Mango-Shaped Space
how much money did mia and zack make from their lemonade stand? page 33
four dollars -DM
what does mia keep on thinking that she is called by? pm
freak p. 1
What color was Principal Dubner's name?
freshly piled hay
What does Mrs. Morris have a fear of?
germs
What color was the sound of the violin?
glossy red
What did Zack make his dad do if he walked under the ladder?
go around the house backwards, twice
what has adam done before that enhanced his synesthesia? page116
got drunk on eggnog -DM
what is y?
gray
what was strange about mrs. morris? pm
has a fear of germs p. 38
what happens to mango in the helicopter? pm
he passes away p. 183
what does mia say she needs to do acupuncture for? page 127
her "earache" -DM
What does Mom keep in the room behind the kitchen, down a narrow hallway?
her telescope and their winter coats
What was Mia's favorite subject?
history
What did Zach have a detailed chart on his wall of?
how many McDonald's burgers he'd eaten
what does zack keep a chart of? page 7
how many mcdonald's hamburgers he's ever had
what was mia and jenna's first fight about? page 62
how mia hid her colors from jenna for a while -DM
What is q to Mia?
dark silver (like dad's helicopter)
what is the name of the family doctor that mia's family has been seeing for forever? page 50
doctor randolph -DM
What color was the letter a?
faded sunflower yellow
What gender are the majortity of synesthetes?
female
How old were Jenna and Mia when they met?
five
What word did Mia's classmates call her in third grade?
Freak
What did the kids call Mia at the blackboard 5 years ago? MO
Freak p.1
where do mia's mother's parents live? page 20
florida -DM
How many turkeys did Beth say are killed in the US each year for Thanksgiving? MO
forty-five million p.201
What is Mia's last class?
art
What was Mrs. Lowe's punishment for Mia?
clean erasers for a week and apologize in front of the whole class
What can mute the effect of synesthesia? AW
coffee and nicotine pg. 89
What kind of synesthesia does Adam have?
colored hearing, number/letters, and (a little) colored taste
What type of synesthesia does Adam have? AW
colored letters/numbers & a little colored taste pg. 100
What color was the number two?
cotton candy pink
What shape was the cookie jar Jenna stole quarters from?
cow
Who does Mia's dad blame Mia's synestetia on?
crazy Aunt Polly
Why does Mia like the poster on her wall?
it's in black and white to everyone else, but in color to her
What kind and color line did the screeching chalk make?
jagged red line
What type of candy is in Ms. Finn's office?
jelly beans
who is mia's best friend? page 5
jenna
who does mia always sit with at lunch? page page 39
jenna, kimberly, molly, and sara -DM
what is the name of mia's new art teacher? page 41
karen -DM
what does adam ask mia to do? pm
kiss him p. 190
Are synesthetes usually right or left handed?
left
What are common traits for people with synesthesia? AW
left-handed, artistic, musical, bad speller, and bad at math pg.84
What is the most common type of synesthesia? (that Mia has)
lexical synesthesia
what is z?
light blue
What did Mrs. Morris do to the front row on the first day of school?
made them move to the back
what is mia's cats name ru
mango
What subject are most synesthetes bad at?
math
who is the book focusing on RU
mia
who is the cleaner one out of mia's father and mother? page 27
mia's mother -DM
what teacher has a fear of germs? page 38
mrs. morris -DM
what is the name of the new kitten that mia will be getting? page 217
mustard -DM
What is the name of Mia's condition? AW
nesthessyia pg. 82
what is jerry's(mr. weiss) medical field? pm
neurologist focusing on perception p. 82
When does Roger want to work on the history project?
on Monday at lunch
What is the color of Mango's wheezes? VG
orangish-yellowish color
what kind of figurative language does the author use to describe mia's feelings? pm
otomatapia p. 45
What color is Adam's name to Mia?
pale yellow (like the outside of a yellow grapefruit)
what does PIC stand for? pm
partners in crime p. 10
what actor does mia's mother have a crush on? page 91
paul newman -DM
What color is Karen?
plum with yellow specks
What did Adam secretly write?
poetry
what does mia's name look like to billy henkle? page 29
purple and orange -DM
What color does Billy say her name is? AW
purple with orange stripes pg.29
what is the name of jenna's dad's first girlfriend? pm
rebecca p. 130
what is c?
