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Quiz about Dont You Dare Read This Mrs Dunphrey

'Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey' Quiz

This quiz is about one of my favourite suspense novels by Margaret Peterson Haddix.

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

Author
LilSpikey

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,777

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
391

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did Tish write her secret was? Hint

She could play the piano.

She knew how to crochet.

She didn't have brothers or sisters.

She was on the basketball team.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the first thing that concerned Tish? Hint

She made all F's on her report card.

She had a fight with her brother.

Her friends weren't speaking to her.

Her mother was acting strangely.

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Question 3 of 10

3. How did she label the entry in which she told about how her mother had found her father again? Hint

'Don't Even Think About Reading This'

'Top Secret'

'Warning: Not to Be Read By Unauthorized Readers'

'Don't You Dare Read This'

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Question 4 of 10

4. On her second entry, which she let Mrs. Dunphrey read, what did she write about? Hint

How well school was going

Thanksgiving

A party she went to

Going shopping

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did she write about on December 8? Hint

Her father left.

Her brother got sick.

She had a fight after school.

She didn't go to school.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Why did Tish's mother leave? Hint

She went to find Tish's father.

She had to go to the hospital.

She went to the grocery store and didn't return.

She ran off with her boyfriend.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened to her right after Mrs. Dunphrey commented on her five entries she wrote in one week? Hint

Her mother called.

Her friend was caught shoplifting.

She had an after school detention for fighting.

Tish lost her job.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was caught stealing at the mall? Hint

Sandy

Rochelle

Tish

Chastidy

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happened that made Tish finally confess to Mrs. Dunphrey her problems? Hint

There was nothing left to eat.

The electricity was shut off.

She couldn't afford medicine for her brother.

The house caught on fire.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where did Tish and Matt live at the end of the story? Hint

Their grandparents' house.

At an orphanage.

A foster home.

They moved in with their aunt.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Tish write her secret was?

Answer: She knew how to crochet.

Tish wrote that she knew how to crochet as a test to see if her teacher was reading her journal.

2. What is the first thing that concerned Tish?

Answer: Her mother was acting strangely.

Tish became concerned when her mother was being very quiet and wanting to be alone.

3. How did she label the entry in which she told about how her mother had found her father again?

Answer: 'Don't You Dare Read This'

Tish's mother had been concerned because her husband was back in town. When Tish and her brother Matt were at a restaurant, her mother brought her father home.

4. On her second entry, which she let Mrs. Dunphrey read, what did she write about?

Answer: Thanksgiving

Tish made up something about how her family would all sit down for Thanksgiving dinner because Mrs. Dunphrey wanted to get to read another entry.

5. What did she write about on December 8?

Answer: Her father left.

Her father stayed until after Christmas and then he left again, which started the trouble for Tish.

6. Why did Tish's mother leave?

Answer: She went to find Tish's father.

Tish wrote 'Don't You Dare Read This' before the entry. She and her brother found a note from their mother saying she had left to find their father.

7. What happened to her right after Mrs. Dunphrey commented on her five entries she wrote in one week?

Answer: Tish lost her job.

Tish got worse worried when the bills started coming in and she didn't have money to pay. She was not having food at home so she stole a package of meat from the store.

8. Who was caught stealing at the mall?

Answer: Sandy

Sandy was trying to steal a dress at the mall and she was caught. Both she and Rochelle, who was with her, had to go to court.

9. What happened that made Tish finally confess to Mrs. Dunphrey her problems?

Answer: The electricity was shut off.

Tish finally handed her notebook over to Mrs. Dunphrey when the power was shut off. She didn't have money to pay the bills.

10. Where did Tish and Matt live at the end of the story?

Answer: Their grandparents' house.

They found their mother in California, and she came back to live with Tish and Matt at their grandparents' house.

Source: Author LilSpikey

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