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Quiz about Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

'Harriet the Spy' by Louise Fitzhugh Quiz

This is a quiz on the BOOK 'Harriet the Spy' by Louise Fitzhugh, and if you want to take a quiz on a movie, sorry, you're in the wrong place. The formalities over, I hope you like this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by booktriv. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
booktriv

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,405

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
509

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Which of these items was not attached to Harriet's spy belt? Hint

a water canteen

a switchblade knife

a flashlight

extra pens

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Question 2 of 15

2. During Harriet's punishment time (when she was not allowed to take her notebook to school), what did she fear when she saw it again? Hint

that it was empty

that someone had erased her writing

that someone had opened it

that it was not her notebook, just a replacement

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Question 3 of 15

3. What did Harriet not think to put in Marion Hawthorne's desk? Hint

a snake

something slimy

a frog

a beetle

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Question 4 of 15

4. What had always been in Ole Golly's room when she had lived with Harriet? Hint

Flowers

Yellow curtains

A yellow quilt

Something living

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who were such idiots that they didn't need a page in 'The Gregory News'? Hint

The Lower School

The Middle School

The Little School

The Upper School

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who always felt sick when he(or she) watched Harriet eat a tomato sandwich?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who did Mama Dei Santi compare Fabio to (unfavorably)? Hint

Dino

herself

Papa Dei Santi

Bruno

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Question 8 of 15

8. Which of these was not a thing that Little Joe Curry stole? Hint

two cucumbers

a salami sandwich

a custard pie

3 quarts of milk

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Question 9 of 15

9. What place did Harriet think was an insane asylum? Hint

Her house

School

Biarritz

Biaritz

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Question 10 of 15

10. What kind of sandwich did Harriet think of bringing to school? Hint

Tomato

Ham

Salami

Lettuce

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which one of the following was NOT on Mrs. Plumber's bed? Hint

Pillows

Books

Magazines

A cat

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Question 12 of 15

12. Where was the theater where Mr. Waldenstein took Ole Golly?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Name one of the poets that Ole Golly quoted when Harriet said 'If people are alone all the time, I feel sorry for them.'

Answer: (One Word-last name only)

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of these things did Carrie Andrews not think about Marion Hawthorne? Hint

Is a fink

Is rotten in math

Has funny knees

Is a pig

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Question 15 of 15

15. What did Harriet plan to do to Janie next? Hint

Break her window

Destroy her lab

Break her finger

Tell her mother how to wreck her experiments

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these items was not attached to Harriet's spy belt?

Answer: a switchblade knife

She actually owned not a switchblade, but a Boy Scout knife whose features included a collapsible knife and fork.

2. During Harriet's punishment time (when she was not allowed to take her notebook to school), what did she fear when she saw it again?

Answer: that it was empty

'Harriet didn't even hear the cook yelling. She ran into her room and flung herself on the bed. She lay quietly for a minute looking reverently at the notebook and then opened it. She had an unreasonable fear that it would be empty, but there was her writing, reassuring if not beautiful.'

3. What did Harriet not think to put in Marion Hawthorne's desk?

Answer: a beetle

4. What had always been in Ole Golly's room when she had lived with Harriet?

Answer: Something living

5. Who were such idiots that they didn't need a page in 'The Gregory News'?

Answer: The Lower School

6. Who always felt sick when he(or she) watched Harriet eat a tomato sandwich?

Answer: Pinky Whitehead

Harriet got sent a note by accident that was for Sport. It read: 'There is nothing that makes me sicker than watching Harriet M. Welsch eat a tomato sandwich. Pinky Whitehead'

7. Who did Mama Dei Santi compare Fabio to (unfavorably)?

Answer: Bruno

This was just after Fabio had had his accident. She was yelling at Fabio how good Bruno was, not like Fabio at all, who never worked and crashed Papa Dei Santi's truck.

8. Which of these was not a thing that Little Joe Curry stole?

Answer: a salami sandwich

It was a meatball sandwich, not a salami sandwich. Besides the other things, he also gave out: a salami, three tomatoes, a loaf of bread, a pound of cheese, a jar of pickles, a jar of mayonnaise, and four apples.

9. What place did Harriet think was an insane asylum?

Answer: Biarritz

She had overheard two teachers talking about Beth Ellen, saying 'Poor child. Her mother is always at Biarritz.'

10. What kind of sandwich did Harriet think of bringing to school?

Answer: Ham

This was after she got the note from Pinky Whitehead.

11. Which one of the following was NOT on Mrs. Plumber's bed?

Answer: A cat

12. Where was the theater where Mr. Waldenstein took Ole Golly?

Answer: Eighty-Sixth Street

13. Name one of the poets that Ole Golly quoted when Harriet said 'If people are alone all the time, I feel sorry for them.'

Answer: Emerson

Wordsworth:'That inward eye which is the bliss of solitude' Emerson: 'Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend' Cowper:'How sweet, how passing sweet, is solitude'

14. Which of these things did Carrie Andrews not think about Marion Hawthorne?

Answer: Is a fink

15. What did Harriet plan to do to Janie next?

Answer: Break her finger

Source: Author booktriv

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