CONTENT QUESTIONS:
IN WHICH BOOK QUESTIONS
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what machine does Mr. Griswold use to craft the special edition of The Gold Bug by Edgar Allen Poe that Emily and James find at the BART station? Answer: (pg. 4) The Gutenberg 2004 EX-PRO Printing Press and Binding Machine.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how many states have Emily Crane and her family lived in? (Bonus: Name at least two of the other states).Answer: (pg. 10): Nine. (Bonus, chapter 2: New Mexico, Illinois, Connecticut, Colorado, Arizona).
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the name of the publishing company where Garrison Griswold works?Answer: (throughout book): Bayside Press.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how many Book Scavenger notebooks does Emily Crane have?Answer: (pg 27) Nine.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, where is the FIRST location where Emily and James hunt for a book?Answer: (pg 46): The Ferry Building.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what’s Mr. Quisling’s Book Scavenger name?Answer: (pg. 47): Babbage.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the highest level you can achieve on the Book Scavenger website?Answer: (pg. 64): Sherlock Holmes.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what are the official colors of Bayside Press?Answer: (pg 76) Burgundy and Silver-blue.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, name at least three of the first six words that Emily and James find hidden in The Gold Bug, by Edgar Allen Poe.Answer: (pg 81): fort, wild, home, rat, open and belief.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, Garrison Griswold has a sculpture of which famous author in his office?Answer: (pg 146): Edgar Allen Poe.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, where are Barry and Clyde using the computer when they discover that Emily and James attend Booker Middle School?Answer: (pg 158): The main city library in San Francisco.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the name of the restaurant where Emily and James find the second clue in Mr. Griswold’s game? Bonus: Which beat poet is associated with this restaurant?Answer: (pg. 165); The Black Cat. (Bonus: Laurence Ferlinghetti.)
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what nickname do Emily and James give to Maddie?Answer: (pg 173) Her Royal Fungus.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, name one of the two books that Emily hides around San Francisco. (Bonus: Name their locations.)Answer: Inkheart, page 94, The Westing Game, page 190. (Bonus: Hollister’s bookstore, the music concourse at Golden Gate Park between the de Young Museum and the Academy of Sciences.)
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, name the cipher that uses a combination of As and Bs to represent every letter of the alphabet that James uses to try to stump Maddie in Mr. Quisling’s challenge.Answer: (pg 196): The Baconian Cipher.)
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the name of the “crookedest street in America,” down which Emily and James run to try and get away from Barry and Clyde?Answer: (pg 212): Lombard Street.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how many copies of The Maltese Falcon are hidden around San Francisco?Answer: (pg 222): 52.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, in which San Francisco neighborhood does Emily claim to have hidden a copy of The Gold Bug, in order to throw Barry and Clyde off the trail?Answer: (pg 230): Outer Sunset.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what are the three names of the Peanuts characters that are in a clue discovered by Emily and Matthew?Answer: (pg 269): Charlie, Sally, Lucy.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the name for a cipher in which a vertical strip of paper is wrapped around a cylindrical object, so that the letters will align correctly?Answer: (pg 274): A scytale.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what does Emily’s decoded note to James say at Mr. Remora’s house?Answer: (pg 298): Make book chaos. Run.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is Matthew’s code name on the Flush fan forums?Answer: (pg 302): FiveSpade.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the address of the final clue in Mr. Griswold’s game?Answer: (pg 305): Portsmouth Square.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is the stone hiding the treasure near the Robert Louis Stevenson statue shaped like?Answer: (pg. 310): A beetle.
- In Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how much is Mr. Remora paying Barry to try to retrieve the lost Poe manuscript?Answer: (pg 321): $500.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was the name of Emily’s parents’ blog? Answer: (pg 11) 50 Homes in 50 States.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, to find what book did Emily learn about magic squares? Answer: (pg 25) Shakespeare’s Secret.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what is James’ great-grandmother’s name? Answer: (pg 60) Tai Po.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what does Clyde actually mean when he refers to “cement tactics?” Answer: (pg 106) Semantics.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how many copies of The Gold-Bug were supposed to be hidden? Answer: (pg 153) 50.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, which teacher proposes a cipher challenge for Emily’s class? Answer: (pg 125) Mr. Quisling.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what does James wrap his scytale cipher around? Answer: (pg 274) A pencil.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what does Raven reply when Surly Wombat types “Plaid pants look nice on you.”? Answer: (pg 106) Semantics.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, in what year did the original Black Cat close? Answer: (pg 184) 1963.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what does Mr. Quisling’s online name turn out to be? Answer: (pg 249) Babbage.
