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Starting With Alice Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the first prequel to the "Alice" series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

A multiple-choice quiz by kcroyals4ever. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
kcroyals4ever

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
293,862

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
187

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Question 1 of 10

1. What large American city did Alice McKinley move from? Hint

New York

Chicago

Boston

San Francisco

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who is the McKinley's next door neighbor, who is in Alice's class? Hint

Donald Sheavers

Brandon Wilder

Ronald Johnson

Mason McComas

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Question 3 of 10

3. When does Alice first come into contact with the three girls whom she becomes enemies with for the majority of the year? Hint

First week of school

During the Christmas program

Parent-teacher conference night

First day of school

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Question 4 of 10

4. What did Alice nickname the girls who were her enemies? Hint

Terrible Triplets

Stinging Fish

Snob School

Jerk Faces

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Question 5 of 10

5. What band did Lester and Rosalind's brother play in? Hint

Righteous Razors

Naked Nomads

Foaming Fingers

Soap Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did the McKinleys go over Thanksgiving for Uncle Charlie's wedding? Hint

Kentucky

West Virginia

Missouri

Tennessee

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened two days after Uncle Charlie's wedding? Hint

The couple's plane crashed

Aunt Marge started a fire trying to cook

Uncle Charlie died of a heart attack

Something went wrong with the newlyweds' hotel reservations

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Question 8 of 10

8. What lie does Alice tell her classmates? Hint

Her dad lost his job

Her cat got run over by a car

Uncle Charlie was murdered

Lester's band broke up

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the Terrible Triplets does Alice becomes friends with in secret? Hint

Megan

Jody

Dawn

She doesn't become friends with any of them

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Question 10 of 10

10. All of the Terrible Triplets came to Alice's birthday party.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What large American city did Alice McKinley move from?

Answer: Chicago

Alice, her father, and her older brother Lester move from Chicago to Takoma Park, Maryland.

2. Who is the McKinley's next door neighbor, who is in Alice's class?

Answer: Donald Sheavers

Donald Sheavers doesn't seem to be the brightest crayon in the box, and his mother drives the McKinleys insane.

3. When does Alice first come into contact with the three girls whom she becomes enemies with for the majority of the year?

Answer: First day of school

On Alice's first day at her new school, she is sitting down when three girls walk by, laughing. When they spot Alice, they just laugh louder.

4. What did Alice nickname the girls who were her enemies?

Answer: Terrible Triplets

Later on, Alice meets Rosalind and Sara and they call themselves the Terrific Triplets.

5. What band did Lester and Rosalind's brother play in?

Answer: Naked Nomads

The boys called themselves 'naked' because they took their shirts off during practice and 'nomads' because they said they'd play wherever they were wanted.

6. Where did the McKinleys go over Thanksgiving for Uncle Charlie's wedding?

Answer: Tennessee

At age 57, Uncle Charlie has finally decided to marry a woman named Marge.

7. What happened two days after Uncle Charlie's wedding?

Answer: Uncle Charlie died of a heart attack

Two days after getting married, while on honeymoon in Bermuda, Uncle Charlie had a heart attack and died. Alice and her family had to go back a week after Thanksgiving for the funeral.

8. What lie does Alice tell her classmates?

Answer: Uncle Charlie was murdered

When the kids- including the Terrible Triplets- are teasing Alice, she says that Uncle Charlie was murdered to silence them. It works, but when the principal hears about it, he calls Alice to his office and has her tell the other kids the truth.

9. Which of the Terrible Triplets does Alice becomes friends with in secret?

Answer: Megan

When Alice returns from school one day, Lester has not returned home and she can't get into the house. Since rain was coming down hard, and the only people she knew in her neighborhood were Donald Sheavers and Megan, Alice went over to Megan's house. Megan was surprised to see her, but kind, and they got to know each other better while waiting for Lester to return.

10. All of the Terrible Triplets came to Alice's birthday party.

Answer: True

Alice went ahead and invited all three of them, not just Megan. Everybody got along, and there was no conflict as one might expect.

Source: Author kcroyals4ever

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