red
what color is beth going to dye her hair this time? page 25
red -DM
what color did beth dye her hair? pm
red p. 25
what did mrs. davis buy jenna and mia that they never take off? page 6
rope friendship bracelets
What reigned down behind Mrs. Morris because of her squeaky voice?
rust-colored spirals
what is the name of mia's math tutor? page 120
samantha -DM
What color was the sound of the French horn?
school bus yellow
what subject did mia's mother teach? page 20
science -DM
What did Jenna's mom do before she died?
she stocked up on presents and letters for Jenna
what did jenna do as "revenge" after she found out that mia hid her colors from her? page 74
she told the school about mia's colors -DM
why did Mia like history?
she was good at it (certain dates had colors)
How did Mia cheat on the math quiz?
she wrote the letters in their colors on her jeans to remember the equations
What color is x normally?
shiny maroon color(, like a ripe cherry)
What color was the flute?
silvery bluish-white
how long was beth gone for a summer college-prep program? page 12
six weeks
What grade is Zack in?
sixth
"they say the eyes are the windows to the __________?" pm
soul p. 20
who does zack always dress up for halloween as? page 136
spock -DM
What PIC mission did Jenna have to do for Kimberly and the boy she likes? AW
steal Beth's magic stuff to make a love potion
What does Mia do in the history room?
switches the sick and regular homework baskets
which condition does mia have? pm
synestesia p. 82
What condition does Mia have?
synesthesia
what is the name of mia's condition? page 87
synesthesia -DM
what do mia's parents think is going on with her health? pm
that she's hallucinating p. 47
who had lived on the cemetary since the 1800s? pm
the Roths p. 30
What is the reasoning for Mango's name? AW
the color of his wheezes are yellow-orange pg.18
At first, what does Mia's mom's explanation for her colored letters/numbers? AW
the colored toy blocks from when she was a baby pg. 49
what was mia's class reading in English? pm
"Lord of the Flies" p. 44
what does mia experience during acupuncture? pm
"chi" p. 146
How many emails did Adam send to Mia after their first three?
(3) (three)
What did Mia get on the quiz she cheated on?
(A sunflower yellow) a
What did Mia compare the calendar year to?
(a) Ferris wheel
What does Michelle's father own?
(a) hardware store
What weird thing did Mango do, that causes mom to chase him with a broom?
(he) peed on the couch
Why did Beth go to the doctor?
(she had) poison ivy
Where did Mrs. Simson go after teaching at the middle school for 30 years?
(the) high school (a better place)
What did Beth write an essay about that got her into the college-prep program?
(the) pressure of writing an essay
How old is Mia at the beginning of the book?
13
How old is Mia? VG
13
How old is Mia? MO
13 p.5
How old and in what grade is Adam?
14, 9th
How old is Beth? VG
16
When did Mia start collecting clocks?
1st grade
How many F's did Mia get on her report card? AW
2 pg. 46
What math problem was Mia trying to do?
24*9
like how many others, Mia has colored hearing and lexical synesthesia?
40
What did Mia see in the middle of the night? MO
A Mango-shaped space
Why is Mia's house so chaotic?VG
Mia's father and grandfather built it and could never agree on how the house should be laid out
Why does Beth refuse to shower after Mia? VG
Mia's feet get really dirty and Beth doesn't like taking a dirty shower
Who sits behind Mia in English?
Michelle
What does Ms. Finn think Mia has? AW
Middle Child Syndrome pg. 66
How long have Mia and Jenna been friends? MO
Since they were 5 (8 years) p.7
Why does Mia want to know about acupunture? AW
So she could try it pg. 114
what one of mia's siblings is "addicted to the internet"? page 15
zack
who made up that mia had "boyfriends"? page 119
zack -DM
What is Zach's hair color and why is it significant? VG
Blond, he is the only natural blonde in the family
Where does Adam live?
Boston
What color is the sound of the helicopter? VG
Brown streaks and slashes
What did her classmates call her in 3rd grade?VG
A freak
What does Mia's father fly around in? MO
A helicopter p.10
Who is Rodger? MO
A kid in Mia's history project group p.133
What group project is Mia in with Roger, Jonah, and Laura? AW
A project on an event of American History pg. 51
What was Mia going to be in the school christmas play? MO
A shepherd girl p.1
What do they do their history project on? AW
A slave ship pg. 113
Who was Mia's first kiss? MO
Adam
Who emailed Mia from the synesthesia website? AW
Adam Dickson pg. 100
What did Mia have first after homeroom?
