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'Milkweed' by Jerry Spinelli Trivia Quiz

'Milkweed' is a book by Jerry Spinelli. It is my favourite novel of all time! It's sad, funny and incredibly moving. Test your knowledge.

A multiple-choice quiz by snufalufagus. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
snufalufagus

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
181,708

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
400

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the main character of this book? Hint

Janina

Uri

Enos

Misha

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the little girl that the main character befriended? Hint

Uri Korczak

Greta Korczak

Janina Milgrom

Misha Milgrom

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the doctor who looked after the orphans?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 10

4. What colour is the stone around Misha's neck? Hint

Blue

Yellow

Red

Turquoise

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Question 5 of 10

5. Misha Pilsudksi was a Jew sent into the ghetto by the Nazis.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who became Misha's 'sister' in the ghetto? Hint

Enos

Olek

Uri

Janina

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Question 7 of 10

7. In what city was this book set? Hint

Warsaw

Berlin

Skopje

Ypres

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Question 8 of 10

8. Misha changed his name from Pilsudski to Milgrom.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Misha loses Janina at which station where she is deported? Hint

Gesia Station

Libeta Station

Walowa Station

Stawki Station

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Question 10 of 10

10. What happened to Misha's leg on the last page of the book? Hint

Janina grabbed onto it as she was dragged away

It was shot by Uri

Nothing

It was bandaged by a doctor

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the main character of this book?

Answer: Misha

Misha Pilsudski was the name given to the main character by Uri.

2. Who was the little girl that the main character befriended?

Answer: Janina Milgrom

Misha first met Janina when he snuck into her garden and took the last two ripe tomatoes off her tomato plant.

3. Who was the doctor who looked after the orphans?

Answer: Dr. Korczak

Misha and Uri always gave some of the food they stole to the orphans.

4. What colour is the stone around Misha's neck?

Answer: Yellow

Misha could not remember who had given him the stone, but he thought it might have been his father.

5. Misha Pilsudksi was a Jew sent into the ghetto by the Nazis.

Answer: False

Misha didn't know his true origins, but had false identity papers saying he was a gypsy, not a Jew.

6. Who became Misha's 'sister' in the ghetto?

Answer: Janina

Janina was like Misha's shadow, following him out of the ghetto every night into the streets of Warsaw.

7. In what city was this book set?

Answer: Warsaw

'Milkweed' was set in the streets and ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland.

8. Misha changed his name from Pilsudski to Milgrom.

Answer: True

Not only did Misha change his name to the Milgroms', but he also adopted their religion, Judaism.

9. Misha loses Janina at which station where she is deported?

Answer: Stawki Station

Janina's father had told Misha and Janina to run away so that they would not be deported. Despite this, the two children snuck back into the ghetto. Misha lost track of Janina and she was put onto a train with the other Jews.

10. What happened to Misha's leg on the last page of the book?

Answer: Nothing

Nothing happened to Misha's leg on the last page. The last page of this book tells how Misha has finally found his place in the world, through the love of his granddaughter.

Source: Author snufalufagus

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