Wish Final Book Quiz

Why is Charlie sent to live with Bertha and Gus?

• Her parents got new jobs.

• Her mother is unable to take care of her.

• She was misbehaving in school.

• She wanted to live in Colby.

What is Charlie’s biggest wish throughout the book?

• To be rich.

• To find a new family.

• To have her parents back together.

• To move to California.

How does Charlie first react to living in Colby?

• She enjoys it right away.

• She refuses to make friends.

• She loves living with Bertha and Gus.

• She decides to run away.

What is unique about Howard’s way of walking?

• He limps because of an old injury.

• He walks with an 'up-down' motion.

• He drags one of his feet.

• He walks faster than most people.

How does Charlie meet Wishbone?

• He belongs to Howard’s family.

• He is a stray dog that she catches.

• He is given to her by Gus and Bertha.

• He is her old pet from Raleigh.

What does Howard teach Charlie about life?

• That wishes don’t come true.

• That family isn’t just about blood.

• That it’s okay to be angry all the time.

• That she should stop making wishes.

What role does Bertha play in Charlie’s life?

• She becomes a loving mother figure.

• She ignores Charlie most of the time.

• She tries to send Charlie back to Raleigh.

• She is strict and cold toward Charlie.

What does Charlie eventually realize about her mother?

• That she will never be the mother Charlie wishes for.

• That she is coming to Colby to take Charlie back.

• That she was secretly writing her letters.

• That she has changed and is ready to be a good mom.

How does Charlie change by the end of the book?

• She stops believing in wishes completely.

• She learns to accept love and friendship.

• She becomes angrier and more distant.

• She decides to run away from Colby.

What is one of the main themes of *Wish*?

• The importance of money and status.

• The power of revenge.

• The meaning of family and belonging.

• The need to be alone and independent.