Ms. Bixby's Last Day

What did Topher bring to Steve at the hospital after he got his appendix removed?

Strawberry milk shakes and comic books

What unique reputation did Ms. Bixby have?

Streaking her hair pink

What was the name of Ms. Bixby's former student who was a poet?

Susanna Givens

What did Steve do when he got anxious?

Talked more

What did Topher think when he drew the picture of Ms. Bixby?

That it would make her always be there..like he was preserving her.

How much did the whole white chocolate raspberry supreme cheesecake cost at Michelle's Bakery?

$54.90

How much did one slice of white chocolate raspberry supreme cheesecake cost at Michelle's Bakery?

$7.99 a slice

How many people did Steve say were in the world?

7.2 billion (There are really 7.53 billion as of 2017, according to Google)

How long is the song Stairway to Heaven?

8 minutes

What kind of teacher was Topher's Spanish teacher?

A Caff-Add or Zuzzer

What did Steve Sakata have that included pliers, scissors, and a Philips head screwdriver?

A Carhartt multitool

What did Topher's parents buy for Brand on Meet the Teacher Night at school?

A Fox Ridge Wildcats bumper sticker

What kind of teacher was Ms. B?

A Good One

What kind of car did Steve's parents buy for his sister for her 16th birthday?

A Subaru

What kind of car did the Sakatas drive?

A Volvo

What infamous George Nelson existed in history?

A bank robber and murderer

What kind of car did Steve's dad drive?

A black Nissan

What was Brand in charge of bringing on the mission?

A blanket

What hat did Brand wear that made him stand out in a snowstorm?

A blue hat with a yellow ball on top.

What did Mr. Mackelroy carry that no other teachers did?

A briefcase

What did Topher say Clarisse had in her chin?

A chimple (chin dimple)

What did Rebecca Roudabush think was the moral of Ms. Bixby's story about her gerbil and the messed up magic trick?

A gerbil is not a rabbit

What tattoo did the man who went into the liquor store with Brand, Topher, and Steve have?

A green and gold dragon on his arm.

What is the answer to the riddle: put me in a bucket, and I'll make it lighter?

A hole

What did Brand have wrapped up in the big picnic blanket?

A long-stemmed wine glass

What did Ms. Bixby tell Brand she always wanted to be?

A magician

What was Topher in charge of bringing on the mission?

A map, directions and paper plates.

What did Brand give to Ms. Bixby before she went back into the hospital?

A pink and white carnation

What class pet did Ms. Bixby have?

A python

What was Steve wearing on the Tuesday they found out that Ms. Bixby had cancer?

A red sweater

What animal did Steve say ate its own siblings while still in the womb?

A sand tiger shark.

What did Steve say was in the toilet at Alexander's Bookstore?

A shark

What animal did Steve think he was?

A sheep.

What did Ms. Bixby always offer to Brand when he got in her car?

A stick of gum

What animal did Steve think his sister was?

A tiger.

What class pet did Mr. Mack (Mackelroy) have?

A toad named Jabba the Toad

What did bus #142 smell like?

A wet dog

What did Ms. Bixby drive?

A white Ford hatchback

What inspired the plan to go see Ms. Bixby?

A writing prompt she had put on the board for journal writing.

Where did Abe Walker, Brand, Topher, and Steve go after they ate dessert at Michelle's Bakery?

Alexander's Bookstore

Who wrote the Charge of the Light Brigade?

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Who wrote the book Idylls of the King?

Alfred Lord Tennyson

What is the answer to the riddle: you use a knife to slice my head and weep beside me when I am dead?

An onion

What fictional characters did Topher give as examples of marriage being a bad idea?

Anakin and Padme, Superman, Indiana Jones, and Katniss Everdeen.

What did Ms. Bixby say to Topher in the hospital room that made him know it was her, even though she didn't look the same?

Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?

What character's name from a book did Brand say to Ms. Bixby when they wanted to get her out of the hospital?

Atticus Finch

What did Ms. Bixby say she would say to her class instead of good-bye?

