The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
How Bad was Lucy's brain damage and how rare is her condition.
"But really I'm brain damaged. Part of my left lobe has been turned off, and now my right lobe is working over time. My condition is really rare, I've never met anyone with it. It's even rarer in females, and super rare kids." (p. 4)
How good was Lucy at math after she was struck by the lightning?
"What is 99 times 88?' Nana asked, "8,712. Can we have McDonalds for dinner?" (Page 3)
How much was the car on TV that Lucy was able to calculate the price exactly?
$17,232 (p. 2)
How many nights did Lucy speed in the hospital?
1 night (p. 2)
At the beginning of the novel, how long have Lucy and Nana been living in the apartment?
193 days (p. 8)
who was Lucy play with when she got struck by lightning?
2 Cecelia
How many time has Lucy's uncle gone to Afghanistan
2 times (p 9)
How many times does Lucy do her sit stand thing?
3 times (p. 8)
What are the first three digits of pi ?
3.141 (p. 5)
How many times have has Lucy been told the story of how she was struck by lightning?
42 times (p. 1)
How old was Lucy when she got stuck by lightning?
8 years old (p. 2)
What was Lucy holding when she got struck by lightning?
A chain link fence. (p. 2)
What syndrome does Lucy have?
Acquired savant syndrome (page 3)
Where does the owner of Pi, the dog drop her off?
At Pet Hut (p. 125)
Where does Windy's birthday party take place?
At a giant indoor waterpark (p. 212)
Why does Lucy's math teacher phone Nana on the second day of school?
Because her math teacher said Lucy scored a zero on the placement test (p. 57).
Why did Lucy 'fail' the first math test of the year?
Because she didn't show her work (p. 61)
How does the seventh grade found out about the service project?
Chapter 12, page 77 During a seventh grade assembly.
What is the first book Lucy reads for English class?
Chapter 13, page 84 The call of the wild.
What is the first thing Lucy and Windy do together at windy's house?
Chapter 14, page 86 They have a sleep over.
Who ends up being the third person on Lucy's and Windy's service project team?
Chapter 15, page 102 Levi.
What does Lucy's group plan on doing for their research project?
Chapter 16, page 106 They plan on helping animals in their county.
What is the name of the dog Lucy really wants to adopt?
Chapter 19, page 128 Cutie Pi.
What does Lucy do when the teacher gets a problem wrong?
Chapter 20, page 134 nothing.
Who is the first person Lucy tells her "sercet" to?
Chapter 21, page 145 Levi.
What does Lucy's group finally settle on doing fo their project?
Chapter 22, page 150-151 They try to improve the chances of dogs getting adopted quicker.
Why do Lucy, Windy, and Levi get kicked out of class.
Chapter 23, page 155 Lucy refused to read out-loud, and windy and Levi stood up for her.
What is the name of the first dog Lucy project group helps adopt?
Chapter 24, page 163 Murphy
What score does Lucy get on the NCASME admissions test?
Chapter 25, page 175 A perfect score
When does Lucy tell windy about her OCD?
Chapter 26, page 182 On halloween, while trick or treating.
On Lucy's first report card, what is her letter grade?
Chapter 28, page 187 An I for incomplete.
Why can't Pi get adopted?
Chapter 28, page 193. He has cancer.
How many pictures of Pi do they put up for his blog post?
Chapter 29, page 199 8
Why does Lucy yell at Maddie?
Chapter 3, page 244 Because she does not stop accusing her of being mean.
What does Maddie ask Lucy after her parent teacher conference?
Chapter 30, page 204 She asks lucy not to go to windy's birthday party.
Where does Lucy stumble across a problem from an old math competition?
Chapter 31, page 209 On a special pop quiz for Lucy.
When does Windy tell the other girls about Lucy's secret.
Chapter 33, page 228-229 During Windy's birthday party.
Why does Lucy not go to school the day after windy's birthday party?
Chapter 34, page 234 Because she doesn't want to talk to windy.
Why does Lucy let herself get blocked on MahWhiz?
Chapter 36, page 248 Because she's mad at windy and Maddie.
What does Lucy finally decide to do with pi?
Chapter 37, page 259 She lets him move in with them for a night.
What is Lucy's last resort (after taking him in for a night) to save pi?
Chapter 38, page 271 She posts about it on MathWhiz.
Who finally adopts Pi?
Chapter 39, page 278 Mr.Stoker.
Does Lucy decide whether or not to leave East Hamlin by the end of the book?
Chapter 40, page 282 No.
What is Lucy's favorite math sequence?
Chapter 5, page 34 The Fibonacci Sequence.
What is Lucy's doctor name?
Dr. Bahir (p. 4)
What is the name of the principal at Lucy's middle school?
