Quiz -Chapters 1 - 10

What is the setting of this story?

• San Francisco, CA, during the 1970s
• Detroit, MI, during the 1950s
• Atascadero, CA, during the 1990s
• Chicago, IL, during the 1980s

What is the point of view of the novel?

• 1st person
• 3rd person objective
• 3rd person limited
• 3rd person omniscient

What is the extra credit assignment?

• Think of an idea for world change and put it into action.
• Find a friend to do something nice for.
• Provide three random acts of kindness for three people.
• Offer help to several people and write about it.

Why did Arlene have to take a second job?

• to pay for rent
• to put money away for Trevor’s education
• to make the truck payments
• to put money away for a “rainy-day”

Where did Trevor get the money to give away?

• from his allowance
• from his paper route
• from his grocery clerk position
• from his father

What is ironic about Arlene using the words “tune-up”?

• Jerry is a musician.
• Jerry doesn’t know what she is talking about.
• Jerry is a mechanic.
• Jerry said the same thing.

How did Jerry help out Arlene?

• He bought her extra groceries.
• He disassembled the truck.
• He helped Trevor with his homework.
• He got the truck running again.

Where did the term “pay it forward” come from?

• Reuben made it up.
• Reuben’s friend made it up.
• Trevor made it up.
• Jerry’s uncle made it up.

What is the main conflict of the novel?

• Reuben wants to feel comfortable in his new town.
• Trevor wants to convince his friends that he has a good idea.
• Arlene wants to learn how to communicate better with her son.
• Trevor wants to change the world with his project idea.

What did Arlene reveal to Jerry?

• She doesn’t like Trevor’s new teacher.
• She doesn’t like Jerry and she wants him to leave her son alone.
• She is afraid that Trevor’s father will never come back.
• She has trouble talking to Trevor because she doesn’t want to hurt him.