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What's the name of Megan's little sister?

Marlene. Marlene kept invading Megan's birthday party, announcing where to put their gifts, what they were going to do next, etc. etc.

What instrument does Mrs. Sheavers play?

the ukelele. She shares this with the crowd at Alice's house on Thanksgiving. Nobody is particularly impressed.

Which of these was NOT suggested for Alice's "yes" list for a new mom?

likes to shop. The only things Alice says she wrote down were "kind" and "good cook" on the "yes" side and "won't help with your homework" on the "no" side.

Alice and Rosalind got in trouble for making the adults think something terrible had happened when it was just a game. What was the terrible thing they pretended happened?

Alice's snow cave caved in on her. Rosalind kicked Alice's snow cave in and Lester came and dug Alice out. Mrs. Sheavers called Alice's dad, who was very irritated that Alice and Rosalind had made a big deal out of nothing.

Who did Alice give a Valentine to, then try to take it back?

Mr. Dooley's baby. A friend said that Alice was supposed to give baby presents AFTER the baby's birth so that if the baby died they wouldn't have a sad memento like a gift. Alice frantically tried to retrieve the Valentine.

Where did Lester say Lisa was going to move to?

China. He teased Alice by telling her that Lisa was being abused by her adoptive parents and was planning to run away to China and work with poor people on rice paddies. Alice believed him and started a "plane ticket fund" for Lisa.

What was the first reason Alice disliked Mrs. Nolinstock?

she was rude to Donald. Mrs. Nolinstock told Donald to go home where he belonged, and Alice was horrified by this unkind remark. She intensely disliked Mrs. Nolinstock after that.

What did Alice get stuck up her nose?

a vitamin pill. She and her friends were taking gross pictures, and so she put two green vitamin pills up her nose so it looked like she had tons of snot. Afterwards, though, she could only get one of the pills out. Lester finally helped her by pushing her face into a bowl of pepper, which made her sneeze it out.

What was the thing that Mrs. Nolinstock wanted but never got?

a baby. Alice she came home and told all the exciting news about Mr. Dooley's son. Mrs. Nolinstock said that a baby was the one thing she'd always wanted but could never have. That made Alice feel a little sorry for Mrs. Nolinstock.

When Alice was kissing Donald Sheavers, what movie was she acting on?

Tarzan. She wanted to know what it felt like to be rescued from danger and kissed, so she made Donald Sheavers act out a scene from Tarzan with her - her as Jane, him as Tarzan.