The Upside-Down School — Questions and answers

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What big event are Elara and Finn excited about today?

Choices

  1. A. Going on a picnic.
  2. B. Starting at the Academy of Higher Learning. ✓
  3. C. Visiting a new shop with trinkets.
  4. D. Searching for goblins in cracks.

Answer: B. Starting at the Academy of Higher Learning.

From page 1

How did the Academy look when Elara and Finn first saw it?

Choices

  1. A. It was covered in sparkling glitter.
  2. B. It was perfectly normal and neat.
  3. C. It was upside down with its tower pointing to the earth. ✓
  4. D. It was hidden behind a large tree.

Answer: C. It was upside down with its tower pointing to the earth.

From page 2

What was Elara's plan to communicate with the Grickle?

Choices

  1. A. To shout very loudly at it.
  2. B. To offer it food it might like.
  3. C. To use "The Secret Language of Flowers" to offer kindness and courage. ✓
  4. D. To trick it with a magic spell.

Answer: C. To use "The Secret Language of Flowers" to offer kindness and courage.

From page 7

What was the Grickle's reaction when Elara offered it the flowers?

Choices

  1. A. It immediately attacked them.
  2. B. It ignored the flowers completely.
  3. C. It paused, saying it hadn't felt kindness, courage, or love in centuries, and a tear rolled down its cheek. ✓
  4. D. It laughed at their silly offering.

Answer: C. It paused, saying it hadn't felt kindness, courage, or love in centuries, and a tear rolled down its cheek.

From page 8

What happened to the Grickle after Elara showed it kindness?

Choices

  1. A. It grew bigger and scarier.
  2. B. It disappeared completely without a trace.
  3. C. It shrunk and dissolved into a shimmering orb of light. ✓
  4. D. It turned into a beautiful flower.

Answer: C. It shrunk and dissolved into a shimmering orb of light.

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