The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

Chapters 1-11

Reading Check

1. Eight (Chapter 1)

2. Spanish (Chapter 5)

3. Twizzlers (Chapter 11)

Short Answer

1. Nana and Paul think that Lucy needs in-person friends, not just online friends. (Chapter 2)

2. When Lucy does not do things three times, she compulsively begins to think about the numbers of pi, and they take over inside her head. (Chapter 3)

3. Lucy does not feel very successful at school, but in the chat room she is respected for her abilities. (Chapter 7)

4. Mr. Stoker says that the path to an answer is just as important as the answer itself. (Chapter 10)

Chapters 12-19

Reading Check

1. The Call of the Wild (Chapter 13)

2. Levi (Chapter 15)

3. Photos of kids at school (Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. Windy is excited and optimistic about the idea of creating a positive change in the world, but Lucy is more anxious and pessimistic because she already feels overwhelmed just trying to get through each school day. (Chapter 12)

2. Windy has made sure there are disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer for Lucy to use. She has also prepared a written list of proposed activities for Lucy to see. (Chapter 14)

3. She likes the part of the project that involves data, but she does not really want to interact with dogs, because they get in her personal space and she worries about germs. (Chapter 18)

4. Levi tells Lucy that he confessed to cheating on the math test. He tells Lucy that Mr. Stoker would have figured it out, anyway, because Lucy is so much better at math than he is. (Chapter 19)

Chapters 20-29

Reading Check

1. Murphy (Chapter 24)

2. The science high school (Chapter 25)

3. Math/Mr. Fleming’s class (Chapter 27)

Short Answer

1. She thinks that Lucy and Levi are on a date. (Chapter 21)

2. Levi does not gossip as much as Windy does. (Chapter 22)

3. Nana does not really like dogs, and their lease does not allow dogs, anyway. (Chapter 26)

4. Cutie Pi has been diagnosed with brain cancer, and Claire does not think he is adoptable. (Chapter 28)

Chapters 30-40

Reading Check

1. The Putnam Competition/a college math competition (Chapter 31)

2. They block her. (Chapter 36)

3. Mr. Stoker (Chapter 39)

Short Answer

1. Maddie is making fun of Lucy’s fear of germs and her need to clean everything. (Chapter 30)

2. Jennifer and Lucy were supposed to stay together, but Lucy comes back without Jennifer. Since Jennifer cannot swim very well, the adults are worried about her. (Chapter 33)

3. Cutie Pi is going to be surrendered to animal control in the morning, so the three friends work together to try to find a way to save him. (Chapter 38)

4. She has volunteered at the shelter, read two books, and made two friends, so Lucy has met all of Nana’s conditions except for actually finishing the whole school year. (Chapter 40)