Insignificant Life of a Cactus

Who wrote a book about a girl named Aven?

• Dusti Bowling

• Dusty Surfing

• Dustin Rowland

• Rusty Bollard

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Which story is NOT told about how the main character lost her arms?

^p4-6

• she lost them in a wildfire

• she lost them in a skydiving accident

• she was attacked by wild dogs

• she was run over by a train

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When Dad tells Aven about the job in Arizona, her first thought is that...

^p8

• he must be joking

• her great grandmother

  will talk him out of it

• he is insane

• space aliens have

  taken over his mind

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What is the name of the new place Aven's dad works?

^p9

• Stagecoach Pass

• Petticoat Junction

• Desert Ridge

• Cactus Corral

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What seems unusual about

Joe Cavanaugh?

^p14

• He wears dark glasses

• He doesn't have any shoes

• He's never around

• He doesn't like Gary

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Aven counts 17 of these at the park?

^p28

• rocky mountain oysters

• empty buildings

• "DO NOT ENTER"

  signs

• pictures of tarantulas

Why does Henry think that

Aven loves tarantulas?

^p32

• Gary told him so

• He likes tarantulas too

• He has dementia

• He sees one on her bacpack

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What does Aven's first blog post describe?

^p36

• school

• malformation

• Emily and Brittany

• tarantulas

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When Aven meets Connor,

why does she say won't

shake his hand?

^p53

• he has nervous tics

• he has warts all over his hands

• he is too loud in the library

• she doesn't have hands

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Who is Aven's lunch partner?

^p95

• Connor

• Henry

• Lando

• Zion

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