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Close to Famous
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6th Grade
10/19/2012
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is the author?
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Joan Bauer pg. cover
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In the book, Close to Famous, who was the Elvis impersonator?
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Huck pg. 1
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In the book, Close to Famous, who was Foster’s 6th grade teacher?
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Mrs. Ritter pg. 2
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In the book, Close to Famous, who taught Foster how to bake muffins?
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Marietta Morningstar pg. 3
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In the book, Close to Famous, what does Foster’s apron look like?
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It was green with a shooting star pg. 5
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Huck?
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Mama’s ex-boyfriend pg. 7
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Foster’s favorite Food Network cook?
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Sonny Kroll pg. 9
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In the book, Close to Famous, who helped Mama & Foster when their car was parked too close to the edge of a cliff?
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Kitty and Lester pg. 15
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In the book, Close to Famous, where does Kitty and Lester live?
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Culpepper, WestVirginia pg. 16
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Foster give Lester and Kitty to thank them for helping them?
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The last 2 muffins in her Bake and Take pg. 17
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Kitty say changed Culpepper’s night sky?
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The prison pg. 21
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In the book, Close to Famous, where does Foster keep her daddy’s things?
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A pillowcase from Las Vegas pg. 21
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Kitty and Lester’s trailer look like?
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An old fashion spaceship pg. 25
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In the book, Close to Famous, what do Kitty and Lester call the trailer?
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Silver Bullet pg. 26
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In the book, Close to Famous, what was the Kitty and Lester’s black cat’s name?
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Elvis pg. 28
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In the book, Close to Famous, what club did Foster and Eddington create?
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Two Kids Cooking Club pg. 40
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In the book, Close to Famous, what awards did Miss Charleena win?
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An Emmy and a Golden Globe pg. 46
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Miss Charleena’s assistant?
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Macon Dillard pg. 47
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In the book, Close to Famous, who has Daddy’s Las Vegas pillowcase?
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Huck/Elvis pg. 55
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In the book, Close to Famous, where did Mama get a job?
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Fish Hardware pg. 60
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In the book, Close to Famous, where does Miss Charleena live?
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Marigold Hill pg. 66
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In the book, Close to Famous, what was opened in Culpepper to help the inmates’ families?
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Helping Hands House pg. 78
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is the middle school principal?
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Mrs. Dupree pg. 82
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In the book, Close to Famous, what is Mama’s favorite book?
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To Kill a Mockingbird pg. 93
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Miss Charleena figure out about Foster?
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She couldn’t read pg. 102
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In the book, Close to Famous, what is Sonny Kroll’s secret ingredient for chocolate cupcakes?
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Mayonnaise pg. 117
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Mrs. Worth?
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She runs the Bookmobile pg. 133
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In the book, Close to Famous, what is the little girl’s name that is staying at the Helping Hands House?
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Delilah May Canning pg. 141
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In the book, Close to Famous, how many Uber Tools did Fish’s Hardware sell on the first Cool Tool Saturday?
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13 pg. 168
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In the book, Close to Famous, where did Mama go by herself for a few days?
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Memphis pg. 171
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Mama bring Foster from Memphis?
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Daddy’s Las Vegas pillowcase pg. 183
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Duke?
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Val’s husband pg. 201
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In the book, Close to Famous, who wrote a check to the Helping Hands House to help with repairs?
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Miss Charleena pg. 211
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In the book, Close to Famous, who showed up at the Helping Hands House
unexpectedly?
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Duke pg. 215
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In the book, Close to Famous, what did Macon do when Duke was at Helping Hands
House?
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He filmed him on his camera phone pg. 219
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In the book, Close to Famous, who made a citizen’s arrest?
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Angry Wayne pg. 221
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Mrs. Vick?
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She is a reading specialist at Foster’s
school pg. 226
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In the book, Close to Famous, who is Foster’s best friend?
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Macon pg. 239
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In the book, Close to Famous, who did Foster receive a letter from?
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Sonny Kroll pg. 247
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In the book Close to Famous, What was Foster’s mother’s boyfriend’s nickname?
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Elvis p. 1
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In the book Close to Famous, What was Foster’s mother’s boyfriend’s real name?
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Huck p. 1
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In the book Close to Famous, Why did Foster and her mother leave Memphis?
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Huck was abusing Foster’s mother p. 1
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In the book Close to Famous, What kind of car did Huck drive?
