'Things Not Seen' Quiz

As a result of being invisible, what does Bobby have trouble doing in Chapter 1?

• (a) Taking a shower.

• (b) Speaking.

• (c) Walking down stairs.

• (d) Eating breakfast.

 In Chapter 8, why does Bobby go onto his front porch dressed as Aunt Ethel?

• (a) He needs to talk to his neighbor, Mrs. Trent.

• (b) He needs to get the mail.

• (c) He needs to get the cookies that Mrs. Trent left there.

• (d) He needs to talk to the police.

In Chapter 10, Bobby talks to a girl named Alicia at the library. What is special about Alicia?

• (a) She is blind.

• (b) She plays the trumpet.

• (c) She uses a wheelchair.

• (d) She can sing very well.

In Chapter 13, who is the strange man standing outside Alicia’s listening room at the library?

• (a) A library security guard.

• (b) A police officer looking for Bobby.

• (c) Alicia’s father.

• (d) An impatient businessman.

What happened to Alicia to cause her to go blind?

• (a) She was in a boating accident.

• (b) She caught a rare eye disease.

• (c) She fell out of bed and hit her head.

• (d) She stared at the sun too long.

 In Chapter 18, what item from Bobby’s room does Bobby’s father test with an oscilloscope?

• (a) Bobby’s trumpet.

• (b) Bobby’s electric blanket.

• (c) Bobby’s desk lamp.

• (d) Bobby’s backpack.

In Chapter 20, what excuse does Alicia use to get into the building at the Sears corporate headquarters?

• (a) She needs to use the restroom.

• (b) She needs to borrow a telephone.

• (c) She would like to apply for a job there.

• (d) She would like a copy of their product catalog.

In Chapter 22, Alicia tells Bobby that her meeting at Sears made her feel:

• (a) Anxious.

• (b) Angry.

• (c) Excited.

• (d) Alone.

In Chapter 23, what promise does Bobby make to Sheila?

• (a) To tell her parents that she is safe.

• (b) To tell no one (except Alicia) about her.

• (c) To send her a new electric blanket.

• (d) To tell his father everything about her.

According to Dr. Van Dorn, what event could have caused Bobby’s and Sheila’s invisibility?

• (a) A meteor shower.

• (b) A lightning storm.

• (c) Solar wind.

• (d) Fire rainbows.