American History
what is the name of billy henkle's older sister? page 154
Amy -DM
"A is for..." what?
Amy who fell down the stairs
"B is for..." What?
Basil, assaulted by bears
Who is Mia's older sister?VG
Beth
What is the name of the little boy who can also see colors? AW
Billy Henkle pg. 29
Where was Beth's college-prep program?
California
Where did Beth go to a summer college prep program? MO
California p.16
What is Mia's nickname for her dad? VG
Casper, because she hardly sees him at ground level
What does Beth do that annoys her parents so much?VG
Changes her hair color everyday
What is the Chinese word for internal energy? MO
Chi p.180
Who did Beth have plans with?
Courtney (and,) Brent
What was Mia's acupuncturist's name? MO
Faith p.177
What is Jerry's assistant's name?
Debby
What is Adam's last name?
Dickson
Who is their family doctor?
Dr. Randolf
Who is the neurologist Mia goes to? MO
Dr. Weiss p.102
How old is Zach?VG
Eleven
What is Mia's second class?
English
Where does Mia go to school?
Harrison Middle School
What happend to Mango? MO
He died p.227
What is weird about Zach? VG
He has a lot of strange ideas
Why has Rodger not yet asked Mia what color his name is? MO
He is color blind p.253
Who did Mia inherit her colors from? MO
Her Grandma. p. 262
What did Mia forget to give Mango? MO
His medicine p.233
What two Spanish words work fine for Mia's synethesia?
Hola (and,) madre
Why does Zack say you can't walk under a ladder?
It disrupts the sacred triangle formed by the ladder, the ground, and the wall
Who was Mia's best friend?
Jenna Davis
Who is Mia's best friend? MO
Jenna Davis p.7
Who is Rebecca? MO
Jenna's Dad's girlfriend p.161
Who made the name up? VG
Jenna's mom
What does Dr. Weiss tell Mia to call him? MO
Jerry p.102
What artist does Mia randomly open her text to on the bus?
Kandinsky
What is Mia's art teacher's name?
Karen
Who did Jenna tell about Mia's colors? MO
Kimberley p.93
Who did Jenna tell about MIa's synethesia?
Kimberly
Who do Mia and Jenna sit with at lunch?
Kimberly, Molly, and Sara
Who did Jenna tell about Mia's colors? AW
Kimberly, who tells the whole school pg. 74
What is the first book on their reading list?
Lord of the Flies
what is mia's computer password? page 95
M A N G O -DM
What is Mia's cat's name?MO
Mango
What is Mia's password on the computer?
Mango
What had Mia painted on her grandfathers shoulder? AW
Mango pg.31
What is Mango's official name?
Mango the Magnificat
Who is Jenna? VG
Mia's best friend
What music did Mia turn on when she painted?
Mozart
Who is Mia's English teacher?
Mr. Siedler
What was Jenna's mom's name?VG
Mrs. Davis
Who gave Jenna and Mia the name "PIC"?
Mrs. Davis (Jenna's mom)
Who was Mia's third grade teacher?
Mrs. Lowe
Who was the American History teacher?
Mrs. Morris
Who does Dr. R send Mia to see? What is their profession? AW
Ms. Finn & therapist pg. 57
What is the therapist Mia went to go see? MO
Ms. Finn p.79
What color was one of Mango's children's meows? MO
Mustard
Where did Mia live?
Northern Illinois
Why is Jenna made at Mia for? AW
Not telling her about the colors pg.61
In what month is Jenna's birthday?
November
What does PIC stand for?VG
Partners in crime
What does PIC stand for? MO
Partners-in-Crime p.13
Who does Mia's mom say Jerry looks like?
Paul Newman
What is on the Winnie-the-Pooh baby blanket?
Pooh and Piglet walking off into the sunset
Where does Mia go after lunch?
Pre-algebra
Where did Mrs. Lowe send Mia in third grade?
Principal Dubner's office
What block does Mia's mom show her as a test? (letter and color)
Red Q
Who takes Mia to get acupuncture? MO
Rodger p.175
Who is in Mia's American history group?
