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Skeleton Creek Final Quiz

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What character writes in their journal?
a)
Ryan Smith
b)
Ryan McCray
c)
Paul McCray
Ryan Jones
d)
Ryan Wheeler
2.
Which character spends her time filming the town?
a)
Gladys 
b)
Dr. Watts
c)
Sarah
d)
Ryan
3.
What question causes Ryan and Sarah to start investigating their town?
a)
How much gold was every mined at the dredge?
b)
Why is there a new park ranger in town?
c)
Why is Gladys Morgan so grumpy?
d)
Why name a town Skeleton Creek?
4.
Why was Ryan in the hospital at the beginning of the book?
a)
He broke his leg
b)
He had his appendix removed
c)
He was in a car accident
d)
He was sick with the flu
5.
What does a dredge do?
a)
bores holes
b)
mines for gold and silver
c)
turns writing into braille
d)
none of the above
6.
Who is the town librarian?
a)
Paul McCray
b)
Dr. Watts
c)
Henry
d)
Gladys Morgan
7.
Alchemy is the study of what?
a)
the properties of metals such as gold and silver
b)
the human body
c)
the environment
d)
humans and their interactions with other people
8.
What is the Crossbones?
a)
a rock band
b)
a secret town
c)
a secret society
d)
a goup of chemists
9.
What happened to Old Joe Bush?
a)
He died in his sleep
b)
He fell off a cliff
c)
He was crushed by the dredge
d)
He was run out of town because of his odd behaviors
10.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe and why does Ryan admire him so much?
a)
He is an artist;Ryan loves to paint
b)
He is an alchemist;Ryan is obsessed with alchemy right now
c)
He is an author of creepy stories;Ryan loves to read and write about creepy things
d)
He is a famous doctor;Ryan dreams of becoming a doctor someday
11.
Who is Paul's best friend?
a)
Ryan
b)
Daryl
c)
Henry
d)
Old Joe Bush
12.

What is this image of?

a)

The Birdie

b)

Paul's Tattoo

c)

An Alchemy symbol

d)

all of the above

13.
What was the name of Ryan's town before it was re-named Skeleton Creek?
a)
Lincolnville
b)
Linkford
c)
Links Hills
d)
Lincolntown
14.
What activity to Henry and Paul McCray spend most of their day doing?
a)
Fishing
b)
Hunting
c)
Playing cards
d)
eating and telling stories
15.

Who/What is Big Bertha?

a)

Ryan's babysitter

b)

Ryan's teacher

c)

Ryan's nurse from the hospital

d)

Ryan's cast

16.
What do Ryan's parents think about Sarah?
a)
He should stay away from her.
b)
He should invite her over.
c)
He should go hiking with her.
d)
She is a great influence.
17.

When did Ryan hurt himself?

a)

When he was playing football.

b)

When he fell while hiking.

c)

When he fell while exploring the dredge with Sarah.

d)

When he was chasing Sarah.

18.
What will Ryan's parents do if he continues to hang out with Sarah?
a)
move
b)
call the police
c)
lock him in his room
d)
send him to another school
19.
After Ryan reads his email he must-
a)
reply immediately
b)
delete it
c)
tell his parents
d)
call Sarah
20.

What is the first video Ryan watches about?

a)

Sarah interviewing the park ranger

b)

Sarah and Ryan exploring the dredge

c)

Sarah apologising to Ryan

d)

Sarah looking at the outside of the dredge and seeing something move inside

21.

What does the 'phantom' tell Ryan in the dredge?

a)

That he has lost his pet rabbit and if Ryan has seen it.

b)

To stay in school and listen to Mr Walker.

c)

That he is going to be watching Ryan's every move.

d)

That Number #42 belongs to him and to not come back.

22.
Because the workers at the dredge couldn't hear one another, they
a)
learned the deaf sign language
b)
wrote messages to each other in the dust on the floorboards
c)
banged metal wrenches and hammers against the iron girders
d)
learned to read lips
23.
Which of the following is not true about the sounds Ryan heard in the dredge?
a)
They're similar to Morse Code.
b)
The two sounds are different in tone instead of length.
c)
Ryan thinks they are a recording.
d)
Ryan thinks the dots of Morse Code are the same as a hammer hitting iron in the dredge.
24.
The message that played in the dredge the night Ryan fell asks, "Are you the _________?"
a)
wilderness ranger
b)
ghost of Joe Bush
c)
president of the Crossbones
d)
alchemist
25.
Ryan was so worried about Sarah going back to the dredge, he
a)
called the police
b)
told his parents
c)
snuck out of the house and met her there
d)
called Sarah's house
26.
How does Ryan know someone read his journal?
a)
the tape he sealed his ninth-grade annual with was broken
b)
his pen was tucked inside the journal
c)
the journal was on the floor by his bed
d)
someone wrote the message "I am the alchemist." on the last page.
27.
What supposedly pulled Old Joe Bush down in the black water?
a)
His pockets were full of keys.
b)
His pockets were full of gold.
c)
His pockets were full of tools.