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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the book Spark, who was in the photograph above the fireplace? | Finn's great-grandfather, Phineas Katz (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, why did the great-grandfather uproot everyone? | Their home wasn't safe (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, what did great-grandfather Phineas shorten his name to? | Finn (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, why did great-grandfather shorten everyone's names? | A sailor told him to in order to have a normal life (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, where did great-grandfather write down everything about his journey? | In a field journal (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, what possessions did Mom say remind them of what was important, where they'd come from and what they'd been through? | The field journal and photograph (page 1) |
| In the book Spark, who was the fastest kid in town? | Rabbit (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, why was Rabbit the fastest kid in town? | If she slowed down, the hardest parts of the world might catch her (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, what animal did Rabbit find that didn't even live in California? | A boreal toad (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, how did Finn and Rabbit know the toad was a boreal toad? | It had dark splotches covering its underbelly (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Rabbit's dog? | Thorn (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, what was Finn and Rabbit's "usual place"? | The end of Grandview Drive (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, what entrance was in the cul-de-sac of Grandview Drive? | The old forest access road (page 5) |
| In the book Spark, what river did the old forest access road go over? | Grayflood River (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what was in the center of the state park? | Forest Heart (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what town did Finn and Rabbit live in? | Redwood Hollows (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Rabbit's uncle? | Charlie (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit's Uncle Charlie say it was important to do? | Document their discoveries (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what was spray-painted in the cul-de-sac of Grandview Drive? | A spray-painted orange circle with an arrow inside (page 6) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn and Rabbit see after smelling a campfire? | A pale cloud swirling into the sky (page 7) |
| In the book Spark, where did Finn and Rabbit run after smelling a campfire? | Redwood Hollows Community Park (page 8) |
| In the book Spark, how long had the air been smoky? | Since August (page 8) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of the firefighter who asked Finn and Rabbit if they were ok after the fire at the park? | Matt (page 10) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Finn and Rabbit's middle school? | Redwood Hollows Middle School (page 11) |
| In the book Spark, what type of the tree stood in front of their middle school? | A Moreton Bay fig, with branches 100 feet across (page 11) |
| In the book Spark, which of Finn and Rabbit's friends used an inhaler? | Mia (page 11) |
| In the book Spark, what type of vest was Thorn required to wear at school? | ESA vest (page 11) |
| In the book Spark, what did Jonah say was going to be built after the housing project was finished? | A brand-new baseball field (page 12) |
| In the book Spark, where did Jonah say they would all live if it were up to Rabbit? | In treehouses (page 12) |
| In the book Spark, what was Rabbit's real name? | Mirasol (page 13) |
| In the book Spark, why did most kids make fun of Rabbit? | Because she was small (page 13) |
| In the book Spark, when did everyone start calling Mirasol by the nickname Rabbit? | When she beat Jonah in the 100-meter dash (page 13) |
| In the book Spark, why did Mirasol seem as if she were part rabbit? | She had strong legs and extra-large ears (page 13) |
| In the book Spark, what were Rabbit's ears able to do? | Sense when trouble was in the air (page 13) |
| In the book Spark, where did Finn's mom work? | In an animal shelter (page 14) |
| In the book Spark, what type of dog was Thorn? | Something in the middle of a German shepherd and a collie (page 14) |
| In the book Spark, where did Rabbit make Finn set the trapped mouse free? | Azalea Creek (page 15) |
| In the book Spark, what did most kids call Uncle Charlie? | Mr. Reyes (page 16) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie do for work? | He was a teacher at Finn and Rabbit's school (page 16) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of the hamster in Uncle Charlie's classroom? | Hambone (page 16) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of the king snake in Uncle Charlie's classroom? | Hip-Hop (page 16) |
| In the book Spark, what burned down in the fire at the park? | The playground (page 17) |
| In the book Spark, who dropped off preparedness checklists? | Mr. Finkel (page 18) |
| In the book Spark, what was written across the top of the preparedness checklists? | Take Responsibility! (page 18) |