- Two part question: Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, list two of the four Peanuts characters used as a clue to solve a cipher? Answers: (pg 269) Charlie Brown, Sally, Lucy, or Pigpen
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, which volume of her notebooks did she think she had lost while moving into the new apartment? Answer: (pg 27) Volume 9.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what’s the name of the fourth achievement level in Book Scavenger?Answer: (pg 32) Miss Marple.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was Emily’s family’s family motto? Answer: (pg 38) Live, Travel, Adventure, Bless, and Don’t Be Sorry.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was the name of the drummer for the band, Flush? Answer: (pg 42) Trevor.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was the name of the previous tenant of Emily’s family’s new apartment? Answer: (pg 28) Otis.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was Steve? Answer: (pg 42) James’ cowlick.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was the name of the book that Emily and James hide in Hollister’s bookstore? Answer: (pg 92) Inkheart.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, if James loses the classroom cipher competition, what must he do? Answer: (pg 127) Shave off his cowlick (or shave off Steve).
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, if Maddie loses the classroom cipher competition, what must she do? Answer: (pg 128) dye her hair red, with white polka dots.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what was the name of the man who gives Emily and James a tour of Bayside Press? Answer: (pg 142) Jack Kerouac.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, how many stories does Barry guess are in The Gold-bug? Answer: (pg 156) Three.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, in what park was the fountain where Emily hid her copy of The Westing Game? Answer: (pg 189) Golden Gate Park.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, what author’s statue in Portsmouth Square marks the hiding place of the manuscript? Answer: (pg 309) Robert Louis Stevenson.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, when was The Gold-Bug originally published Answer: (pg 103) 1843.
- In Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman, who was referred to as “Her Royal Fungus?” Answer: (pg 129) Maddie, or Maddie Fernandez.
IN WHICH BOOK QUESTIONS
- In which book does the lead character’s father call her by the nickname Sherlylocks? Answer: (pg 8) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does the main character’s family have a minivan nicknamed “Sal”? Answer: (pg 9) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character need to decode the following secret message: Fly into flamingo theater, enter empty nest.Answer: (pg 22) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character give a nickname to his cowlick? Answer (pg 29) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book are the fans of a music group named “Flush” known as “Swirlies?” Answer: (pg. 55) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book did one of the main characters try to convince another one to wear reindeer antlers on her first day of school?Answer: (pg. 111) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a teacher ask his class whether they know what Edgar Allen Poe and Julius Caesar have in common?Answer: (pg 120) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book do two characters make a high-stakes bet involved a shaved head and hair dyed to look like a toadstool?Answer: (pg 128): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does one of the main characters have an assistant named Jack Kerouac? Answer: (pg 143) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book is the phrase “One good story deserves another” a clue for the main characters to decipher?Answer: (pg 160) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character live at 1717 Fillmore Street? Answer: (pg 165) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character write a coded message using an alphabet from the Dark Ages called Ogham? Answer: (pg 175) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book do two characters find a flyer with the words “Looking for a Black Cat? Call Samuel” on it?Answer: (pg 186): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character go by “Captain Overpants” in an online forum? Answer: (pg 188): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does an ISBN number on the back of a book help the main characters solve a mystery? Answer: (pg. 200): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book do two of the villains drive a beat-up El Camino? Answer: (pg. 206) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does the main character’s family have a map of their travels hanging in their kitchen? Answer: (pg. 233) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a character dress up as Morse Code for Halloween? Answer: (pg. 247) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a family celebrate with orange juice after getting good news from a publishing company? Answer: (pg 284) Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book do the main characters take refuge on a rock group’s tour bus? Answer (pg 301): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does a main character recover from a coma? Answer: (pg. 330): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book is a virtual assistant named after a bird? Answer: (pg. 335): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book does an obituary include the line “This announcement will startle many, but few will be grieved by it?” Answer: (pg 346): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- In which book is a main character inspired by a book that had clues to a treasure hunt hidden in its illustrations? Answer: (pg 348): Book Scavenger, by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a book thrown behind a trash can? Answer: (pg 7) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character make videos using the name FiveSpade? Answer: (pg 41) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is there a character who has organized a life-sized Mastermind Tournament? Answer: (pg 84) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character visit the Bayside Press offices? Answer: (pg 132) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character use the online name Surly Wombat? Answer: (pg 48) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a character called Phlegmily