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Are You an Anybody? Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the book "The Anybodies" by N.E. Bode. This is one of my very favorite books.

A multiple-choice quiz by bbmindi. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bbmindi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,671

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
202

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When Fern was at her swimming lesson, what did the bat turn into? Hint

bits of paper

ball

marble

nun

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Mr. Harton hypnotized as? Hint

vacuum cleaner salesman

turkey

chicken

dog

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Fern call her grandmother at first? Hint

Grandma

Mrs. Appleplum

Dorathea

Realdo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Fern meets her mother at the end of the book.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. The __________ is one of the other greatest Anybodies of all time and is disguised as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse. He cannot control his transformations well. Hint

The Great Realdo

The Bad Guy

The Miser

Mr. Haiserblaitherness

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Question 6 of 10

6. The song that the Bone sings goes like this: "Sweet, sweet, my sweet darling _________, where have you gone, where have you gone?" Hint

angel

Eliza

girl

baby

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why is "The Art of being Anybody" hard to understand? Hint

it is hypnotized

All of these

its author writes in a strange way

it can only be read by its owner

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Question 8 of 10

8. Fern shakes her mother's diary in hopes of shaking out what? Hint

a fairy

her grandmother

her mother

a puppy

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Great Realdo often helps Anybodies in need by turning into something. What is it? Hint

bat

butterfly

nun

snowflake

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Question 10 of 10

10. On which street do the Drudgers live? Hint

Organized Sock Drawer Place

Boring Road

Tamed Hedge Road

No Fun Avenue

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When Fern was at her swimming lesson, what did the bat turn into?

Answer: marble

Mrs. Lilliopole, Fern's swimming teacher tried to chase it with a net used for cleaning the pool. She saw it turn into a marble, too. Fern later learns that Mrs. Lilliopole was a disguise her father used to test her.

2. What was Mr. Harton hypnotized as?

Answer: chicken

Mr. Harton actually was a vacuum cleaner salesman hypnotized to think he was a chicken. Fern was puzzled by a man pecking at the Bone's lawn. Later, Fern and the Bone halfway turned him back into a salesman. He strutted and pecked his way down the street pulling his vacuum cleaner behind him.

3. What did Fern call her grandmother at first?

Answer: Mrs. Appleplum

Her grandmother's real name is Dorathea Gretel. She is also the Great Realdo, the greatest Anybody of all time, which is an anagram of her real name.

4. Fern meets her mother at the end of the book.

Answer: False

Her mother died giving birth to Fern. Fern will never meet her, but will always feel deeply connected to her.

5. The __________ is one of the other greatest Anybodies of all time and is disguised as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse. He cannot control his transformations well.

Answer: The Miser

The Miser is one of the greatest Anybodies of all time, next to the Great Realdo. He disguises himself as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse named Mr. Haiserblaitherness with a white beard, mustache, and huge bushy eyebrows.

6. The song that the Bone sings goes like this: "Sweet, sweet, my sweet darling _________, where have you gone, where have you gone?"

Answer: angel

Fern thinks that this song is about her mother. This is the only sign of having feelings that the Bone shows. He sings it all the time.

7. Why is "The Art of being Anybody" hard to understand?

Answer: All of these

The author, Oglethorp Henceforthtowith, is as hard to understand and as rambling as his name is. Fern writes her name under the THIS BOOK BELONGS TO: section.

8. Fern shakes her mother's diary in hopes of shaking out what?

Answer: her mother

Fern actually does shake out her grandmother's foot. And earlier she shook an angry redheaded fairy out of "The Complete Guide to Fairies".

9. The Great Realdo often helps Anybodies in need by turning into something. What is it?

Answer: butterfly

The Bone often says he sees a butterfly when he needs confidence.

10. On which street do the Drudgers live?

Answer: Tamed Hedge Road

One of the chapters is "Wild Drudgers on Tamed Hedge Road". Howard hypnotizes the Drudgers into thinking they are monkeys. Fern has to rescue him.

Source: Author bbmindi

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