Au revoir

Where did Ms. Bixby take a trip to while she was in high school?

Australia

Where does the inland Taipan snake live?

Australia

Why did Heraclitus rub himself with cow manure?

He thought it would cure his swelling.

What happened when Brand tried to jump over the trash can to catch George Nelson?

He tripped and twisted his ankle.

Why didn't kids want to get Mr. Mackelroy for their 6th grade teacher?

He was a Dungeon Master who smelled like cigarettes and vanilla air freshener

What did Brand say about Atticus Finch and the book he was a character in?

He was a lawyer and the book is about standing up for what is right.

What did Topher's dad do for work?

He was an accountant.

What did Maggie Bixby's older brother do for work?

He was in the army.

How did Steve know that Topher's sketchbook cost $14.95?

He was the one that had bought it for Topher for his 10th birthday

Why did Steve's father make an appointment to speak to Ms. Bixby?

He was upset that Steve got a B in language arts.

What kind of parents did Topher say Steve had?

Helicopter parents

How did Ms. Bixby get her Bixbyisms?

Her dad, an English professor, used to put quotes in her lunch box.

What did Ms. Bixby's grandmother almost murder?

Her gerbil.

What did Ms. Bixby's obituary say happened on a Friday afternoon?

Her soul made its return trip.

What was the name of the Greek philosopher who said 'No man ever steps in the same river twice'?

Heraclitus

In what movie did a killer pass on his evil to his daughter by giving her the family machete?

High School Cheer Team Massacre 76

What was Brand's dad's second fall?

Him giving up trying to recover and live fully again.

Why didn't Brand ever invite Steve and Topher to his house?

His dad didn't like guests.

How did Topher lose Boba Fett's legs?

His dog ate them.

How could people tell when Steve was lying?

His eyes wandered.

What did Steve let Cecelia Flowers borrow, which she said she lost?

His favorite Transformers Optimus Prime pencil

Why was Topher so touched when Ms. Bixby wanted to keep his drawing?

His parents used to put up all his drawings on the refrigerator, but now they just covered it in take-out menus.

What was Topher's prize possession?

His sketchbook

What did the sweatshirt Maggie Bixby wore to go outside of the hospital say on it?

Hofstra

What did the red ribbon Steve won say on it?

Holy Cross Christian Fellowship 13th Annual Talent Show Honorable Mention

What bumper sticker did Ms. Bixby have on her car?

I ♥ brains

What did Topher say to Ms. Bixby when they walked into her hospital room?

I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you.

What did Brand's dad watch all day on TV?

Ice Road Truckers

What did Brand's father asked him for the first time in two years?

If he wanted to take a walk.

What did Ms. Bixby say to Steve, Topher, and Brand before she went back into the hospital?

If you want me again, look for me under your boot soles.

What was the question Ms. Bixby asked her class as a writing prompt that inspired Brand, Steve, and Topher?

Imagine you had only one day left on the earth. What would you do with it?

Where did Brand's father keep their money?

In the bread box by the refrigerator.

What did Ms. Bixby say when Steve's dad told her that his son was a straight A student?

Is that what your bumper sticker says?

What happened to the gerbil, Roy?

It ate through Maggie Bixby's magicians hat and ran through the audience, and her grandma tried to stomp him because she thought it was a rat.

What happened to Topher's cell phone?

It fell into the toilet while he was playing Five Nights at Freddy's while trying to pee at the same time.

Why did Steve want his mom to cut his sandwiches diagonally?

It made it easier to avoid the crust.

Why didn't Ms. Bixby ever tell her students her full name?

It sounded too much like a Beatles song.

What did Ms. Bixby say about the song Steve sang to her?

It was classic.

What was special to Brand about the last Friday in March, four days before April Fool's Day?

It was the last Friday he spent with Ms. Bixby.

Why did there appear to be a pile of diamonds inside the blanket Brand brought?

It was the wine glass that broke when he hit George Nelson in the head with his backpack.

What does three dollar signs in a restaurant review mean?

It's expensive

What did George Nelson have inside his paper bag?

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey Old number 7.

