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George Washington's Socks Final Book Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What genre is George Washington's Socks?

a)

Poetry

b)

Non-Fiction

c)

Historical Fiction

d)

Mystery

2.

Who is the main character of the story?

a)

Katie

b)

Hooter

c)

Isreal

d)

Matt

3.

What do we call where and when the story took place?

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

genre

d)

theme

4.

When the Adventure Club found the boat and traveled back to the future is an example of.....

a)

Conclusion

b)

Resolution

c)

Introduction

d)

Climax

5.

When Matt found the potato chip bag floating by the boat is an example of....

a)

Resolution

b)

Climax

c)

Conclusion

d)

Introduction

6.

When Matt's father reached for the sugar bowl is an example of....

a)

Introduction

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Conclusion

7.

Which answer is not an example of a theme in George Washington's Socks?

a)

One individual can change the future

b)

Israel died at the side of the road during the night

c)

The human cost of war is high

d)

In times of trouble, families, friends, and even strangers can help

8.

What point of view is the story George Washington's Socks told from?

a)

First person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

d)

Matt's

9.

What point of view is the story George Washington's Socks told from?

a)

First person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person

d)

Matt's

10.

Who is the author of George Washington's Socks?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Elvira Woodruff

c)

J. K. Rowling

d)

Margaret Peterson Haddix

11.

Who is the author of George Washington's Socks?

a)

Stephen King

b)

Elvira Woodruff

c)

J. K. Rowling

d)

Margaret Peterson Haddix

12.

What river did the Adventure Club find themselves in when they traveled to the past?

a)

Penobscot River

b)

Potomac River

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Delaware River

13.
Matt decides that __________ will be the group's "strong man" and also help if they find any stray animals.
a)
Q
b)
Hooter
c)
Tony
d)
Katie
14.
Q (or Quentin) will be the club's ________.
a)
president
b)
treasurer
c)
brains
d)
scout
15.
Matt and Q did their history report on __________________.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
the Delaware River
c)
George Washington
d)
Levart Lake
16.
Q (or Quentin) will be the club's ________.
a)
president
b)
treasurer
c)
brains
d)
scout
17.

The lake that the group wants to investigate is ...

a)

the Delaware

b)

Lake Erie

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Levart

18.
The genre of this book is most likely ______.
a)
non-fiction
b)
realistic fiction
c)
fantasy
d)
historical fantasy
19.
Matt is the club's president because ______.
a)
he is the oldest
b)
he is the smartest
c)
he came up with the idea
d)
his grandfather is George Washington
20.

Who rescued Matt from the freezing to death and was fascinated by his clothing (zipper)?

a)

George Washington

b)

Mr. Hornbee

c)

Israel

d)

Adam Hibbs

21.

During which time in history did this story take place?

a)

World War II

b)

The Civil War

c)

The French and Indian War

d)

The Revolutionary War

22.

What happens to Katie that makes all the boys freak out?

a)

when she falls overboard into the frozen river

b)

she goes looking for her lost bag of marshmallows

c)

she gets into the boat and floats out into the middle of the lake alone

d)

she walks home by herself to get her blanket

23.

When did all of the people on the boat disappear into the lake?

a)

on a new moon

b)

at the three-quarter moon

c)

on a full moon

d)

at the one-quarter moon

24.

Who was considered the "brains" of the club?

a)

Israel

b)

Matt

c)

Quinton

d)

Hooter

25.

Who was known as being the small scout for the club?

a)

Tony

b)

Matt

c)

Katie

d)

Hooter

26.

Who took care of Matt by giving him a warm place to rest and gave him Blackjack, the mule?

a)

Adam Hibbs

b)

General George Washington

c)

Mrs. Hornbee

d)

Mr. Hornbee

27.

Who was really worried that Matt was staying with them because of the Hessians?

a)

Mrs. Hornbee

b)

Mr. Hornbee

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Gustav

28.

Who was the general of the Continental Army?

a)

Henry Knox

b)

Captain McCowly

c)

General George Washington

d)

Adam Hibbs

29.

Who was Matt's friend who fights to send money back to his family?

a)

Hooter

b)

Israel Gates

c)

Q

d)

Adam

30.

Who knew about time travel because his grandfather told him about the boat?

a)

Adam Hibbs

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Captain McCowly

d)

George Washington

31.

He was a Patriot in the army and left his book shop to fight in the war. He was the leader of the artillery division.

a)

Henry Knox

b)

George Washington

c)

Adam Hibbs

d)

Mr. Hornbee

32.

Who was the Hessian soldier who saved Katie's life?

a)

Hooter

b)

Jonathan

c)

Israel

d)

Gustav

33.

