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The Cobra's Song
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name of the park in the middle of the neighborhood? | Deadwood Commons |
| Who is Geetanjali's best friend? | Penn |
| What kind of classes does Geetanjali's Aai (mom) teach in their basement? | Hindustani classical singing |
| What is the name of the new kid in the 5th grade class? | Deepak |
| Who is coming to spend the summer? | Geentanjali's Aaji (grandmother) |
| What event are Geentanjali and Penn supposed to sing at? | Bark in the Park |
| What subject does Geentanjali's dad want her to excel in? | math |
| What did Aaji find and bring with her to give to Geentanjali? | the key to the trunk |
| How many flights does it take to get from India to Michigan? | 2 |
| What does the new aunti say they can call her? | Lata Auntie |
| Why does Geentanjali mispronounce her own name? | She was too scared to correct the teacher who mispronounced it and it stuck. |
| What did all the relatives complain about when they first arrived? | How could the plane was. |
| What raag does Geentanjali think is missing from her mom's binder? | raag Naagshakti |
| What does Aaji think happened to the key for the trunk? | it fell out in the house |
| What is the book about that Aaji gives Geentanjali? | their family (customs, traditions, stories) |
| What language does Aaji use that Geentanjali can't read, speak, or write? | Marathi |
| What did Aaji do to change the family photo in the basement? | She covered it with a collage. |
| What instrument does Aaji play? | harmonium |
| What does Deepak collect? | rocks |
| Who does Aaji say is attracted to the vibrations from the raag Naagshakti? | cobras |
| Who does Geentanjali see standing in her backyard one night? | Heena Mavshi |
| What does Geentanjali think Heena Mavshi drew in the yard? | a cobra |
| What does Lata Auntie call the wound on Heena Mavshi's back? | a birthmark |
| What did Geentanjali find in the yard on her way back from delivering food to Heena Mavshi? | a dead mouse |
| What did Deepak find in Penn's yard? | a dead mouse |
| What country does Geentanjali's family go to in order to get specialty mangos? | Canada |
| Who runs into Geentanjali with a shopping cart at the Indian grocery store? | Heena Mavshi |
| What do Geentanjali, Penn, and Deepak go door to door to collect money for? | Reptile Rescue Center |
| Why is Geentanjali upset when she finds Penn and Deepak at the park? | They're practicing the Bark at the Park song without her. |
| Why doesn't Geentanjali sing at Bark in the Park? | The dogs start howling and she's worried there's a snake. |
| Who were all the dogs watching when they were scared? | Heena Mavshi |
| Where did Geentanjali find the key for the trunk? | The crow dropped it in the yard. |
| What was in the trunk under the false bottom? | A book Geentanjali's great-grandmother wrote. |
| What does Heena Mavshi say to Geentanjali when she's getting the soccer ball and again at the movie night? | It's all amiss. |
| What does Lata Auntie spot at the movie night? | a snake/Gertrude |
| Who is Gertrude? | Penn's pet snake |
| What does Geentanjali think are the "three dear things" from the poem? | Penn, Deepak, and her |
| What name does Geentanjali suggest to replace Accent Mark in the Park? | Our Voices in the Park |
| What type of class does Penn's mother sign him up for? | Indian music |
| Who comes to watch the kids practice in music class? | Lata Auntie and Heena Mavshi |
| What does it look like Heena Mavshi has on her wrist? | scales |
| What does the wound on Heena Mavshi's back look like? | a snake bite |
| What happens to the coconut oil while Lata Auntie is hold it? | it solidifies |
| After the singing class, who do the kids decide is the ichchhadhari naagin? | Lata Auntie |
| Who sings the Raag Naagshakti to Lata Auntie? | Aaji |
| What does Geentanjali's name mean? | an offering of songs |
| Why did Aai say she got rid of Raag Naagshakti? | It brings back bad memories. |
| What does everyone chant at Our Voices in the Park? | Hiss, hiss, it's all amiss. Soon we'll be in serpentine bliss. |
| Who unexpectadly shows up at the Our Voices in the Park? | Baba |
| What happened to Lata Auntie at 12:01 AM India time on her birthday? | She turned into a cobra permanently. |
| Where do they keep cobra Lata Auntie? | Reptile Rescue Center |