WorksheetsOde to a Nobody, by Caroline Brooks DuBois. Book club trivia gam
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What kind of pet is Pumpkin?
Gerbil
Guinea Pig
Hamster
Chinchilla
CAUTION: read question CAREFULLY! After the tornado, lots of Quinn’s things have vanished - BUT NOT:
Her skateboard
Pumpkin
Her phone
The clothes in her closet
What long-term project does Quinn’s English teacher assign?
Write one poem per day for the whole month of April
Research a topic and write an essay
Read a novel and analyze it
Write a short story or novella (short novel)
Who is Frederick?
A very-friendly dog
A kid in Quin’s class
Quinn’s brother
Mr. Jones’ grandson
Jack and Jade peer-pressure Quinn into doing what?
Skipping class and hide in the back stairwell
Vandalizing damaged homes (spray-painting and breaking a window)
Stealing cash from a store smashed by the tornado
Making fun of a classmate’s smelly unwashed clothes
Who is Ian?
The volunteer coordinator
A new friend who also lost his home in the tornado
Quinn’s secret crush that only Jack knows about
Mr. Jones’s grandson who paints murals
What state is the novel’s setting?
Nebraska
Texas
Tennessee
Iowa
Jack has one treasured item from his dad - what is it?
A faded Tennessee Titans ball-cap
A baggy camo jacket
A pair of vintage Air Jordans
A busted iPod MP3 player
What is Jack’s signature greeting for Quinn?
Wassup buttercup
You good, Quinn-Quinnie?
What's new, Q?
silent head nod and dap
How were Jack and Jade affected by the tornado?
Houses were damaged, so they get to stay in a hotel and watch TV all day
Start volunteering to help people with the clean-up and repairs
Jack’s dad finally came home; Jade’s family lost their car
Not affected at all
What is Quinn’s full name?
Quinn Jolene Nash
Quinn Delaney Comrie
Quinn Elise Josephson
Quinn Renee Fipps
What happens to Freddie at the end of the story?
He jumped the fence and was hit by a car
He lives with Quinn and her mom now
Ian’s family moves so that Ian can keep him
He lives with Dad and Grandma now, where Quinn can visit anytime
Who throws the new leather journal from Ms. Koval out of the bus window?
Jack
Jade
Quinn
Some little 5th grader, on a dare from Jack
How do Jack and Jade finally “cross the line” for Quinn?
They dognap Freddie and hold him hostage
they make fun of the Nobody poems
Jade steals her journal and Jack does not stop her
Throwing rocks off a bridge onto a busy highway
Quinn helps an elderly neighbor find her cat:
Dewey
Peevie
Mr. Bigglesworth
Felix
Does Quinn get into Turner School for the Arts?
Yes
No
She applied too late and got wait-listed
What name does the main character finally choose for herself?
Quinn
Quinnie
Q
Quill
True or False: Jack and Jade get arrested taken to a Juvenile Detention Center
True
False
What happens to Pumpkin at the end of the novel?
Quinn finds him living under their porch
A neighbor sees the flyer and returns him
Forrest finds him and they have a funeral
Quinn imagines him living happily in a new home
Who wrote the line “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”
Emily Dickenson
e.e. cummings
Maya Angelou
Sylvia Plath