| In the book Spark, what project was Uncle Charlie planning in September? | Eighth Grade Project (page 19) |
| In the book Spark, what was Finn known as at school? | The "smart kid" (page 20) |
| In the book Spark, why did Finn and Rabbit make a good team? | Rabbit was the heart and Finn was the mind (page 20) |
| In the book Spark, who did Finn have to ask when he needed help with school? | His mom (page 20) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's dad think he should do more of? | Sports (page 20 |
| In the book Spark, what sport did Finn like to do? | Hiking (page 20) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn want to do for the eighth grade project? | Set up trail cameras (page 22) |
| In the book Spark, where was Uncle Charlie's class going on a field trip? | North Wood Campground (page 22) |
| In the book Spark, where was Uncle Charlie from? | The Philippines (page 23) |
| In the book Spark, what was Uncle Charlie's job in the Philippines? | A famous biologist (page 23) |
| In the book Spark, what lesson did the stream teach Marisol? | That mud is slippery, but help was with her which is why we never hike alone (page 23) |
| In the book Spark, what was Diablo Wind? | Warm air from the east over the Sierras that dried everything in its path (page 25) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Finn's bearded dragon? | Watermelon (page 26) |
| In the book Spark, why did Finn's dad say they couldn't get a dog? | They could barely feed their own family (page 26) |
| In the book Spark, what did Watermelon need to survive? | The warmth of the spotlight (page 26) |
| In the book Spark, who were Finn's neighbors? | The Baileys (page 27) |
| In the book Spark, what job did Finn's father want him to do? | Work after school helping their neighbors with chores (page 27) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's father do for work? | He was a handyman who fixed anything (page 27) |
| In the book Spark, why hadn't Finn's father worked since the drought? | There were too many building restrictions (page 27) |
| In the book Spark, when did Finn get his first journal? | When he was starting fourth grade (page 29) |
| In the book Spark, what school did Finn's mom start when he started fourth grade? | Community college to be a vet tech (page 29) |
| In the book Spark, what color was Finn's first journal? | Green (page 29) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn make his mom in the mornings? | Coffee (page 30) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn have covering the walls of his treehouse? | Drawings of animals, trees and wildflowers and wrinkled maps of the forest (page 31) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn have hanging above the entrance to his treehouse? | Rabbit's watercolor of Thorn (page 31) |
| In the book Spark, where did Rabbit and Mia live? | The Hollows (page 31) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn have to help him get messages to Rabbit and Finn? | A pulley on a string from his house to their windows (page 31) |
| In the book Spark, what note on the preparedness checklist did Rabbit circle that Finn had never seen before? | "If you are trapped by fire while evacuating in your car, park in a clear area, close all windows and vents, cover yourself with a blanket. Lie on the floor." (page 32) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie's whistle sound like? | Like a train coming (page 33) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie tell the students had been spotted in their area for the first time in one hundred years? | Wolves (page 34) |
| In the book Spark, where did the wolves come from to get to California? | Over the Rocky Mountains down from Oregon (page 34) |
| In the book Spark, what question did Jonah ask about the wolves that everyone was thinking? | Is it dangerous? (page 34) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn say never laughed at him? | The trees and the forest (page 34) |
| In the book Spark, why was color a fragile hope? | It reminded them that things are alive and growing even when they don't see it (page 37) |
| In the book Spark, what did the students see at the ridge that they didn't expect? | Fires everywhere across the forest (page 40) |
| In the book Spark, what was the giant cloud over the forest called? | Arcadia Fire (page 41) |
| In the book Spark, what was their town, Redwood Hollows, nestled between? | The ocean and Forest Heart (page 42) |
| In the book Spark, why was Uncle Charlie joining a team of forest rangers? | To study the impact of drought on wildlife and find ways to help endangered species (page 44) |
| In the book Spark, how long would Uncle Charlie be gone with the forest rangers? | One month (page 44) |
| In the book Spark, what happened to Rabbit when she got an idea? | Her body moved double speed (page 45) |
| In the book Spark, what was it called when people didn't think about the natural cycle of the forest and instead wanted to live deeper in it? | Wildland-urban interface (page 46) |
| In the book Spark, what was Rabbit collecting in case she needed to help the forest grow back? | Acorns (page 46) |