Who saw the Adventure Club disappear but George Washington did not believe him?

a)

Israel Gates

b)

Captain McCowly

c)

Henry Knox

d)

Emit Levart

34.

What did Matt promise to Israel?

a)

that he would get the blue beads to his girlfriend

b)

that he would get the necklace to his sister

c)

that he would get the blue beads to his mother

d)

that he would get the blue beads to his sister

35.

Why had Matt and his three friends decided to have a camp-out?

a)

It was to be the first meeting of the Adventure Club they had started

b)

Quentin wanted to show off all he had learned about constellations.

c)

They needed to do it to earn their Adventure badges from the scout troop.

d)

They wanted to prove to Carla and her friends that they weren't scared.

36.

Israel Gates offered Matt some pigeon meat to eat after Matt . . .

a)

made Israel a crutch from a sapling growing along the trail

b)

used a survival match from his kit to get a fire going

c)

gave Israel one of his sneakers to put on his injured foot

d)

volunteered to take the place of the drummer who had fallen ill

37.

What did Mr. Hornbee do after caring for Matt at his farm?

a)

He told Matt he was on the side of King George.

b)

He led Matt to where he'd hidden the rowboat in a tangle of brush.

c)

He put Matt in a pantry beneath the floor to hide from the Hessian scouts.

d)

He let Matt use his mule to ride to the river.

38.

After they were reunited in the woods, what did Hooter tell Matt?

a)

The British loyalists were gathering nearby.

b)

Tony had become very patriotic and volunteered to be a spy.

c)

He had found the shed where Hibbs had built the original rowboat.

d)

The Hessians had carried away Katie and Q.

39.

Why hadn't Adam Hibb's grandfather returned to his own time?

a)

He took one look at a pretty girl and chose to stay.

b)

He was deathly afraid of water after his first trip in the boat.

c)

He decided to become a mountain man like one in his favorite movie.

d)

He lost the key that all time travelers receive in transit.

40.

What did Katie do with the socks George Washington had given her?

a)

She donated them as a decoration for the Adventure Club's tree house.

b)

She put them back in the rowboat before the boys pushed it away from the shore.

c)

She traded them to Q for a bag of marshmallows.

d)

She had Matt mail them to Adam Hibb's relatives.

41.
Why hasn't the general ever heard of Rumson, Nebraska?
a)
He doesn't travel out of his area very much.
b)
In 1776, there was no such state as Nebraska.
c)
Matt made the name up.
d)
They have traveled to the future and haven't found Nebraska yet.
42.
The boys find an inscription in the boat.  It is connected to the mystery of the lake.  What is it?
a)
Emit Levart
b)
Emily Dickenson
c)
Ema Lavaine
d)
Elvis Presley
43.
Why didn't the Continental army have proper uniforms?
a)
They forgot to pack them for the trip.
b)
They gave them to the British.
c)
They didn't like the color.
d)
They were poor rebel soldiers who wanted to fight for the freedom of their country.
44.
How did Matt get separated from the rest of the club members?
a)
He wanted to play in the snow so he left the others.
b)
George Washington assigned him as his chief officer for the night.
c)
Matt realized that he still had the general's cape and left to take it to him.
d)
Adam Hibbs told Matt to go to tell the general that they were all leaving to go home.
45.
Why did Matt feel that he was so lucky to be taking the cape to George Washington?
a)
He knew that the author would be writing a book about him.
b)
He knew that he was going to take part in history in a small way by helping to keep the father of our country from freezing.
c)
He didn't want to go back to the other side of the river because he was afraid that he would miss the fighting of the Revolution.
d)
He was going to get to watch the fight first hand.
46.
Matt is suddenly thrust into the middle of the war.  He is handed a musket and told to march.  He wonders what has happened to Adam Hibbs.  What he doesn't know is _____.
a)
Adam has taken his friends back to the other side of the river where they could build a fire and keep warm..
b)
Adam has been killed by the enemy.
c)
Adam fell onto his bayonet and was not expected to live through the night.
d)
Adam decided to leave Matt because he found out that Matt really wanted to be part of the war.
47.
Who told Tony about the legend of Levart Lake?
a)
his social studies teacher
b)
his grandfather in nursing home
c)
his parents
d)
his Aunt Jane
48.

What was the nickname of George Washington's army crossing the Delaware River?

a)

Adam Hibbs Warriors

b)

Ragtag Band of Rebels

c)

Serpent Surprise

d)

Minutemen

49.

How did meeting Gustav change the way Matt felt about the war?

a)

He saw good on both sides

b)

He wanted to join the Hessians

c)

He became a Loyalist

d)

He joined the rebel fighters

50.

Why did George Washington give Katie his socks?

a)

She was cold

b)

Her feet were wet

c)

She reminded him of his daughter

d)

Her feet were wet and she reminded him of his daughter