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Quiz about Characters of Young Adult Fiction

Characters of Young Adult Fiction Quiz

In this quiz, you will learn about the characters from some of my favourite books.

A multiple-choice quiz by LilSpikey. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
LilSpikey

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,980

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
923

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the main character who hides her secret, painful life from her teacher in "Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey"? Hint

Julie

Kit

Tish

Valerie

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Question 2 of 10

2. In "Silent to the Bone", what drastic even happened on the day Branwell Zamborska lost his ability to speak? Hint

His mother was killed in a car accident

His baby half-sister went into a coma

Branwell's father left the family

His friend was shot by a neighbourhood bully

3. Lois Lowry created 12-year old Anastasia Krupnik, who was the star of many of her own books. But Ms. Lowry also writes a series of books about Anastasia's little brother. What is his name? Hint

Mikey

John

Sam

David

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is not one of the characters in Lois Duncan's thriller "I Know What You Did Last Summer"? Hint

Laurie

Julie

Barry

Ray

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these books does not feature Christina Roomey from the popular series by Caroline B. Cooney? Hint

"The Rain"

"The Snow"

The Fog"

"The Fire"

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Question 6 of 10

6. The story "Over the Water" was written by Maude Casey, and features fourteen-year old Mary. In the book, Mary moves back and forth between two countries. Where does she travel to and from? Hint

Norway and Finland

Mexico and USA

England and Ireland

North and South Korea

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the other name of Janie Johnson in "The Face on the Milk Carton"? Hint

Jennie Spring

Heidi Landseth

Christina Roomey

Danna Press

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of Wilbur's human friend in E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web"? Hint

Fern

Jessie

Fran

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Question 9 of 10

9. Another popular young adult book is "Skinnybones", written by Barbara Parks. What sport does Alex Frankovitch play? Hint

basketball

soccer

football

baseball

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these is not one of the characters in the "American Girl" series? Hint

Molly

Kirsten

Mary

Samantha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the main character who hides her secret, painful life from her teacher in "Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey"?

Answer: Tish

Margaret Peterson Haddix's emotional piece features 16-year old Tish Bonner, who is keeping a journal for English class. What she writes in her journal is no happy story. Her father returns home after two years, but leaves again shortly. Tish's mother leaves to find him, and Tish and her younger brother Matt are faced with one fact: they are living by themselves now.

2. In "Silent to the Bone", what drastic even happened on the day Branwell Zamborska lost his ability to speak?

Answer: His baby half-sister went into a coma

E.L. Konigsburg wrote this mystery about a sudden accident which leaves two 13-year old boys searching for the truth: who injured Branwell's baby half-sister? After the incident, he is so traumatized he is unable to speak. Branwell learns how to communicate with the help of his friend Connor, and they soon reveal what really happened.

3. Lois Lowry created 12-year old Anastasia Krupnik, who was the star of many of her own books. But Ms. Lowry also writes a series of books about Anastasia's little brother. What is his name?

Answer: Sam

Sam Krupnik comes into the world in the first book "Anastasia Krupnik". Some of the books about Sam are "All About Sam", "Atta Boy, Sam", and "See You Around, Sam." Anastasia's little brother makes small appearances in the other "Anastasia" books.

4. Who is not one of the characters in Lois Duncan's thriller "I Know What You Did Last Summer"?

Answer: Laurie

Laurie is from "Stranger with my Face", also by Lois Duncan. In "I Know What You Did Last Summer", a group of teens is the victims of a stalker, who knows what happened.

5. Which of these books does not feature Christina Roomey from the popular series by Caroline B. Cooney?

Answer: "The Rain"

Christina moved into the sinister mainland house in "The Fog", and encountered some unusual weather. She braved the blizzard in "The Snow", and was finally leaving the house in "The Fire". But in the last book, she uncovers the secret behind the supernatural activity.

6. The story "Over the Water" was written by Maude Casey, and features fourteen-year old Mary. In the book, Mary moves back and forth between two countries. Where does she travel to and from?

Answer: England and Ireland

Mary was born in Ireland, but lives in England. She travels with her family to visit her grandmother and other relatives in Ireland every year.

7. What is the other name of Janie Johnson in "The Face on the Milk Carton"?

Answer: Jennie Spring

Janie Johnson's other name is Jennie Spring. She learns that the family she lives with are not her real parents in "The Face on the Milk Carton", and that they gave her the name Jennie when they kidnapped her when she was three. The other books in the series are "Whatever Happened to Janie", "The Voice on the Radio", and "What Janie Found". Christina Roomey is from "The Fog", "The Snow", and "The Fire" series.

Heidi Landseth is from "Flight 116 is Down". Danna Press is in "Flash Fire", all written by Caroline B. Cooney.

8. What is the name of Wilbur's human friend in E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web"?

Answer: Fern

Fern raised Wilbur from the time he was born until he was weaned from the bottle. He was the runt of the litter, and Fern's father was going to kill him. Then Wilbur went to live on her Uncle Homer's farm. And it was there that Wilbur met Charlotte, the spider who saved his life.

9. Another popular young adult book is "Skinnybones", written by Barbara Parks. What sport does Alex Frankovitch play?

Answer: baseball

Alex is the smallest kid on the team, and he is well known for making people laugh.

10. Which of these is not one of the characters in the "American Girl" series?

Answer: Mary

The "American Girl" books go through different time periods in America. Kirsten is a pioneer girl from Sweden who moves to 1850's America with her family. The stories of Samantha are set in 1900's America. She is an orphan who lives with her rich grandparents. Molly is growing up during World War II in the 1940's.

In the "American Girls" series, there is also Felicity, Josefina, Addy, and Kit.

Source: Author LilSpikey

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