| In the book Spark, what was the emergency alert that popped up on tv when Finn was watching with his family? | Emergency alert for Butte County (page 47) |
| In the book Spark, what did California do to help save power? | Rolling blackouts (page 48) |
| In the book Spark, what was Finn and Rabbit's first camera? | A Brushnell Trophy Cam (page 50) |
| In the book Spark, where did Finn and Rabbit set up their first camera? | In the treehouse to watch barn owls (page 50) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's dad's arms look like? | Like someone planted cantaloupes in them (page 51) |
| In the book Spark, who was teaching Uncle Charlie's class when he was out for a month? | Mr. Finkel (page 53) |
| In the book Spark, what was Mr. Finkel's job? | The school counselor (page 53) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's family celebrate every Friday? | Shabbat (page 54) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Mia's dog? | Lulu (page 55) |
| In the book Spark, where did Rabbit's family take the fruit they grew? | To the farmer's market (page 56) |
| In the book Spark, what type of house did Rabbit live in? | A mobile home (page 56) |
| In the book Spark, where did Rabbit's dad's family live? | Texas (page 57) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit's family do that Finn wished he had at his house? | Family dinners (page 57) |
| In the book Spark, what did the brown and green construction paper with lights look like in Rabbit's room? | A fairy forest (page 59) |
| In the book Spark, who did Finn's dad get a job working for? | Mr. Oster (page 61) |
| In the book Spark, who was Mr. Oster's son? | Jonah (page 61) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn and Rabbit like to say instead of "I spy"? | "I discover" (page 67) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Finn's dad? | David (page 68) |
| At Finn's dad's job site (page 71) | At Finn's dad's job site (page 71) |
| In the book Spark, why did Finn's mom pick him and Rabbit up while they were looking for Thorn? | The fire had reached them, and they had to go (page 80) |
| In the book Spark, what size embers rained down in the Diablo Wind? | Baseball-sized (page 85) |
| In the book Spark, how long did Finn have to pack up everything he needed to evacuate? | One minute (page 91) |
| In the book Spark, what did Dad do to the house right before evacuating? | He hosed down the house and yard with water (page 91) |
| In the book Spark, what were the firefighters called who came to Finn's house to tell them to evacuate? | Redwood Hollows Hotshots (page 95) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's mom run back into the house to grab at the last second before evacuating? | The portrait of Phineas Katz (page 96) |
| In the book Spark, what road did Finn's family take to leave town to escape the fires? | Highway 49 (page 98) |
| In the book Spark, what were exploding in people's yards like bombs waiting to go off? | Propane tanks (page 98) |
| In the book Spark, where was Finn's family heading when they evacuated their home? | The coast (page 101) |
| In the book Spark, where was the evacuation center set up? | Redwood Hollows Municipal Gym (page 102) |
| In the book Spark, what did the sheriff at the checkpoint tell Finn's family? | To go back because it was too dangerous ahead (page 104) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn's family do once they reached the old rest stop? | They got down and lay on the floor covering themselves (page 107-108) |
| In the book Spark, what was Finn's family's truck covered with once they escaped the fire? | Black scorch marks (page 113) |
| In the book Spark, where did Finn's family end up going instead of the coast? | To his Aunt Judith's house (page 114) |
| In the book Spark, where did Aunt Judith live? | Central Valley, Fresno (page 114) |
| In the book Spark, where did Aunt Judith's children move for college? | New York (page 114) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Finn's cousin he went fishing with? | Andrew (page 114) |
| In the book Spark, what did the glass of water Aunt Judith gave Finn look like? | Painted yellow daisies on the side (page 115) |
| In the book Spark, what did Great-Grandpa Phineas say seeped into his bones on the way to Ellis Island? | Ocean (page 117) |
| In the book Spark, what type of project did Finn and Rabbit do for last year's science fair? | How different kinds of roots support different types of trees (page 118) |
| In the book Spark, what type of tree roots grew deep? | Taproots (page 118) |
| In the book Spark, what type of tree roots used tree weight to spread wide? | Lateral root systems (page 118) |
| In the book Spark, what type of tree roots formed a ball to hold the tree up? | Heart roots (page 118) |
| In the book Spark, what information did Finn see on the news at his Aunt Judith's house that he wished he hadn't? | Redwood Hollows: Structures lost, 9 fatalities (page 123) |
| In the book Spark, what did everything taste like to Finn after arriving at his Aunt Judith's house? | The burnt part of campfire marshmallows (page 124) |
| In the book Spark, where did Rabbit's family go to escape the fire? | Amarillo to stay with John's (Rabbit's dad's) family (page 125) |
