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Quiz about Gracies Girl by Ellen Wittlinger

"Gracie's Girl" by Ellen Wittlinger Quiz

This is a quiz about the book, "Gracie's Girl" by Ellen Wittlinger. I hope you do well!

A multiple-choice quiz by nickel14. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nickel14

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
187,923

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
160

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What board game were Ethan and Bess playing all summer long? Hint

Parcheesi

Monopoly

Chutes and Ladders

Candy Land

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Question 2 of 15

2. At Bess' school, there is a mean, snobby girl. Her first name is Kimberly. What is her last name? Hint

Dorito

Nicholson

Drakeson

Pringle

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Question 3 of 15

3. What scared Bess away from the soup kitchen when she was younger? Hint

The guy who cooked the spaghetti and called her his "li'l dollin"

A man who lost his dentures in the garbage

The lady who ate like a pig, then asked Bess for a second helping

A little boy who flung a handful of spaghetti at her

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the full name of the lady Bess wanted to help at the soup kitchen? Hint

Kitty England

Gracie Sewer

Kimberly Pringle

Grace Jarvis Battle

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Question 5 of 15

5. True or False: Kimberly from Bess' school likes walking around in high heels.

True

False

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Question 6 of 15

6. What do Ethan and Bess bring to Gracie behind the supermarket dumpster for the first time. Hint

Donuts and Orange Juice

Turkey leftovers and Milk

Cupcakes and Fruit Punch

Chicken leftovers and Berry Juice

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Question 7 of 15

7. Gracie had a husband who died. What was his first name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 8 of 15

8. After Gracie's husband died, she moved in with someone else. Who was that? Hint

Her Sister

Her Brother

Bess Cunningham

Newly Pucket

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Question 9 of 15

9. How did Gracie become homeless? Hint

The person she was living with kicked her out because she smelled bad

Gracie isn't homeless, Bess is

It was her punishment from the Government for having an alcoholic husband

The person she was living with became sick and died

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Question 10 of 15

10. Where does Gracie sleep, before Bess moves her? Hint

At the Derby Street Shelter

In her house

On the loading dock at the supermarket

In Bess' room

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Question 11 of 15

11. Where does Bess move Gracie to? Hint

The Zone Annex

Derby Street Shelter

The arcade

An old abandoned house

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Question 12 of 15

12. What drink does Gracie like a lot at the Soup Kitchen? Hint

Hot Cocoa

Coffee

Fruit Punch

Milk

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Question 13 of 15

13. What night does Bess bring Gracie food in the Zone Annex?

Answer: (Not on a Weekend)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What condition does Gracie die of? Hint

Heart Failure

Hypothermia

She doesn't die

The Flu

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Question 15 of 15

15. What did they name the new women's shelter? Hint

The Alice Cunningham shelter

Gracie's Place

Gracie's Friends

The End of the Road Shelter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What board game were Ethan and Bess playing all summer long?

Answer: Monopoly

Ethan was always winning, but he wanted to keep playing. Everytime Bess had no money left, Ethan handed her a couple of one-hundred dollar bills. This is exactly what my own brother does.

2. At Bess' school, there is a mean, snobby girl. Her first name is Kimberly. What is her last name?

Answer: Pringle

Kimberly hangs out with all the popular, preppy girls. She is a loudmouth snob. Bess does NOT like her.

3. What scared Bess away from the soup kitchen when she was younger?

Answer: A man who lost his dentures in the garbage

Bess was so scared that she just went running, and her parents never made her go back to the soup kitchen until 6th grade.

4. What is the full name of the lady Bess wanted to help at the soup kitchen?

Answer: Grace Jarvis Battle

Grace was proud of her name. She liked to tell everyone that she was Gracie, Grace Jarvis Battle.

5. True or False: Kimberly from Bess' school likes walking around in high heels.

Answer: False

At the school play, Kimberly says that she hates walking in high heels.

6. What do Ethan and Bess bring to Gracie behind the supermarket dumpster for the first time.

Answer: Donuts and Orange Juice

It was Ethan's idea. The orange juice was not meant to be for Gracie, but she took it anyway.

7. Gracie had a husband who died. What was his first name?

Answer: Ernest

Ernest was always drunk. He had a business, but when he died, everything had to be sold to pay off debts.

8. After Gracie's husband died, she moved in with someone else. Who was that?

Answer: Her Sister

Gracie moved in with her only sister. She had no money, and not many of her own possesions.

9. How did Gracie become homeless?

Answer: The person she was living with became sick and died

Gracie made up a story that she had a niece who wouldn't take her in. She didn't want to believe the truth.

10. Where does Gracie sleep, before Bess moves her?

Answer: On the loading dock at the supermarket

Only men are allowed at the Derby street shelter, so Gracie has nowhere to sleep.

11. Where does Bess move Gracie to?

Answer: The Zone Annex

Since the lock is broken, and nobody goes down there, Bess moves Gracie to the Zone Annex. Gracie calls it her little house.

12. What drink does Gracie like a lot at the Soup Kitchen?

Answer: Coffee

Gracie said that she can drink 3 or 4 cups of coffee.

13. What night does Bess bring Gracie food in the Zone Annex?

Answer: Thursday

Every Thursday night, Bess and her older brother Willy bring food to Gtacie. They bring apples, bread and juice.

14. What condition does Gracie die of?

Answer: Heart Failure

The janitor changed the locks. Gracie couldn't get into the Zone Annex. However, she died of heart failure, not Hypothermia.

15. What did they name the new women's shelter?

Answer: Gracie's Place

Bess made up the name. Gracie's friends is the group that helps support the new shelter, and The End of the Road Shelter is what Willy wanted to call it. Bess' father wanted to name the shelter after Bess' mother.

Source: Author nickel14

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