falls. |
| What is El watching when her family argues what to do next on vacation? (Pg. 109) | Horseshoe Falls in New York |
| What photo does El find taped to her locker? (Pg. 115) | Her head with a whale body. |
| What is enemy number 3's lunch joke? (Pg. 115) | He backs up against the wall and tells everyone to make space. |
| What talk did Mrs. Boardman have with El? (Pg. 117) | She hopes El will use writing to inspire others and stand up against bullies. |
| How many weeks did Aunt Zoey spend in the ICU after Bariatric Surgery? What is the recommended age? (Pg. 119-120) | 6 weeks. At least 14. |
| What were the ages of the articles that Mom put up for Bariatric surgery for El? (Pg. 119) | 12, 5, 2 |
| Why did El's desk break? (Pg. 123) | Kortnee unscrewed the bolts. |
| What punishment did the entire class get for not helping El out of the desk? (pg. 123) | Detention |
| El's math teacher's name? Why does the math teacher defend El? (Pg. 126) | Mr. Harrison because his daughter is also fat. |
| How did Liam know El broke a chair in math class? What is he having for dinner then? How does Anais feel for El? (Pg. 128) | He's friends with Marissa's brother. Peanut butter and corn. She feels pity. |
| El's mother's name. (Pg. 131) | Miriam |
| What does El do after the math class accident? What does Catalina say there? (Pg. 133) | She goes swimming. Catalina tells her what people say reflects them and not her. |
| What does El focus on when she talks to Anais after their reconciliation? Why was Anais shocked? (Pg. 140) | She called her Ellie and not Splash. Anais was shocked because she realized that people were actually hurting Ellie. |
| What do Marissa and Kortnee do after El's dad calls the school? (Pg. 141) | They ignore her and so do their friends. |
| What does El pick for her history class project? (Pg. 142) | How the world's view of beauty based on size has changed. |
| What does Dr. Wood dress up as for their therapy session on Halloween? Why doesn't El celebrate Halloween? (Pg. 144) | The White Rabbit. She doesn't celebrate because no costume fits her and mom's not a fan of all that candy. |
| What would Mrs. Ponchon's cart be? What does Mrs. Ponchon offer El? Who's supposed to help El with art? (Pg. 146) | Cartniss Everdeen. She offers her the position of a student assistant. Enemy number 3 helps El with art. |
| What book has the quote "I'm only different to the people who see with the wrong eyes." (Pg. 148) | Fish in a Tree |
| What colors does the artist use? Why? (Pg. 149) | Bruises - Purple Anger - Red Sadness - Blue |
| Why does enemy number 3 get bullied too? (Pg. 150) | Because he's poor and wears raggedy clothes. |
| What is El's fat girl rules in her box? What is the box shaped like? Why? (pg. 156) | You need to bully yourself as much as, if not more than everyone else bullies you. A coffin because it was on clearance and she buries her feelings. |
| Where is El going over Thanksgiving Break? When does El find out? Who gives the best hugs? (Pg. 158) | Viv's house. Her birthday card shaped like an airplane. El's dad. |
| What food is at Catalina's thanksgiving party? Where is Catalina going over the break? (Pg. 159) | Honey-baked ham, chile-rubbed turkey with mole gravy, tamales, tortillas, corn bread with jalapenos, rice and beans, etc. For dessert, pumpkin empanadas and flan. Mexico. |
| What is at El's thanksgiving feast? Salt shaker shape? (Pg. 161) | Mashed cauliflower, a plater of sliced turkey breast, and a bowl of steamed Brussel Sprouts. Cornucopia. |
| Liam's full name? What is his punishment for insulting Ellie? (Pg. 163) | Liam Isaac Montgomery-Hofstein. Her car keys are taken away until he goes two weeks without insulting El. |
| Why does El get two plane seats? (Pg. 166) | So she doesn't get kicked off like Aunt Zoey and no one gets bothered by her weight. |
| What beach song did Viv talk about? Where did El land? (Pg. 167) | Kokomo. Indy and there was an hour-long drive to Kokomo. |
| How does El's snowman turn out? What do El and Viv cook? What movie do they watch? (Pg. 169) | The middle was larger than the bottom. They cooked a mean grilled cheese and hot chocolate. They heated up tomato soup and watched an old movie, Groundhog Day. |
| What is Indiana's pet sport? Texas? (Pg. 170) | Basketball - Indiana Football - Texas |
| What does El put up in the Kitchen? (Pg. 172) | Posters of how her mom's negativity about El's weight leads to self-negativity. |