| In the book Spark, what type of hat was Rabbit's dad, John, wearing in the picture they sent Finn's mom to say they had evacuated? | A baseball cap with an outline of Texas and the words "This ain't my first rodeo" (page 125) |
| In the book Spark, who was missing after they evacuated Redwood Hollows? | Thorn and Uncle Charlie (page 126) |
| In the book Spark, what had Rabbit's voice never been before the fire? | A straight line (page 129) |
| In the book Spark, what was at the end of Aunt Judith's street? | An orchard of peach trees (page 132) |
| In the book Spark, who did Finn meet at the playground by his Aunt Judith's house? | Sam (page 134) |
| In the book Spark, what grade was Sam in? | Third grade (page 134) |
| In the book Spark, where had Sam come from to escape the fire? | Chico (page 134) |
| In the book Spark, what were the names of Sam's goldfish he couldn't bring with him when evacuating? | Bubble and Plop (page 135) |
| In the book Spark, whose room in Aunt Judith's house did Finn have to sleep in? | His cousin Stacey's (page 136) |
| In the book Spark, what did Stacey have all over her bedroom walls? | Anime posters (page 136) |
| In the book Spark, what injury did Finn's dad have after evacuating? | He hurt his leg too much to walk (page 137) |
| In the book Spark, what nickname were they calling the evacuation center? | The Fortress (page 137) |
| In the book Spark, what looked like a huge blob of digital green blur on the map of Northern California? | Rain (page 139) |
| In the book Spark, where did Mia evacuate to after the evacuation center? | Crescent City with her aunt and uncle (page 140) |
| In the book Spark, who was helping give out water and granola bars at the evacuation center? | Mrs. Pompo, the school nurse (page 141) |
| In the book Spark, what types of pets were at the evacuation center? | Dogs, cats, a pig and two goats (page 141) |
| In the book Spark, where did Jonah evacuate to? | San Francisco (page 141) |
| In the book Spark, what did Mr. Finkel arrange for everyone in his class four days after the fire? | A virtual check-in at noon on Wednesday (page 142) |
| In the book Spark, who did Mr. Finkel have a letter from stating he was safe? | Mr. Reyes/Uncle Charlie (page 146) |
| In the book Spark, what was Finn's mom's name? | Sarah (page 147) |
| In the book Spark, how did Finn's dad say the fire started in their town? | By a big monster made of wind from all directions (page 147) |
| In the book Spark, how often did Finn's class meet virtually? | Every other day (page 152) |
| In the book Spark, whose house was a burned-out skeleton on the news footage of Redwood Hollows? | The Baileys' house (page 154) |
| In the book Spark, how long was each video from Finn and Rabbit's trail camera? | Twenty seconds (page 157) |
| In the book Spark, what did Mr. Finkel suggest to Finn to make to let all of his fears and feelings out? | A yelling box (page 161) |
| In the book Spark, what did Finn make his yelling box out of? | An empty cereal box (page 163) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit and Finn see when they watched clip 63? | The machine at the job site's engine sparked onto dry leaves (page 167) |
| In the book Spark, how long did Finn's family stay with Aunt Judith? | Twenty-nine days and one week (page 171) |
| In the book Spark, what did Aunt Judith make for breakfast on Finn's last morning with her? | French toast and cinnamon buns (page 172) |
| In the book Spark, what was tied to the side mirrors of the cars along the bridge when Finn's family returned home? | Pink plastic ribbons (page 181) |
| In the book Spark, why were pink plastic ribbons tied on cars along the bridge when Finn's family returned home? | They were the cars left behind from people who jumped into the water during the fire (page 181) |
| In the book Spark, how many houses did Finn count still standing on Grandview Drive Avenue? | Sixteen out of at least twice that many before (page 183) |
| In the book Spark, what did the note on Finn's house say when they returned home after the fire? | Sorry for tracking dirt on the upstairs carpet, needed to close windows to keep fire out! - RHHotshots (page 185) |
| In the book Spark, when did Finn's dad usually play jazz music? | Sunday dinner (page 188) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit's parents buy her in Texas to help her feel better? | Brushnell 400, the newest trail camera (page 194) |
| In the book Spark, what were the names of the rangers with Uncle Charlie when the fire broke out? | Aiden and Torii (page 201-202) |
| In the book Spark, where was Mia's new home after hers burned down? | A trailer at the evacuation center (page 204) |
| In the book Spark, what new friend and neighbor did Mia meet at the evacuation center? | Angela (page 204) |
| In the book Spark, who ran the animal shelter? | Mr. Safford (page 206) |
| In the book Spark, how did Marissa save all of the animals at the animal shelter during the fire? | She turned on the sprinklers and hosed down the cats and dogs (page 206) |
| In the book Spark, where was Adam's mom after the fire? | In a hospital in Sacramento (page 207) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie find in the forest after the fires that was a very good sign? | Wolf scat (page 208) |