On what date did Ms. Bixby give her class the writing prompt: Imagine you had only one day left on the earth. What would you do with it?

January 7

What language was Steve fluent in?

Japanese

Who is the author of Ms. Bixby's Last Day?

John David Anderson

What was the moral of the story about the most dangerous snake in the world only killing one person?

Just because something can happen doesn't mean it will.

Who said that the journey of 1,000 begins with a single step?

Lao Tzu

What things about map reading did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn learn in Ms. Bixby's class?

Legends, keys, and Never-Eat-Spoiled-Watermelons (N,E,S,W)

What country is completely surrounded by another country?

Lesotho

What characters did Topher feel like when Ms. Bixby told him about her former student?

Like Lucy Pevensie or Harry Potter

What did Brand call vertebrae L2 and L3 called?

Lilo and Stitch

What was Topher's mom's first name?

Linda

What was Ms. B's first name?

Maggie

What was Maggie Bixby's full official name?

Margaret Eleanor Bixby

What did Steve's father say the vanilla ice cream in photos was really made of?

Mashed potatoes

What did Ms. Bixby say was the moral of the story about her gerbil and the messed up magic trick?

Maybe she should have tried harder because the moment you doubt you can fly, you will never be able to.

Where did Abe Walker take Brand, Topher, and Steve for dessert in honor of Ms. Bixby?

Michelle's Bakery

Where did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn find the first item on their list?

Michelle's Bakery

Who did Steve send Brand a fake note from so he wouldn't sit with him and Topher?

Mindy Winkler

Who kissed Brand's father, Abe Walker, on the cheek for the cameras?

Miss Decatur County

What did Topher do with his Star Wars sets that Steve would never do?

Mixed up the pieces.

What did Ms. Bixby have her students memorize instead of famous speeches?

Monologues from the students' favorite movies

What kind of wine did Steve say they tried to buy for Ms. Bixby?

Moscato or Brachetto

What was the name of the Dungeon Master art teacher?

Mr. Mattison

What was the name of Ms. Bixby's sub?

Mrs. Brownlee

What was the name of the math teacher that showed the movie on fruit flies?

Mrs. Gredenza

Whose dog chased Topher, Brand, and Steve?

Mrs. Samuelson's dog

What was the name of the assistant principal?

Mrs. Thornburg

What did Principal McNair tell Ms. Bixby's students on Monday?

Ms. Bixby wasn't coming back for the rest of the year.

What kind of teachers were overachievers who were over enthusiastic?

Noobs

What cologne did Brand's father used to wear?

Old Spice

What did Steve say the odds were of being eaten by a shark?

One in four million

What did Steve say were the odds of being injured by a toilet?

One in ten thousand

How many people has the inland taipan snake, the deadliest snake in the world, killed?

Only one

Where did Brand's great aunt Tracy live?

Oregon

What did Abe Walker (Brand's dad) say driving the car with his hands felt like?

Piloting a space ship

What did Kyle say he would do if it were his last day?

Play video games all day.

What was the name of the missing cat in the poster?

Princess Paw Paw

What did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn hear Mr. Mackelroy call the principal?

Principal McNasty and a witch

What did the local auto body shop volunteer to do for Brand's dad, Abe Walker?

Put a hand-controlled accelerator and brake system in the car so he would be able to drive without his legs.

Who had cooties?

Rebecca Roudabush

What did Ms. Bixby tell her students was worse than forgetting her?

Remembering her and crying.

What was the name of the reverend of the Methodist church who came to visit Brand's dad?

Reverend Galbraeth

What song did the church choir sing on Brand's front lawn for his father?

Rise up!

From what poem did the owner of Alexander's Bookstore quote from?

The Charge of the Light Brigade

What speech did Steve's parents insist he memorize?

The Gettysburg Address

What did Ms. Bixby always choose as the class read aloud?

The Hobbit

What movie starts with a monkey on a rock holding a cub and ends the same way?

The Lion King

What did Trevor Cowly call Topher, Brand, and Steve that made Topher mad?

