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BBOTB 2024
Question | Answer |
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Who does Ben eat noodle with in the beginning of the book? A. His Aunt Nora B. his Uncle Nick C. His Grandma Nikka or D. his parents | A. his Aunt Nora (p. 4) |
True or False, Nora was always talking on her phone. | False. She was always taking pictures with it. (p. 4-8) |
What does Janet love to eat? | Pancakes (p. 60) |
What did Ben pick from Ms. Ezra's house? A. apples B. blueberries C. blackberries or D. raspberries | A. apples (p. 186) |
What does Ben's aunt order for him at the restaurant? A. Fried rice B. lo mein C. sushi D. egg rolls | B. lo mein (p. 4) |
True or False, the fortune cookies wisdom says "Live each day as if it were your last." | True (p. 8-9) |
True or False, one of Ben's goals was to eat pie every day! | False (it was cake) (p. 14) |
What was Ben putting a model of together? | The Taj Mahal (p. 20) |
True or False, Ben wanted to play "Clair de Lune" all the way through without messing up. | True. (p. 40) |
True or False, solving a Rubik's Cube was something on Ben's list. | False. |
Where does Janet live, in comparison to Ben. A. next door B. across the street C. around the corner D. behind his house | D. behind his house (p.58) |
What food does Ben LOVE to eat? A. broccoli B. noodles C. chicken or D. ice-cream | B. noodles |
What does Janet LOVE to eat? A. pancakes B. French toast C. eggs or D. omelets | A. pancakes (p.60) |
What do Janet and Ben jump on A. his bed B. a trampoline C. pogo sticks D. a diving board | B. a trampoline (p. 69) |
Where does Ben think he left the glue A. his parent's closet B. in the car C. at school D. in his closet | A. in his parent's closet (p.21) |
True or False, Ben first used tofu when trying to get his dog to move. | True (p.23) |
Ben likes how his Dad writes what letter? | The letter K (p. 42) |
What chore did Ben's mom ask him to do while she went to buy the cake ingredients? | vacuuming (p. 57) |
What had Janet and Ben sworn to do as soon as they turned 18? A. Eat a bag of marshmallows B. go cliff diving C. stay up all night or D. eat a whole entire cake | A. eat a bag of marshmallows (p.66) |
Who is the author of the book? | Matthew Swanson (cover) |
How many pieces are in the model Ben wants to finish building? A. 100 B. 500 C. 1,000 D. 2,000 | C. 1,000 |
How old is Ben? A. 9 B. 10 C. 8 D. 11 | C. 8 (p. |
How many noodles of lo mein does Ben count Aunt Nora eat? | 6 |
What animal does Ben compare himself to when eating Aunt Nora's noodles? A. mosquito B. anteater C. snake D. capybara | B. Anteater |
Why did Ben's parents not go out to dinner at the Chinese restaurant with Ben and Aunt Nora? | They were busy paying bills, 3 months at a time in fact! |
True or False: Ben had never been to a Chinese restaurant before. | True |
What type of restaurant did Ben's parents usually prefer going to? | Japanese |
What time does Ben set his alarm clock to wake him up at? | 12:01 a.m. or one minute after midnight (p.12) |
What day of the week does Aunt Nora take Ben out to dinner on? A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Friday D. Saturday | C. Friday (p. 12) |
True or False, Ben's Dad likes to label things. | True (p. 14) |
What is the very first thing Ben writes down at the top of his list of goals? | Eat a piece of cake (p.14) |
Where does Ben get a piece of cake from to cross it off his list? A. the fridge B. the freezer C. Janet's house D. the bakery | B. the freezer (p. 16-17) |
True or False, Ben includes "Learn to speak Japanese" on his list of goals. | False, he decides he probably couldn't do that in just one day. (p. 18) |
Who gifted the Taj Model model to Ben? | His Aunt Mindy (p. 20) |
True or False, Aunt Nora and Aunt Mindy are twin sisters. | True! (p. 20) |
What is the name of Ben's dog? | Dumbles (p.22) |
Ben lives in a one story house, true or false? | False, it has two levels. (p.22) |
Fill in the blank, "Dumbles was like a tiny ____________." | hippopotamus (p. 22) |
Who in Ben's house loves tofu? | Ben's Dad (p.23) |
Fill in the blanks, "Ben's mom slept like a hibernating __________.... Ben's dad slept like a nervous ________________." | bear/rabbit (p. 26) |
Why had Ben been using glue in his parent's closet? | He was trying to see if the glue was strong enough to glue a pair of his dad's shoes together. (p.27) |
What nickname does Ben's dad use for him sometimes? A. Benny B. Ben-bo C. Benny-boy D. Benji | A. Benny (p. 34) |
What color car does Ben's dad drive? | green |
Dumbles the dog loves it when Ben plays piano. | False |
When Ben's mom calls him _______________ it means things are slipping from bad to much worse. | Mister |
What does Ben's dad give his mom that he had hidden behind his back on Saturday morning? | a purple flower |
Where did Ben's dad propose to his mom at? | Whistling Reservoir |
