Earthquake Terror Quiz Ch. 1-8

What is the setting of the novel?

• Northern California at the ball game
• Tuesday morning in October at Magpie Island
• July during a heat wave on Magpie Island
• none of the above

What is the MAIN conflict in the BEGINNING of the novel?

• Jonathan does not want to go camping with his sister this summer.
• Abby was in an accident and needs help walking.
• Mr. Palmer takes Mrs. Palmer to the hospital for her injured ankle, leaving Jonathan and Abby behind on the island.

The campground was considered a "primitive facility because... (choose all that are correct)

• there were no hiking trails or campgrounds.
• there were no picnic tables or fireplaces.
• there was no water available.
• the restrooms were pit toilets.

In chapter 2, the narrator describes how Jonathan senses pending doom. What happened that gave the reader clues that something bad was going to happen?

• Loud sirens wailed
• Moose started acting strange
• The ground cracked
• There was a meteor shower

Why do you think Jonathan tells Abby, "it's only an earthquake?"

• He didn't want Abby to panic, worry, or over-react. He also didn't want Abby to know that he was scared.
• The author is showing that Jonathan knew that when he was in school, they told him not to show fear
• His previous knowledge of earthquakes let him know that he should be fearless.
• He knew it was only a small earthquake.

The author writes, "He staggered sideways, unable to keep his balance." The word staggered means

• Turned away.
• Stepped down
• Twirled around
• Moved unsteadily

In chapter 3, what caused Abby to look "more frightened now than she had during the earthquake"?

• The giant redwood almost fell on her.
• Moose ran away from them.
• The aftershocks that rocked the earth.
• Her walker was broken.

Jonathan needed to do 2 things - keep them safe and keep Abby calm. What did he promise her when they got back to the camper? (Choose all answers that are correct.)

• Six games of Go Fish
• A chocolate cupcake
• Iced Tea
• A pineapple milkshake

What does the author mean by the passage that begins Time had a way of evaporating...?

• When he does something he likes, time goes by quickly. When he is doing something he dislikes, time moves slowly.
• When he does something he dislikes, time goes by quickly. When he is doing something he dislikes, time goes by slowly.
• When he is doing something he likes, time moves slowly. When he is doing something he dislikes, time moves quickly.
• When he is doing something he dislikes, time moves like normal. When he is doing something he like, time move like normal.

Jonathan thought of an unusual excuse for not turning in homework - "A huge redwood tree fell on top of my homework." What is the most unusual excuse you used for incomplete homework?