Multiple Choice - B

Question 1

All of these are true about Georgina at the beginning of the book EXCEPT:

(a) She has an older brother.
(b) She is angry at her father.
(c) She does not think her mother provides for the family.
(d) She is embarrassed about being homeless.

Answer 1

(a) She has an older brother.

Question 2

Georgina’s teacher, Mr. White, can best be described as:

(a) Concerned.
(b) Angry.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Clueless.

Answer 2

(a) Concerned.

Question 3

Georgina most likely refuses to go to the YMCA like her mother tells her to because:

(a) She doesn’t like basketball.
(b) She doesn’t want her brother to come.
(c) She doesn’t want the other kids to see her.
(d) She doesn’t like to do what her mother says.

Answer 3

(c) She doesn’t want the other kids to see her.

Question 4

After she meets Carmella, Georgina feels:

(a) Angry.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Happy.

Answer 4

(c) Guilty.

Question 5

What does Mookie do when he sees Willy at the old house?

(a) He takes Willy back to Carmella.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He lets Willy go free.
(d) He feeds Willy.

Answer 5

(d) He feeds Willy.

Question 6

One of Mookie’s mottos is “The more you stir it, ______.”

(a) The better it gets.
(b) The more it mixes.
(c) The worse it stinks.
(d) The harder it gets.

Answer 6

(c) The worse it stinks.

Question 7

Georgina thinks Mookie is:

(a) Crazy.
(b) Smart.
(c) Nice.
(d) All of the above.

Answer 7

(d) All of the above.

Question 8

At the end of the book, Georgina’s family plans to:
(a) Rent an apartment.
(b) Move in with
family members.
(c) Move in with Carmella. 
(d) Share a house.

Answer 8

(d) Share a house.

Question 9

At the end of the book, what advice does Georgina have about stealing dogs?
(a) Do not steal a dog.
(b) Only steal a dog if
you won’t get caught.
(c) Make sure the owner is rich. 
(d) Keep the dog for yourself.

Answer 9

(a) Do not steal a dog.