"Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen Quiz

Answer: He hit someone while drunk driving.

Sydney Stanford was the book's main character. Her brother Peyton had been getting in more and more trouble with the law after he began high school. Prior to the beginning of the book, Peyton had spent a night drinking. On his way home, he hit a teenager named David Ibarra and paralyzed him from the waist down. The novel opened at his sentencing where he was sent to prison.

Answer: Perkins Day

For her junior year of high school, Sydney decided to transfer from Perkins Day, where she had gone to school her whole life, to Jackson High School. Her main reason behind wanting to transfer was so that she would not be known as Peyton's little sister. She didn't want to be associated with him after he went to prison.

Answer: a pizza restaurant

The Chathams owned Seaside Pizza where Sydney had gone after her first day of school. There, she met Layla and Mac, who she quickly became friends with. Sydney spent a lot of time at the restaurant and even helped to make deliveries.

Answer: French fries

Layla was very particular about the French fries she ate. She rated the fries of different places on many aspects such as seasonings, shape, and the type of ketchup. She also had a certain way of eating them and made her own special seasoning. Layla also really liked to eat YumYum lollipops.

Answer: Ames

Although her parents loved Ames, Sydney was completely freaked out by him. He would say weird things to her and was always watching her. She hated being alone with him, though her parents often enlisted him to watch her while they were gone. Towards the end of the book, when Ames lost his job and was evicted, he came to live with Sydney's family.

When he had stayed for so long and had not yet found a new job, Sydney's parents told him he had to leave. That night, when Sydney tried to sneak out to go met Layla and Mac, Ames attacked her and tried to kiss her before her father dragged him off of her.

Answer: multiple sclerosis

Mrs. Chatham was a kind and thoughtful woman who had multiple sclerosis. Her kids, Rosie, Mac, and Layla, took turns helping her. She often had to go to the hospital and towards the end of the book, she had a heart attack. She liked to watch reality T.V. shows.

Answer: a Saint Bathilde pendant

Mac had gotten the Saint Bathilde pendant from his mother. Saint Bathilde is the patron saint of children. He wore the pendant to remind himself of when he was so fat the chain choked him.

Answer: a carousel

When he was losing weight, Mac would run in the woods and still did every day. One time he found an old carousel. At first, he kept it a secret, but eventually showed it to his sister and friends. They had no idea how it could have gotten there since it was in the middle of nowhere and not near a road. They made it run by pushing it.

Answer: Spence

Layla and Sydney met Spence while delivering pizza. Sydney had a bad feeling about him, but Layla dated him anyway. He liked to party and often got drunk. Eventually they ended up breaking up. By the end of the book, Layla and Eric were dating again as they had been before the start of the book.

Answer: Brilliant or Catastrophic

Eric, Mac, and Ford were in a band together. Originally, the name of the band was Hey Dude, but when their music began to go in a different direction, they decided to change the name. Eric, who was a bit of a music snob, wanted the name to have the perfect mix of irony and meaning. In the end, they ended up with Brilliant or Catastrophic.