The Nerd Patrol

Where did Topher and his family visit every year?

The Outer Banks

What movie has two characters, Westley and Buttercup, kiss?

The Princess Bride

What rock band did Ms. Bixby like to listen to?

The Rolling Stones

Why was it strange that Christine Sakata wanted to become a veterinarian?

The Sakatas didn't own any pets.

Where did Steve get the statistics on bus accidents?

The US Department of Transportation

In what movie did Dorothy wake up and realize the whole movie was a dream?

The Wizard of Oz

What science unit was Ms. Bixby's class working on when she left?

The coral reef

Which days did Brand say mattered most?

The days in between the first and the last--the carnation days.

Where was Ms. Bixby supposed to take her 6th grade class on a field trip on Thursday?

The duck pond.

What did the famous George Nelson invent?

The family room

What did Topher say when the elevator they were standing in with Ms. Bixby started going down and they escaped from Nurse Georgia Bonner?

Special Agent Renn reporting in. The egg is in the basket. I repeat, the egg is in the basket.

What did Melissa Trotter say she would do if it was her last day?

Spend it with her family on Hawaii like they did every summer.

What kind of teachers showed movies all the time?

Spielbergs

What hospital did Topher, Steve, and Brand visit to see Ms. Bixby?

St. Mary's Hospital

On what street did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn get on the bus to head east to the Woodfield Shopping Center?

State street

Who was the only one with a cell phone?

Steve

How did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn get caught by Mr. Mackelroy?

Steve sneezed

Why did Tyler Fisk threaten to beat the living snot out of Steve?

Steve told on him for cheating on the math test.

What do prisons, insane asylums, and gun stores have in common?

They all have bars on the windows

What did Steve's sister and Topher have in common?

They both hated being called Chris.

Why can hornets sting multiple times?

They have smooth stingers

Why did Topher, Brand, and Steve have to move up their plan and skip school to do it?

They heard Ms. Bixby was going to be transferred to a hospital in Boston on Saturday morning.

Why did Mr. Mackelroy let the boys go when he saw them ditching school?

They heard him say things about the principal.

What did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn do when they saw Mr. Mackelroy when they should have been at school?

They hid behind a car.

How did Topher and Brand trick George Nelson and get two dollars of their money back?

They pretended to record him hitting Steve and said they'd show it to the police.

How did Topher, Brand, and Steve get past the security guard at the hospital to visit Ms. Bixby?

They said they were visiting their grandmother who had a heart attack and was recovering from surgery.

What did Ms. Bixby tell Brand he shouldn't tell anyone?

They saw each other every Friday for two and a half months.

What quote did Ms. Bixby write on the board on the day she told her class she had cancer?

Things are never as bad as they seem.

How did Steve define being compatible?

Things going together without conflict.

How old was Topher's sister?

Three

Where was George Nelson sitting on the bus?

Three rows behind the driver.

What does au revoir mean?

Till we see each other again.

What did Ms. Bixby tell Steve was the greatest accomplishment?

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you someone else.

Why did Brand give Steve Hazel Meriwether Morgan's (AKA George Nelson's) drivers license?

To memorize the details - address, license number, etc.

What did Brand's invented word, tunk, mean?

To tank and flunk - to bomb on a test.

What was Topher's, Brand's, and Steve's original plan?

To tell their parents they were meeting to play Frisbee on Saturday and going to see Ms. Bixby.

Where did Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn plan to take Ms. Bixby after they broke her out of the hospital?

To the park

How far could Steve count in Spanish?

To twenty

What is bruschetta?

Toasted bread

Whose idea was it to add the book, The Hobbit, to the list of items they needed to collect?

Topher

Whose mom was on the PTA?

Topher Renn's mom

How far did Ms. Bixby have to walk from the hospital to get to the park?

Two blocks

How far did Brand have to walk to the grocery store?

Two miles

Who put the ketchup packet on Steve's chair for him to sit on it?

Tyler Fisk

What two ingredients are toxic when combined, which Steve compared to his parents?