| What is the Fat Girl Rules' problem? (Pg. 174) | They define El and how she will live. |
| What is El's task after her role-playing therapy session? (Pg. 180) | To tell Mom when she hurts El's feelings and to start replacing all her negative thoughts with true, positive thoughts. |
| What day does El have to step on a scale? What tools/emotions does El use to dismantle it? (Pg. 182) | Monday. A scredriver and chutzpah. |
| What is El's favorite dinner? (Pg. 186) | Chicken enchiladas. |
| What is the miracale on Hanukahh Shabbat? (Pg. 188) | That El's mom doesn't talk about calories because of El's articles. |
| What does El get on Christmukkah? Viv? (Pg. 189) | Viv - A leather journal with music paper for songwriting El - A full length mirror |
| What does El look like? (Pg. 190) | Brown, curly hair, milk chocolate eyes, slightly tanned swimming skin, apple cheeks. |
| Who does El see when she serves Christmas dinner at the mission? (Pg. 191) | Enemy Number 3 trying on new shoes and new pants. |
| What does El burn on Christmas (Pg. 192) | Fat Girl Rules |
| What does El want mom to do before the surgery appointment? (Pg. 198) | Say that she is ashamed and disgusted by El. |
| What is the last straw El faces? (Pg. 205) | When her mom says she is trying to fix her. |
| What type of car does her mom have? (Pg. 205) | An SUV |
| Did El's dad know about the surgery? (Pg. 207) | No |
| Who taught Phillip that if someone can't look you in the eye, they have problems? (Pg. 207) | Zayde |
| What does El's therapist tell her to do about her condition? (Pg. 211) | That surgery or treatment for obesity should be her choice and her parents shouldn't have a say-so. |
| Why does El leave the first appointment? How many doctors does El create a list of? (Pg. 212) | The nurse tsk-tsks when she weighs El. She and her dad create a list of the top ten doctors to try. |
| Why does El leave the second appointment? What does her dad say about the nurse? (Pg. 212) | The nurse takes her Blood Pressure and says, "Blame your big arm". Dad says she's more prickly than a West Texas Cactus. |
| Why does El leave the third appointment? What does her dad do after that? What type of car does he have? (Pg. 213) | Because the doctor keeps staring at El's stomach. Dad cries as an apology that he didn't know mom was treating El like this. A pickup. |
| Why didn't El tell dad? What store was outside the third appointment place? Who does El think truly needs to apologize? (Pg. 213) | Because she didn't want to create another fight. The orange W of Whataburger. Mom, not dad. |
| Why does El stay at the fourth place? (Pg. 214) | The nurse gives El a choice (power, rights) and the doctor looks her in the eyes. |
| What is the doctor's name? Why does El like her? (Pg. 215) | Dr. Vasquez, but most people call her Dr. V. She sympathizes with El and treats her like she's a person. |
| Where does Anais check when Gigi is missing? El and Dad? (Pg. 219) | Anais - Yards El and Dads - Around the blocks (bushes culverts and trash cans) |
| Who has Gigi? (Pg. 223) | Marissa, Kortnee is with her |
| What do Marissa and Kortnee want El to do to get back Gigi? What do Marissa and Kortnee do to Gigi? (Pg. 223-224) | They want her to eat a whale shaped cake and record it. They throw her up in the air and swing her by her harness. |
| Whose face does El dump the cake over? Who helps El get Gigi back? (Pg. 226) | Kortnee. Catalina, Anais, Javier, Nat, and Izzy. |
| What video does El have? Why doesn't she post it on social media? (Pg. 227) | One of her shoving cake in Kortnee's face. Because she doesn't want to attack them. She sends it to Viv. |
| How does Gigi get physically hurt? Does she like water? (Pg. 228) | She has a scratch on her eyes from chasing the squirrel around bushes. No. |
| What are three words not normally associated with mom? (Pg. 229) | Relaxing, soothing, and comforting. |
| What does El's therapist want her to do after Gigi got stolen? What does she give her? Who helps her practice? (Pg. 233-235) | Confront mom, a notebook, Gigi and Catalina. |
| What was the notebook Dr. Wood gave El about? Who does she give it to? (Pg. 240) | It's all the ugly words mom ever said to El. El gave that list to mom. |
| Where is Viv going for spring break? What features humpbacks and where is it? (Pg. 241) | Her dad's house. The Whaling Wall in downtown Dallas |
| Who does El tell about the starfish theory? (Pg. 244) | Viv and Catalina |
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