Blister Trivia Quiz

Answer: Her baby sister was stillborn.

Alyssa Reed is ten years old. She thinks she lives a perfect life. Then her new baby sister, Lila Rose, is stillborn. That's when Blister finds out her life isn't as perfect as it seems. Her parents both fight constantly and her mother suspects that her father is having an affair. The family moves from their farm to an apartment, and then Alyssa's dad moves to another apartment.

Answer: Fiona the cat

Alyssa had a cat named Fiona. But the new apartment didn't allow pets, so she had to give Fiona away. Alyssa is upset about moving because she loved the animals and her friends. She is angry when her dad decides to move out of the apartment into a new one and leave Alyssa, and her still suffering mother Mary, alone.

Answer: Bowling alley

Alyssa's dad works at a bowling alley. Alyssa always takes her friends to parties there. One day, though, Alyssa calls the bowling alley and finds out that her dad isn't there because he is somewhere else. She doesn't know where he is. This is a time where her mother thinks he is having an affair.

Answer: Redecorates the baby's room

Alyssa tries to cheer her mother up by redecorating the baby's room. But her mom gets more upset. Alyssa was trying to be nice, but her mom was so sad about the baby that she didn't understand.

Answer: After her fight with her dad

Alyssa fights with her dad, and then declares that she wants to be named "Blister" instead of Alyssa. They fight because Alyssa is angry that her dad is moving out of the apartment after moving them away from their farm. So she says that she's dropped Alyssa Reed forever and is now going to officially be "Blister" instead.

Answer: Dancer

"Blister"'s grandmother Daisy G. is a dancer. She doesn't live with Alyssa and her family but is always coming to visit. She tries her best to constantly cheer up "Blister" and her mother, who is still depressed from losing her baby and her husband. Daisy G. always bakes desserts and buys candy and great meals.

Answer: A bag full of a girl's clothes

"Blister" goes to her dad's house. While there, she finds a bag of clothes. She opens it and finds out that there's makeup, clothing, and many other items. She ends up taking a bunch of things home, including a shirt that says "Trouble" on it and a ring.

Answer: Ruby

One of the things "Blister" takes from the bag is a ring. It is gold and has a ruby on it. "Blister" wears it home, but her father finds out that she took it. She gives back most of the clothes but she doesn't give back the ring. Later she puts the ring in an envelope for her mother.

Answer: Tamara

"Blister" finds a note in the pocket of one of the jeans at her father's house. It is from somebody named Tamara. She tells her grandmother because she doesn't want to hurt her mom's feelings by telling her about Tamara. Daisy G. says that she doesn't like the name Tamara because it spells trouble. This is ironic because one of the shirts "Blister" took says "Trouble" on it.

Answer: Bylinda's backyard

"Blister" is bike riding with her father and sees some people from school. They tell her that they are going to practice for cheerleading because tryouts are coming up. She decides to go and try out, but she wants to practice at Bylinda's house. At first everyone is surprised she's there, but then they like her because she's good at cheerleading.

Answer: "Blister" wore high heels to school

The principal gets mad at "Blister" because she comes in wearing one of Tamara's fancy outfits. She is wearing a lot of makeup, a mini skirt, and ridiculously high heels. Her mom didn't know she wore heels because "Blister" changed when she left the house. The principal tells her that she has to take the shoes off.

Answer: Jess

Jess is the best cheerleader, besides "Blister". She is so good that everyone says they think she'll make it. Jess knows she's the best and doesn't even practice. She is the only one who can walk up the steps on her hands. Jess is so snobby that she says she doesn't even know if she'll have time for cheerleading this year.

Answer: Sara Barton

Sara Barton is always in a depressed mood. She tells "Blister" at the beginning of the year that "Blister" won't fit in because she's a new girl and they don't like new people. Then she says that "Blister" won't make the cheerleading squad because even though she was one of the best, she isn't popular enough to get a lot of votes.

Answer: At her grandmother's house in her cheerleading outfit

"Blister" is worried because her mother isn't home. She and Daisy G. go around trying to find Mary Reed. They end up finding her in Daisy G.'s house looking through old photographs and crying. She is wearing her old cheerleading uniform and got her hair cut to the way it had been before she married Jack Reed, "Blister"'s father.

Answer: No

"Blister" doesn't make the cheerleading squad. Even though she was the best, nobody voted for her because she wasn't popular enough. She didn't even vote for herself because she didn't want to seem desperate. Though the story has a sad end, it is still very good.