Vinegar and bleach

What did Brand's dad say when Brand put a rotten banana in the toe of his work boots, when he stuck a fake roach in his grilled cheese sandwich, and when he sprinkled hot sauce on his french fries?

Well played, son.

What did Ms. Bixby and Brand do together every Friday?

Went grocery shopping at the Kroger on 61st by the Pizza Hut.

What was the name of the liquor store that Brand, Topher, and Steve went to buy wine?

What Ales You

What did Gandalf the Gray call the Hobbits?

halflings

How old was Ms. Bixby?

thirty-five

What did Cecelia Flower's pigtails remind Steve of when he was five?

tornadoes

How old was Brand when his mom died?

two

What kind of teachers were jittery and talked really fast?

Caff-Adds, also called Zuzzers by Brand Walker

What did Steve and Topher wear as a uniform for the mission?

Camouflage pants and green t-shirts

Who once had a crush on Steve in kindergarten?

Cecelia Flowers

What chapter and page was Ms. Bixby on when she continued reading The Hobbit to Steve, Topher, and Grand?

Chapter 19 (The Last Stage), page 262

What did Topher call Steve's sister?

Chris-mean-a Pscyho-ta

Who was the winner of the Christian Fellowship 13th Annual Talent Show ?

Christina Sakata, Steve's sister.

What was the name Topher short for?

Christopher

What was the name of the McDonald's worker who took Topher's order?

Clarisse

What did Topher give to Steve while he copied off Steve's math homework?

Cookies

How did Ms. Bixby break her arm?

Falling off a trampoline

Who are David Copperfield and Lance Burton?

Famous illusionists

What was the name of the priest at the Sakata's Catholic church?

Father Massey

What kind of parents did Topher say he had?

Flitters - skipping from one thing to the next.

What did Topher say epilogues in books were for?

For authors to stick on quick happy endings.

What did Steve learn from taking tae kwon do during one summer?

Four Korean words and how to tie his belt.

What elementary school did Topher, Steve, and Brand go to?

Fox Ridge Elementary

How did Maggie Bixby die?

From blood loss after surgery to remove a tumor on her pancreas.

Who was Ms. Bixby's favorite character in the Hobbit?

Gandalf

What did the man who went into the liquor store with Brand, Topher, and Steve say his name was?

George Nelson

Who did Topher, Brand, and Steve see on the bus on the way back home after they gave up on their plan?

George Nelson, the flipwad who stole their money.

What was the name of the RN (registered nurse) that Brand, Topher, and Steve asked to see Maggie Bixby?

Georgia Bonner

What did the guard say to Ms. Bixby when he saw her Hofstra sweatshirt?

Go Pride

What did Topher catch Ms. Bixby doing after school?

Going through the recycling bin to get his drawing of a spider building a web.

What is the capital of Zimbabwe?

Harare

What did Ms. Bixby say she would do if it were her last day on earth?

Have white-chocolate raspberry supreme cheesecake from Michelle's Bakery, wine, McDonald's french fries, music (Tchaikovsky or Beethoven), sitting on a grassy hill with family and friends and laughing---but NOT saying good-bye.

What was George Nelson's real name?

Hazel Meriwether Morgan

What did Ms. Bixby tell Brand was special about him?

He didn't give up.

Why was Brand's dad, Abe Walker, uncomfortable around people?

He didn't like how they kept looking at his legs.

How did Brand get in front of George Nelson in the alley way as he tried to get away from the boys?

He jumped off the roof of the drugstore to a Dumpster, and then to the pavement blocking his way.

What did Brand's dad do to him once when he was asleep the night of March 31st?

He pasted a fake mustache to his face.

What did George Nelson do while Topher, Brand, and Steve were trying to figure out which wine to buy for Ms. Bixby?

He ran out of the liquor store with all their money.

What did Brand's dad do on the day of his 10th physical therapy appointment?

He said he didn't feel good and cancelled.

What did Brand's dad do on the day of his 11th physical therapy appointment?

He said he forgot

What did Steve say to Christina to convince her to leave him, Topher, and Brand alone?

He said he was doing something important and she needed to get out of the way and let him do it.