by her brother? Answer: (pg 226) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a book discovered in a fake bird? Answer: (pg 238) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB do characters use a Zippo lighter to make a secret map appear? Answer: (pg 305) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a statue of an author wear a necklace? Answer: (pg 147) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB are you supposed to call Samuel if you’re looking for a black cat? Answer: (pg 186) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character carry a purple backpack? Answer: (pg 207) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character pretend to hide a book in Outer Sunset? Answer: (pg 230) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character wear a Cookie Monster sweatshirt for Halloween? Answer: (pg 255) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a concert held at The Fillmore? Answer: (pg ) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a character shot in a subway station? Answer: (pg 5) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB are characters yelled at for blocking a driveway? Answer: (pg 20) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertmam
- IWB does a boy wear swim goggles and a scarf? Answer: (pg 24) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is a copy of Tom Sawyer taken before the main character can find it? Answer: (pg 47) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB does a character put a bumper sticker on a subway ticket machine? Answer: (pg 55) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB do characters use a bucket to communicate? Answer: (pg 22) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB do characters attend Booker Middle School? Answer: (pg 65) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB is Flush a character’s favorite band? Answer: (pg 89) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB in which book is “Wrong side out under crafts” a clue? Answer: (pg 97) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB are Barry and Clyde the bad guys? Answer: (pg 105) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- IWB do characters look for The Black Cat? Answer: (pg 167) Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- What are the names of two of the ranks in the game Book Scavenger? Unnumbered pages before chapter 1 Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew,Sam Spade, Miss Marple, Monsieur C. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes
- Name two of the States Emily and her family lived in? p. 44 Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Connecticut, New Mexico ,Massachusetts, New York, ArizonaWashington
- Emily finds a book in a BART station. What is the title and author of that book? The Gold Bug by Edgar Allen Poe. P. 64 and p. 102
- Emily is looking for a copy of Tom Sawyer. Who found it before her? Babbage p. 47
- What is Emily’s username in the game Book Scavenger? Surly Wombat p. 48
- What is the name of the creator of the game Book Scavenger? Garrison Griswold unnumbered page, 1st page of rules
- What is the name of the cipher James solved for Emily? Pigpen pages 268-270
- Who is the Book Scavenger “Baggage”? Mr. Quisling p. 248
- What did James & Emily argue about after seeing the men in the tan car? Emily didn’t help James with his cipher challenge. P. 217-218
- Why was Maddie disqualified from the weekly cipher challenge in Mr. Quisling’s class? She cheated by stealing the cipher a second time.
- What is the name of Mr. Griswold’s great-great-great grandfather? Rufus Griswold p. 312
- Who is the CEO of Bayside Press, and mastermind of Book Scavenger? Garrison Griswold p12
- What are Matthew's nicknames for Garrison Griswold? Mr. Candyman, and Old Book Dude p53
- What is James's cowlick's name? Steve p29
- Where did Mr.Griswold get shot? The BART station p5
- Who shot Mr. Griswold? Clyde p5
- What is Emily's Book Scavenger username? Surly Wombat p48
- What is the name of the user that gives Emily and James clues? Raven p66
- In the Book Scavenger there is a quote from a book by Jack Kerouac ," There was nowhere to go but everywhere.” What is the name of that book? "On the Road" p9
- From where has Emily's family most recently moved from? New Mexico p9
- What is Matthew's favorite band? Flush p9
- What is Emily's mom and dad's blog called? 50 Homes in 50 States p11
- At the reveal dinner at New Mexico, what was one of the clues to the next destination?
- Ann Alcatraz outpatient mental ward T-shirt for Matthew, a paperback copy of the Maltese Falcon for Emily, her mother wearing a black-and-orange Giants cap, and her dad dressed like a beatnik in a black turtleneck, beret, and black-framed glasses. p12
- Where does Garrison Griswold live? San Francisco p12
- What are subway stations called in San Francisco? BART stations p13
- What was written on the puzzle James sent Emily? Fly into flamingo theater, enter empty nest. P22
- What was the grid in the puzzle james sent her? A magic square p25
- What was the name the James considered for his cowlick? Geronimo p29
- What was the answer to the book scavenger clue Emily was working on? Third bench down the pier p30
- What is the lowest book scavenger rank? Encyclopedia Brown
- What is the highest book scavenger rank? Sherlock Holmes
- What is the book scavenger motto? Life is a game, and books are the tokens
- How many stories did Barry say were in the Gold-Bug? 3 p157
- How many stories were actually in the special edition Gold-Bug that emily found? 1 p69
- In which book is a character growing up in the same house as members of his family? P. ?
- In which book do two students bet each other that they can create an unbreakable code for their social studies class? P. 127-128
- In which book is there an online character named Raven? P. 66
- In which book does a character name the cowlick on the back of his head “Steve”? P. 29
- In which book Edgar Allan Poe’s work an important part of the story? P.?
- In which book do Matthew & Emily find a book in a tree? P. 238
- In which book are puzzles, codes & ciphers an important part to the story? P. 8, 26, 348-349
- In which book does a character have to shave off his cowlick if he loses a bet? P. 127
- In which book does a character get disqualified by stealing another student’s cipher? P. 281
- In which book is a character named after real life person Jack Kerouac p. 143
- Is there a scavenger hunt set off by a missing book? P341
- IWB is there a cipher challenge? P125
- IWB is there a side bet about a cipher challenge? P127
- IWB Is there a binary cipher?