Dr.Cobb. (p. 21)
What does uncle Paul give as advice on Lucy's first day of school?
Fake it 'till you make it (p. 47)
What does uncle Paul call lucy?
Genius (p. 8)
What made Lucy a math genius?
Getting struck by lightning. (page 1)
Who was Lucy's buddy at Windy's birthday party?
Jennifer (p. 215)
Who is the 1st student Lucy tells about the lightning strike and her super number abilities?
Levi (p. 145)
Who is the main character?
Lucille Fanny Callahan
Who turns out to be MathMaster?
Mr Stoker (p. 278)
Who adopts Pi at the end of the story?
Mr. Stoker (p. 278)
What is the name of Lucy's fourth period science teacher?
Ms. Bryson (p. 37)
What teacher breaks Lucy's trust when she asks her to read out loud in class without giving her chance to count the words first?
Ms. Fleming (p. 154)
Where do Lucy, Levi and Windy work on their project?
Pet Hut animal shelter (p. 129)
How do you calculate the area of a circle
Pi times r^2 284
What does Lucy do to calm herself down ?
Recite the number of Pi and tap her toe 3 times .
What does Lucy ask Mr. Stoker on the first day as he is handing out the pre-assessment test?
She asks him if everyone finishes early, will he be able to start the first math lesson (p. 53)
What did Lucy not consider "fair" in math?
She did not think it was fair for Mr. Stoker to give different quizzes to each student (p. 206)
How did Lucy's mom die?
She died of ovarian cancer (p. 93)
Why won't Lucy shake hands with people?
She has germaphobia (p 23)
What is the first assignment Lucy has to do for math class?
She takes a placement test to see where she's at in math (p. 53)
What did Windy tell the other girls when Lucy was asleep at the birthday party?
She told them about Lucy and her secret (p. 228-230)
Who is the author
Stacy McAnulty
What was the first reason why Lucy was sent to the Principals office in 2nd grade?
The students started crying when Lucy calculated when they were going to die (p. 20).
What color are the walls of Windy's room?
They are purple (p. 91)
After being taken out of school during 2nd grade, when does Lucy take a public, physical, class for the first time?
When she takes a gym class at the local Y. (p. 14)
What is the name of the girl who sits next to Lucy on the first day of school?
Windy (p. 29)
Who invites themself over to Lucy's apartment?
Windy (p. 67)
Why does Levi take so many random photos of people?
chapter 17, page 112 To develop his portfolio on artboom.com
What is the name of the shelter that Lucy's group plans on helping?
page, 114, chapter 17 The pet hut
How did Lucy develop her power in math?
pg 1-2 She was struck by lightning.
Who is in Windy and Lucy's service group?
pg 102 Levi
What is their idea of a service project?
pg 108 -109 Their idea is to help get more people to adopt animals by using math.
Whose name is Lucy taking college classes under?
pg 11 Nana
What is their group doing for the service project?
pg 119-122 They are going to help out at the Pet Hut.
What does Nana want Lucy to do?
pg 12 She wants Lucy to go to public school.
What is the dog's name?
pg 128 Cutie Pi or Pi
What happened during Language Arts class with Ms. Fleming?
pg 153-156 Ms. Fleming was forcing Lucy to read but Levi and Windy were telling Ms. Fleming to stop forcing her and to leave her alone.
What school did Nana find for Lucy?
pg 157 She found a school called "North Carolina Academy of Science, Math and Engineering".
What did Lucy get on the NCASME test?
pg 175 A perfect score
What did Lucy get on her report card?
pg 187 All A's but a B for Language art and incomplete for math.
What grade is Lucy going into in?
pg 23 7th
What is Lucy's goal for this school year?
pg 25 1 year, 1 friend, 1 activity, 1 book
Who is the new girl Lucy meets on the bus?
pg 27-29 Windy
Who is Windy and Lucy's homeroom teacher?
pg 30 Mr. Stoker
How many years has Mr. Stoker been teaching 7th grade?
pg 33 15 years
What does Windy like?
pg 43 musicals even though she can't sing
What is Lucy's favorite math constant?
pg 5 Pi
Who cheated off the practice assessment Lucy or Levi?
pg 63 Levi
Where does Windy want to go?
pg 67 She wants to go over to Lucy's house.
Where can Windy have her birthday party?
pg 72 Rocky Mountain Lodge
What does Mrs. Jensen want the 7th graders to do?
pg 77-78 She wants them to do a service project to make a difference in their community.
What does Ms. Fleming give to Lucy at the end of class?
pg 84 She gives her their first novel they will be reading so Lucy can be familiarized with the book.
What happened to Lucy's parents?
pg 93 Her mother died from ovarian cancer and she doesn't know much about her dad.
How does Lucy describe Uncle Paul's smell?
soap and trees (p. 8)