What did Steve do when they weren't able to play Beethoven to Ms. Bixby because the cell phone was dead?

He sang - 'And as we wind on down the road, our shadows taller than our soul'

Why didn't Ms. Bixby worry about rain?

She always wore sandals.

Why did Ms. Bixby say she was going to be berry busy, thank you berry much?

She bought 5 quarts of blueberries.

What did Rebecca Roudabush do to Brand's arm?

She gave it a zerbert to give him cooties.

What personal information did Ms. Bixby tell Brand about her?

She had been married once for six years to a jerk.

Why did Christina's parents have to build an additional shelf in her room?

She had so many ribbons and trophies

What did it mean when Rebecca Roudabush stuck her pencil in the corner of her mouth?

She had writer's block.

What did Ms. Bixby do with Topher's drawings?

She kept them in a green folder.

What did Ms. Bixby do with all Susanna Givens' poems she collected?

She kept them in a red folder.

Why did Ms. Bixby shave her head?

She wanted to shave it before it could fall out on its own and she said she was tired of the pink.

What did Ms. Bixby's students find out about her from the sub, Mrs. Brownlee?

She was in the hospital having a rigorous course of treatment.

Why was Christina at McDonalds?

She was on her way to the animal clinic for work study.

What kind of shoes did Steve always wear?

Shoes with Velcro instead of laces.

What were Ms. Bixby's gerbils names?

Siegfried and Roy

What did the Walkers' mascot, the April Fool's Jackass, do each year on March 31st?

Snuck through the window and dumped a basket of practical jokes on Brand's bed.

What did Ms. Bixby say to people who said something about the pink streak in her hair?

You should see my tattoo.

What kind of teachers had been teaching for centuries, spoke in monotone, and gave tons of worksheets?

Zombies

What are Wolverine's claws made of?

adamantium

In what section of the bookstore is The Hobbit found?

fantasy

What did Brand Walker call kids who bugged them?

flipwads

What are annuals and perennials?

flowers

What chemical is used to preserve living tissue so it would rot slower?

formaldehyde

What word did Topher make up to mean freaking awesome?

frawsome

What did Christina always do because she was afraid of making a mistake?

frowned

What word meant when something was REALLY messed up?

gefragt

What did Albert Einstein say was more important than knowledge?

imagination

What did Topher see Ms. Bixby doing at the circus?

juggling

How many kinds of teachers did Brand, Topher, and Steve think existed?

six

What did term did Brand make up for pooping?

squaring

In what year was the first school bus invented?

1827

How many countries was Steve able to name along with their capitals, populations, and official languages?

194 (one hundred ninety four)

When did Topher and Steve meet and make friends?

1st grade

What is the one-year survival rate for people with advanced stage ductal adenocarcinoma?

25%

What chance did Steve calculate that Brand would sit next to him and Topher the first time they met?

25% chance

How long did it take for Brand, Topher and Steve to ride the bus from Woodfield Shopping Center to the corner of State Street and Third?

27 minutes

What did Missy McKinney say she would do if it was her last day?

Beat the snot out of her older brother without fear of punishment from her parents.

Why didn't Steve want Brand to hang around him and Topher?

Because it had always been him and Topher as a pair, and he also worried maybe Topher would like Brand more than him.

Why did Brand insist on paying $25 for the white chocolate raspberry supreme cheesecake even though Eduardo said he could have it for free?

Because nothing free is worth having.

Why did Ms. Bixby say she always showed up for Brand at the corner on Friday afternoons?

Because she knew he would be there waiting for her because his dad was counting on him.

What did Christina Sakata play on the piano and get a standing ovation for?

Beethoven

What was Steve's favorite trick question asked by Ms. Bixby?

Before Mount Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?

Why did Steve say Jesus had an advantage over the god, Thor?

Billions of people still believe in Jesus, but only a few still worship Thor.

What did Topher, Brand, and Steve call Ms. Bixby's affirmations?

Bixbyisms

What things made Steve feel queasy?