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A yellow Cadillac p. 1
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In the book Close to Famous, Who taught Foster how to make muffins?
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Marietta Morningstar p.3
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In the book Close to Famous, Describe the apron that Foster’s mom made for her
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It was green with a shooting star on it. p. 5
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In the book Close to Famous, How did Foster describe the fog that covered their car as they drove from Memphis?
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Marshmallow cream p. 12
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In the book Close to Famous, What is the name of Lester and Kitty’s towing service?
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Gotcha Towing p. 14
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In the book Close to Famous, What happened to Foster’s father?
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He died in Iraq p. 21
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In the book Close to Famous, What was hanging in the kitchen of the Airstream trailer that Foster and her mother lived in?
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A dead fish p. 27
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In the book Close to Famous, What was the name of the cat at Lester and Kitty’s?
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Elvis p. 28
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Foster accidently leave in Memphis?
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a pillow case full of things from her father p. 29
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In the book Close to Famous, What is Foster’s mom’s name?
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Rayka p.33
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In the book Close to Famous, Who was trying to save the church?
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Perseverance Wilson (percy)
p. 33
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In the book Close to Famous, Who did Macon work for?
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Miss Charleena p. 35
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In the book Close to Famous, Name the jail that was built in this town
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Culpeppper Penitentary p. 36
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Foster call the trailer that they lived in?
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the bullet p.37
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In the book Close to Famous, What award had Miss Charleena not achieved?
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An Oscar p.47
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In the book Close to Famous, What is Foster’s middle name?
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Akilah p. 49
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In the book Close to Famous, What does Foster’s middle name mean?
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Intelligent one who reasons p. 49
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In the book Close to Famous, What was Macon trying to do?
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Make a movie p. 75
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In the book Close to Famous, What is Helping Hands House?
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A place where people who came to
visit prisoners could stay. P.78
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In the book Close to Famous, Why did Macon fire Foster after the interview with Perseverance Wilson?
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She didn’t write anything in the interview notebook, she only doodled. P. 79
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In the book Close to Famous, Who is Mrs. Dupree?
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The middle school principal p. 82
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In the book Close to Famous, What was the name of the restaurant where Foster sold her cupcakes?
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Angry Wayne’s Bar and Grill p. 85
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In the book Close to Famous, What are Angry Wayne’s boy’s names?
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Barry and Larry p. 89
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In the book Close to Famous, How did Barry and Larry scare Foster in the restaurant?
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With a fake tarantula p.89
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In the book Close to Famous, What kind of car did Mrs. Charleena drive?
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A blue convertible p.112
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In the book Close to Famous, What was the name of Mrs. Charleena’s dogs?
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Tracy and Hepburn p. 121
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In the book Close to Famous, Who was Stanley Bull?
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Mrs. Charleena’s agent p.130
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Mrs. Charleena use at first to try and teach Foster to read?
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A cookbook p. 148
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In the book Close to Famous, What was the upsetting news Lester heard about Sonny Kroll?
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He had been in a motorcycle accident and was in a coma p. 156
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Macon say was his big problem?
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He was short p. 160
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In the book Close to Famous, What kind of cupcakes did Foster make for the Cool Tool Saturday at Fish hardware?
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Chocolate Malt p.166
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Mama go back to Memphis to get?
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Foster’s pillowcase p.183
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In the book Close to Famous, What started happening after Mama went to Memphis and saw Huck?
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He started calling p.185
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In the book Close to Famous, What did Foster notice about her mother when she returned from Memphis?
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her arm was bruised p. 183
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In the book Close to Famous, What did the note that Charleena Hendley signed and dated say?
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I’d say you’ve had a serious breakthrough , Foster McFee p. 192
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In the book Close to Famous, What was the new acting part Mrs. Charleena received?
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A voice over for the part of a horse p. 207
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In the book Close to Famous, Why was Val at Helping Hands?
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She came to tell her husband that
she wanted a divorce p. 211
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In the book Close to Famous, How did Foster distract Duke at Helping Hands?
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By making cupcakes
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In the book Close to Famous, How was Duke captured?
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Angry Wayne made a citizen’s arrest
p.221
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In the book Close to Famous, What did the sign outside of Angry Wayne’s restaurant say after the arrest of Duke?
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Prepare to meet your Baker p. 223
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