What was the name of the restaurant Ben's parents ate at the night they got engaged? | Luna Lupa |
What kind of wedding cake did Ben's parents have at their wedding? | Blueberry lemon buttermilk chiffon cake with Italian buttercream frosting |
What is Ben's dad's first name? A. Karl B. Kurt C. Konrad D. Ken | D. Ken |
True or false: Ben's dad takes really long showers. | False, he takes really short ones. |
What color car does Ben's mom drive? | blue |
What store does Ben's mom go to to purchase the cake making ingredients? | Near Alfredos |
What type of tree does Ben have in his back yard? A. oak B. birch C. maple D. fir | A. oak |
What is Mona's mom's name? | Diane |
True or False: Ben wanted to jump over Mr. Henderson's fence. | False, he wanted to jump over his hedge. |
Fill in the blank: Ms. Ezra had a __________ in her backyard. A. laurel hedge B. apple tree C. raspberry bush or a D. grape vine. | B. apple tree |
What did Janet want to cover herself all over with? A. peanut butter B. sticky notes C. finger paint D. plastic wrap | B. sticky notes |
What type of food does Ben love the MOST? A. cookies B. candy C. noodles or D. pizza | C. noodles, p. 1 |
What does the fortune say in Ben's cookie? | "Live each day as if it were your last", p.8-9 |
Mindy is Nora's _____________. A. cousin B. mom C. twin sister or D. dog | C. twin sister p.20 |
What is Ben's mom's dog's name? | Dumbles p. 22-3 |
True or False, Bens dad is a fan of tofu. | True, p. 23 |
True or false, Ben's mom is a fan of tofu. | False, p. 23 |
Why did Ben go to Mona's house? A. to apologize B. to ask her on a date C. to ask her to hang out with he and Janet or D. for a sleepover | A. to apologize, p. 102 |
What did Ben hit Mona with accidentally? A. a baseball bat B. a baseball C. a golf ball D. a whiffle ball | D. a whiffle ball p.106 |
Name the exact kind of cake mom wants to make. | Blueberry-lemon buttermilk chiffon cake with cream cheese frosting, p. 57 |
True or False: Mom's cake was successful. | False. p.99 |
What was the very first thing that Ben wrote on his list for what to do in the last day of his life? | Eat a piece of cake. p. 14 |
Fill in the blank. Ben at his parent's ___________ cake. A. anniversary B. birthday C. wedding D. party | C. wedding, p.51 |
Where is Janet's dad? A. he is deceased (dead) B. on a business trip C. he is in the hospital D. he lives in a different state | A. he is dead (p. 136) |
What magazine does Janet see an haircut on the cover of that she wants? | Splash, p. 142 |
What does Ben want to get from his parent's closet? | glue, p. 20-1 |
Almost everyone thought Ms. Ezra was a ___________. | witch. p. 73 |
What does Ben's aunt's fortune say? | "Be sure to notice the wonders that surround you or you might miss them", p. 9 & 13 |
What does Ben feed Dumbles the dog to distract him? | milk with strawberry syrup, p. 24 |
What nickname does Ben's dad give him? | Benny, p.34 |
What does Ben especially like about his Dad's handwriting? | How he makes his K's, p.42 |
How long have Ben's parents been married? A. 9 years B. 10 years C. 12 years D. 15 years | B. 10 years, p.51 |
What was the name of the restaurant Ben's parent's were engaged in? | Luna Lupa, p. 51 |
True or false, Ben sneaks into his parents room while they are sleeping to retrieve his glue for his Taj Mahal set. | True, p. 31 |
At what time during the night does Ben sneak into his parents room? | 1:13 am, p. 33 |
Who helps Ben with his list? A. Janet B. Mona C. his mom or D. his dad | A. Janet, p. 78 |
How many noodles does Aunt Nora eat and the beginning of the story? | 6, p. 5 |
What is the name of the song Ben is practicing on the piano? | Au Clair de Lune, p. 40 |
Where did Ben's parents have their wedding? | the Whistling Reservoir |
What is Janet's favorite food? | pancakes, p 60 |
What type of job does Janet's mom have? | librarian, p. 62 |
What color is Mr. Hoggenweff's house? A. blue B. yellow C. orange D. green | C. orange, p. 83 |
How old is Patty? | 5, p. 164 |
How many windows are in Ms. Ezra's house? | 11, p. 172 |
True or False, Lovely the cat was painted green. | False, p. 220. |
True or False, Janet thinks Ms. Ezra's apples are magical. | True. |
What is Ben's mom's full name? | Linda Yokoyama, p. 100 |
How is Janet's haircut described in the book? | Like a pineapple hit by an asteroid, p. 146 |
What does Ms. Ezra say she would want to do on the last day of her life? | Play the sonata in D major by Mozart, p. 189 |
What flavor ice-cream does Ben's dad buy? | double fudge banana frost, p.234 |
What kind of dreams does Ben like the most? A. summer break dreams B. cake dreams C. whiffle ball dreams D. jumping over hedges and fences dreams | B. cake dreams, p. 265 |
What does Janet have in her backyard A. an apple tree B. a playset C. a pickle-ball court D. a trampoline | D. a trampoline |
True or False, before the beginning of the book Ben had never been to a Chinese restaurant before. | True |