Blood, brussels sprouts, millipedes, and mayonnaise

In what city is Massachusetts General Hospital where Ms. Bixby died?

Boston, Massachusetts

Who did Ms. Bixby NOT hug before she went back into the hospital?

Brand

Who liked to make up new words?

Brand Walker

Why did Brand and Topher get into a physical fight?

Brand took Topher's sketchbook to look at the sketch he drew of Ms. Bixby.

Why did the April Fool's Jackass disappear one October?

Brand's dad was working on a scaffold, it broke, and he fell 30 feet.

What did Brand and Ms. Bixby discover on the 10th Friday?

Brand's father collapsed on the porch

What bus did Topher and Steve take to school where they always sat together?

Bus #17

What was printed under the word Caveat Emptor say on the poster at Alexander's Bookstore?

Buyer Beware

How did Topher apply his knowledge of the transitive property of equality?

By saying Rebecca licked her hand and then touched Steve's face.

What did nice kids call Steve?

C-3PO or Data

What did Mason Foster think was the moral of Ms. Bixby's story about her gerbil and the messed up magic trick?

Don't save your best trick until the very end.

Where did Bus #37 take Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn?

Downtown

What kind of cancer did Ms. Bixby have?

Ductal adenocarcinoma - the kind that attacks the pancreas

What kind of teachers insisted on silence?

Dungeon Masters

What was the name of the owner of Michelle's bakery?

Eduardo

Who was the lead singer of Led Zeppelin?

Robert Plant

What room were Steve Sakata, Brand Walker, and Topher Renn in?

Room 213

What hospital room was Maggie Bixby in

Room 428

What did Brand say when he gave Ms. Bixby the carnation?

Roses are quitters.

What language did Steve and Topher learn curses in from the Internet?

Russian

Who is the saint for artists?

Saint Catherine of Bologna

Who asked Topher and Steve where they had been all day?

Sarah Tolsen

What was Topher's dad's name?

Saul

What was the name of the stuffed owl at Alexander's Bookstore?

Scout

What did Topher sometimes call Brand because of his habit of inventing words?

Shakespeare

Who is also known as the Bard?

Shakespeare

What did Bilbo hand to Gandalf at the end of The Hobbit?

The jar of tobacco

What made Maggie Bixby give up her dream of being Maggie the Magnificent, the Master Illusionist?

The laughter--people laughing at her for messing up the trick.

What movie that Steve and Topher had seen four times is the line 'Be. Good.' from?

The movie E.T.

How did Topher bluff Steve Hazel Meriwether Morgan (AKA George Nelson)?

The phone he pretended to record him with was actually out of charge and completely dead.

What special gift did Topher give to Brand?

The sketch he drew of Ms. Bixby

What was the spookiest part of Alexander's Bookstore?

The stuffed owl sitting on one of the high shelves by the door.

What kind of cheesecake did Ms. Bixby love?

White chocolate raspberry supreme

What did the doctors say about Brand's dad ever being able to walk again?

With enough physical therapy, he would probably walk again, but it would be the hardest thing he ever did.

What was Topher Renn a creative genius at?

Writing and drawing.

What did Brand's dad tell him about picking friends?

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.

What did Ms. Bixby's car smell like?

coffee

What kind of work did Brand's dad do before he was injured?

construction

What was the owner of Alexander's Bookstore eating in his basement?

biscotti

What flower did Ms. Bixby say got a bad rap?

carnations

What did the Greek philosopher Heraclitus say was the only constant?

change

What did Ms. Bixby say was eradicated in 1994 thanks to a vaccine discovered by smart girls?

cooties

What is knowing you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what?

courage

What is the term for a number that is to the third power?

cubed

What word did Topher say that combined dork and doofus?

dufkus

What did the white chocolate raspberry supreme cheesecake taste like?

heaven

What are people who study reptiles and amphibians called?

herpetologists

What did Ms. Bixby like that Steve didn't like so much because he thought people should just say exactly what they meant?

metaphors

What was Steve Sakata in charge of bringing on the mission?

music

What is Captain America's shield made of?

proto-adamantium