Roger Carson, Jonah Finley (and,) Laura Hoffson
What does Father do for a living?VG
Sells and repairs farm equipment
How did Mia cheat on math quiz? AW
She drew stripes of the color corresponding with the letter in the equation pg. 115
What happened to Beth that made her not want to go on the Helicopter?VG
She threw up
What costume was Mia wearing in third grade in math class?
Shepard(-girl)
What does Jenna do when Mia tells her about her colors? MO
Starts crying p.77
What does Mia have that causes her to see colors? MO
Synesthesia p.82
What happend to Mia's colors after Mango died? MO
They disappeared p.237
What is Mango's favorite toy?
Tweety bird
Where does Mia's neurologist work? AW
University of Chicago pg.69
who did zack say had found him?
Voodoo vixen
What is Mia's last name?
Winchell
What is Mia's last name?VG
Winchell
Who is Mia's younger brother? VG
Zach
Who wanted to go to Mia's appointments to get out of school? AW
Zach pg.80
Whose idea was the pressure of writing an essay essay?
Zack
Who is Mia's brother? MO
Zack p.10
what kind of dog did roger have? page 34
a golden retriever -DM
where did mrs. simpson move to job-wise? pm
a high school to teach p. 42
Where did Mia and Jenna learn the morbid rhyme they recite at the beginning of the book?
a poster on Mia's wall
Why did Jenna think it took Mia a year to finish her painting?
a priest told her it takes a year for a soul to get to heaven
who does dr. randolph want mia to see? p. 56
a psychotherapist p. 56
what does mia draw on her jeans to help her cheat on her math test? page 115
a rainbow -DM
what is jenna wearing on the first day of school? page 37
a sundress with small pink flowers on it -DM
When did Mrs. Davis give Mia and Jenna the name "PIC"?
after she caught Mia standing guard while Jenna stole quarters from a cow shaped cookie jar in the kitchen
What color was the number four?
baby-blanket blue
Why did Mia name her cat Mango? page 19
because his purrs are various shades of yellow-orange
why does mia love the poster in her room so much? page 5
because it's black and white to other people, but she sees it in color
why did mango have a wheeze? page 19
because when they first found him, he had a deep rip in one of his lungs -DM
why is it bad luck to walk under a ladder? page 13
because you're disrupting the sacred triangle of life formed by the ladder, the ground, and the wall
Other than Mango, what did Mia find in Beth's room?
beth's diary
where does adam live? page 100
boston -DM
What color is Jenna's name?
bright green with yellow highlights
what is b?
brown
What did the woman Jerry tested taste every time her husband talked?
buttered popcorn
where did mia first find mango? page 18
by her grandfather's grave on the day of his funeral
what does mia call her dad? pm
casper p. 11
where did mia lose mango for the first time? pm
cemetary p. 23
what is the Japanese word for internal energy? page 146
chi -DM
What Spanish words don't work at all?
chico, chica, adios
What is Jenna supposed to do if she sees someone coming on their PIC mission at school?
chuck her book bag
What does Mango usually sleep on?
the foot of Mia's bed on a Winnie-the-Pooh baby blanket
what is different about zack in the family? pm
the only blonde one in the family p. 7
Where do Beth and Mia find Mango?
the room down the narrow hallway behind the kitchen
What is Mia's condition the crossing of? AW
the senses pg.83
What does Jerry give Mia before she leaves?
the web address for a website for people with Synesthesia
what is one similarity between adam and mia? pm
they both have synestesia p. 103
what new tradition does beth want to start on thanksgiving? pm
tofu loaf p. 167
what is the name of the cat that mango has a crush on? page 64
twinkles -DM
How much allowance did the acupuncture cost? MO
two-months' p.200
What does Mia compare the world without colors to?
vanilla ice cream without the gummy bears
What did Mia and Jenna bond over when they were five?
ways to contort Barbie and Ken dolls without breaking them
What did people keep asking Mia after they found out about her colors? AW
what color their name was pg.78
what do jenna and mia consider their most successful PIC mission? page 10
when they hid in Beth's closet and eavesdropped what Beth's friends were talking about and Beth's sleepover party
what does mia's dad call her for a nickname? page 11
wild child
what does mia's father call mia? pm
wild child p. 11
what is a?
yellow
