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1 -100 Where is Toby’s Mom? Nashville/Grand Ole Opry

1 -200 Where does Toby’s mom work? Bowl-A-Rama Cafe

1 -300 Where is Cal’s brother, Wayne? Vietnam

1 -400 What is the setting of the story? Antler, TX During the Vietnam War

1 -500 Why did Toby’s mom leave? She entered a contest

1 - 100 2 -100 Who was billed “the fattest boy in the world? ” Zachary Beaver

2 -200 Who does Toby have a crush on? Scarlett Stalling

2 -300 Who is the only Mexican guy to attend Antler Junior High? Juan Garcia

2 -400 Who is the real estate agent in Antler? Earline

2 -500 What is the name of the singer that Opalina wants to be like? Tammy Wynette

1 - 100 3 -100 Where is Zachary Beaver’s trailer parked? Dairy Maid parking lot

3 -200 Who is Zachary Beaver’s legal guardian? Paulie Rankin

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3 -300 What does Zachary keep in the gold box? The Holy Bible

3 -400 Where does Kate, Toby, and Cal take Zachary on his first trip in the truck? Drive-in movie

3 -500 Exactly, how much does Zachary Beaver weigh? 643 pounds

1 - 100 4 -100 Who is the author of When Zachary Beaver Came to Town? Kimberly Willis Holt

4 -200 Where does the author live? Amarillo, Texas

4 -300 How old was she when she first decided that she wanted to be a writer? 12 years old

4 -400 Her book, When Zachary Beaver Came to Town, won what award? National Award for Young People’s Literature

4 -500 Name two other works that the author has written. My Louisiana Sky, Mister and Me, and Dancing Cadillac Light

1 - 100 5 -100 Why hasn’t Kate passed her driver’s test? She can’t parallel park.

5 -200 Where do the boys hide out and spy on the town? Roof of the Bowl-a-Rama

5 -300 What two professions does Otto (Toby’s dad) have? Postal worker and he raises worms

5 -400 What did Tara chant the first time she went to see Zachary Beaver? “Fatty, fatty two by four. Can’t fit through the kitchen door. ”

5 -500 Where did Paulie Rankin go according to Zachary Beaver? To look for more side show acts

1 - 100 6 -100 What figurative language is used in the following sentence? : “My stomach feels like a glob of lava in a lava lamp. ” Simile

6 -200 What figurative language is used in the following sentence? : “Mom claims big hair helps her hit the notes. ” alliteration

6 -300 What figurative language is used in the following sentence? : “Zachary snorts. You guys are pigs. ” metaphor

6 -400 What figurative language is used in the following sentence? : “It would tear my heart to shreds. ” hyperbole

6 -500 What figurative language is used in the following sentence? : “ … he clicks his tongue. ” Onomatopoeia

What type of cake did Miss Myrtie Mae make for Zachary? (Toby was to deliver the cake!)

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German Chocolate Cake