| In the book Spark, why did Torii, the park ranger, tell Mr. Oster that his redevelopment project was a bad idea? | They needed to work on better fire management and wait for more research (page 212) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie, Torii and the forest service propose to build in the spot where the Redwood Hollows Community Park was? | A visitor center (page 213) |
| In the book Spark, why did Mia's family get a trailer right away? | They thought she needed it because she was in a wheelchair (page 216) |
| In the book Spark, where did Finn and Rabbit set up the new Brushnell 400 camera? | The jobsite again (page 222) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit immediately draw on her new desk after returning to school after the fire? | An acorn (page 223) |
| In the book Spark, where were Hip-Hop and Hambone after the fire? | Safe in Mr. Finkel's garage (page 223) |
| In the book Spark, who was setting up trailers where people could temporarily live after the fire? | FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency (page 224) |
| In the book Spark, which classmate of Finn's moved to Washington to start over after the fire? | Isabella (page 225) |
| In the book Spark, why did Finn's school NOT feel like school after they returned after the fire? | It was just reflection, discussion and art. No grades or structure. (page 227) |
| In the book Spark, why was Mr. Finkel worried about Finn at school after the fire? | He couldn't seem to get his work done (page 229) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Finn's principal? | Principal Thomas (page 232) |
| In the book Spark, who was Matt's partner, the rescue expert? | Fish (page 234) |
| In the book Spark, what question did Finn ask Matt at the school assembly after the fire? | What can kids do? (page 235) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit and her mom design to help after the fire? | Buttons with a bright acorn that said, "Save the Forest" (page 245) |
| In the book Spark, what was the video that Uncle Charlie sent to Rabbit and Finn to post online? | A video of a wolf in Forest Heart (page 247) |
| In the book Spark, what was the letter about that Finn's mom asked him to think about? | A psychologist from Sacramento about therapy for PTSD (page 253) |
| In the book Spark, what were people using to draw acorns around Redwood Hollows? | Green chalk (page 257) |
| In the book Spark, what advice did Finn's parents give him to help Rabbit? | Make sure she knows she's not alone (page 261) |
| In the book Spark, what had Rabbit set up at the jobsite to save the forest? | A tent beneath a living oak grove (page 264) |
| In the book Spark, who found Thorn after the fire? | Olivia and her grandpa (page 271) |
| In the book Spark, where did Olivia and her grandpa live? | In Old Mill, seventy miles away, near the coast (page 271) |
| In the book Spark, where did Olivia and her grandpa find Thorn? | In the animal shelter on Olivia's eighth birthday, one month ago (page 271) |
| In the book Spark, what had Olivia renamed Thorn? | Coco (page 271) |
| In the book Spark, who did Mr. Oster show up to the job site with after everyone spent the night there in solidarity to save the forest? | Five sheriffs' trucks (page 276) |
| In the book Spark, what idea did Rabbit and Finn have for Mr. Oster instead of building in the forest? | Rebuild the Hollows instead of creating new developments (page 280) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie get a state grant for? | To learn more about how climate changes were affecting the forest and to set up more trail cameras (page 284) |
| In the book Spark, what did Uncle Charlie ask Finn to be after receiving the state grant for research? | To be one of the leads, helping with the research (page 285) |
| In the book Spark, what did Matt ask Finn, Rabbit, Adam, Jonah and Mia to do to help during the summer after the fire? | Help with outreach, emergency preparedness and making a family plan (page 286) |
| In the book Spark, what was the one thing Adam wanted to do while helping at the fire station? | Slide down the pole (page 286) |
| In the book Spark, what position did Finn's dad hold at work for Mr. Oster? | A foreman (page 287) |
| In the book Spark, what were Rabbit's consequences for trying to save the forest? | Working with her mom in the garden and long days at the farmers market (page 290) |
| In the book Spark, what was the name of Rabbit and Finn's channel where they posted their videos? | Save the Forest (page 290) |
| In the book Spark, what type of pinecones needed fire to set their seeds free? | Serotinous cones (page 292) |
| In the book Spark, what did Rabbit, Finn and his mom see in the forest when Uncle Charlie took them out for the first time since the fire? | A wolf mother and her two pups (page 295) |
| In the book Spark, what was Rabbit and Finn's most watched video? | When Uncle Charlie was crouching on a log and slipped and fell right into the stream (page 296) |
| In the book Spark, what word did Finn write in his field journal after breaking ground on the Visitor and Nature Center? | Rooted (page 298) |
| In the book Spark, what was their biggest project of the summer after the fire? | Planting trees, acorns and seeds in meadows and burned places where soil was most rich (page 299) |
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