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The Ultimate Looking For Alibrandi Quiz | Authors

"Looking For Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta is the best book in the world! For those who have seen the movie but not read the book, it may be quite difficult as the movie has some major differences.

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

Author
jemmaarman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,521

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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423

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Josie's greatest rival in life? Hint

Ivy

Lee

Sara

Carly

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who dies of an overdose due to the pressures of the HSCs?

Answer: (First name only)

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the bully who used to live next door to Josie? Hint

Jacob

Stephen

Robert

Greg

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Question 4 of 10

4. True or false: Josie hit Carly with her history book.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What colour car did Jacob fix up?

Answer: ( one word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Katia had an affair with an Australian named Marcus Sandford. True or false?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the name Josie gives to her mother's boyfriend? Hint

John Howard

Michael Jackson

Elvis Presley

Bert Newton

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the school that John goes to? Hint

St Mark's Collage

St Francis Collage

Cook High

St Anthony's College

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Question 9 of 10

9. What subjects did Josie win awards in? Hint

Italian, Science and Maths

English, Italian and Science

English, Italian and Maths

Italian, Maths and Geography

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Question 10 of 10

10. True or false: The last line of the book was "Because finally I understood."

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Josie's greatest rival in life?

Answer: Ivy

Sara (Seraphina) and Lee were some of Josie's best friends. Carly, a blond model, certainly did annoy Josie, even to the extent that Josie hit her. However, Ivy was her biggest rival right up until the end of the book, when they were united in grief for a close friend.

2. Who dies of an overdose due to the pressures of the HSCs?

Answer: John

Overly stressed by the HSCs and the pressure his father has been putting on him, it was John who killed himself, much to the horror of both Ivy and Josie.

3. What is the name of the bully who used to live next door to Josie?

Answer: Greg

Greg was the bully. Robert is Josie's cousin and Stephen (Father Stephen) is the priest at Josie's church. Josie and her mother had some of the worst years of their life living so close; they nicknamed them the 'horror years', as Greg's father got drunk regularly and would yell abusive comments at Josie's mother.

4. True or false: Josie hit Carly with her history book.

Answer: False

Josie did hit Carly with a school book; however it was her science book, not her history book.

5. What colour car did Jacob fix up?

Answer: blue

It was a metallic blue.

6. Katia had an affair with an Australian named Marcus Sandford. True or false?

Answer: True

In fact, Josie's mother was the result of that affair. Francesco (who Josie thought was her grandfather) was sterile after a bout of the mumps, so when Katia became pregnant he knew that she was being unfaithful to him. He agreed to help rear the child, so long as Katia stayed with him as his wife.

However, Christina (Josie's mother) always felt hostility between herself and her "father".

7. What is the name Josie gives to her mother's boyfriend?

Answer: Elvis Presley

She calls him this as his name is Paul Presilio. When Josie's mother started going out with him, Josie reacted badly to the change, but as she got to know her real father better, it helped her to adjust.

8. What is the name of the school that John goes to?

Answer: St Anthony's College

St Martha's, the school that Josie attends, is another private school- the two schools do quite a few things with each other. In fact, Josie met John at a debate between the two schools.

9. What subjects did Josie win awards in?

Answer: English, Italian and Science

On that night, when the awards were presented, several things changed for Josie. It was only on that night that Ivy and Josie really became friends, as they realised that they could really support each other, with the sudden death of John. It was also on that night that Jacob came to the conclusion that Josie and himself as an item would never work.

10. True or false: The last line of the book was "Because finally I understood."

Answer: True

This was after Josie had spent some time in reflection of the year that had passed, and her relationships with her family and friends.

Source: Author jemmaarman

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