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Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

What were Jo Ellen's letter about?

a)

The War

b)

Civil Rights and Equality

c)

Smart People

d)

Her boyfriend

2.

What's special about the squadron that Franny's Dad flies for?

a)

It flies the President of the United States.

b)

They track the Soviet planes.

c)

The group of pilots that flew to Cuba.

d)

They were a group of spies that were on their own mission.

3.

The Cold War involved tensions between which two countries?

a)

Russia and the US

b)

Russia and Cuba

c)

Cuba and the US

d)

None of these options

4.

What is the genre of this novel?

a)

Fiction

b)

Historical Fiction

c)

Non-Fiction

d)

Documentary Novel

5.

Which of the following people was NOT a main political figure in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Chairman Khruschev

b)

JFK

c)

Harry S Truman

d)

All of the above

6.

"Duck and Cover" and "Bert the Turtle" were campaigns for which type of emergency?

a)

Segregation

b)

Tornado

c)

Hurrican

d)

Air raid

7.

What was wrong with Uncle Otts?

a)

He told all of Franny's secrets.

b)

He had PTSD.

c)

He was poor.

d)

He insisted he was a war veteran, but he wasn't.

8.

Durig what season did this book take place? (Hint: Think about the dates and activities!)

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

9.

What does Drew want to be when he grows up?

a)

President

b)

Astronaut

c)

Scientist

d)

Air Force Pilot

10.

Which book series does Franny love?

a)

The Bobsey Twins

b)

The Hardy Boys

c)

Nancy Drew

d)

Twilight

11.

Why is Franny not allowed to go to Gale's house?

a)

Her mother isn't appropriate.

b)

Her mother doesn't like that her grandparents are there.

c)

Her mother doesn't like that they are vegetarians.

d)

Her mother doesn't think their neighborhood is safe.

12.

Franny "telegraphs" people in the novel. What does this mean?

a)

She is thinking thoughts towards them, willing them to act.

b)

She is sending telegraph messages through Morse Code.

c)

She is telling them out loud.

d)

She is using sign language- so her messages are silent.

13.

What experience does Franny have that makes her feel like a "changed" person?

a)

Trick-or-treating

b)

Laughing at Denise Dubose

c)

When asks her to be her girlfriend.

d)

Dancing

14.

In which decade does the novel take place?

a)

1950s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s