Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus Chapters 1-12

What items do Aven and Connor find in the old shed?

• A puzzling number of books on tarantulas

• A bizarre collection of pretzel keychains

• An old and curious underground map of the park

• Rusty old animal cages

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True or False: Zion eats outside on the sidewalk because he does not want people to watch him eat because of his weight.

• True

• False

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Connor grinned, then barked. Were your arms amputated for some reason?

What does the word amputated mean?

• to have part of the body cut off

• reluctantly

• secret

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Zion's parents named him after what sci-fi movie?

• Star Wars

• The Matrix

• Star Trek

• James Bond movies

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Aven's favorite flavor of ice cream is...

• vanilla

• chocolate

• strawberry

• mint chocolate chip

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Connor has a condition called...

• Tourette's Syndrome

• Craniofacial deformity

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Lyme Disease

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During lunch, a girl approaches Aven and ask her what?

• To eat lunch with her and her friends

• If her armlessness is contagious

• Why she's eating with her feet

• To eat somewhere else

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Stagecoach Pass is located in

• New Mexico

• Kansas

• California

• Arizona

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Dad's nickname for Aven is

• Cactus

• Sheebs

• Avi

• Angel

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Zion's younger brother is named after Lando Calrissian, a character from

• Star Wars

• Star Trek

• The Matrix

• the Marvel universe

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