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Characters from "The Great Brain" Books

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Introduction:
"Here's my second quiz on the "Great Brain" books by J.D. Fitzgerald. See what you can remember about some of the characters."


1. In one of the stories in the first book, Tom (aka, The Great Brain), helps to rescue two brothers who become lost in Skeleton Cave with their dog, Lady. What is the LAST name of the brothers, Frank and Allan?
    Jensen
    Taylor
    Harvey
    Johnson


2. An old Jewish man is convinced to stop traveling around with his peddler's cart and open a shop in Adenville. Unfortunately, business is bad and this man is too proud to admit that he is starving. What is the man's name?
    Abie Tinker
    Jacob LeRoy
    Abie Glassman
    Fred Harvey


3. When the town schoolteacher decides to retire, a new teacher, Mr. Standish, arrives to take her place. He is much more strict than Miss Thatcher, and paddles the kids when they break the rules. When Tom gets paddled for not tattling on a friend, he vows to make this teacher regret what he did. What scheme does Tom devise to get rid of Mr. Standish?
    tricks the school board in believing that Mr. Standish is a secret whiskey drinker
    hides money in Mr. Standish's coat pocket so that it looks like he is a thief
    colors himself black and blue so that his parents believe Mr. Standish beat him up
    he pretends to fail in his schoolwork so that his parents think Mr. Standish is a terrible teacher


4. One of Tom and John's friends steps on a rusty nail while playing in a forbidden barn outside of town. His foot becomes so infected that his leg must be amputated from the knee down. Now with a wooden leg, he must re-learn how to get around. What is this boy's name?
    Basil Kokovinis
    Andy Anderson
    Sammy Leeds
    Howard Kay


5. In the second book of the series, "More Adventures of the Great Brain", Tom is ordered to help a new girl in town learn to read, write, and act like a girl. She has never been to school or taught to wear dresses before she moves to town with her father. Who is this girl?
    Dotty Blake
    Marie Vinson
    Sarah Blake
    Christine Mackie


6. In the third book, "Me and My Little Brain", John is the only boy living at home while Tom and Sweyn are off at boarding school in Salt Lake City. During this time, the Fitzgeralds end up adopting a young boy named Frankie Pennyworth. What has happened to Frankie's real family?
    they left Frankie on the doorstep with a note
    they were killed in a landslide
    they died of yellow fever
    no one knows what became of them


7. After Frankie settles into the family, an outlaw escapes from jail and hides in the Fitzgerald's barn. He takes Frankie hostage, and there seems no hope of Frankie living through this kidnapping. But John comes up with a plan to rescue him. What is the name of this ruthless outlaw?
    Skinny Roberts
    Don Huddle
    Mark Trainor
    Cal Roberts


8. In "The Great Brain at the Academy", Tom leaves for Salt Lake City to go to Catholic boarding school. Of course his swindling doesn't stop, and Tom devises many schemes to make money off his fellow students. The superintendent of the school is a very strict priest who has no patience for rule breakers. What is the name of this priest?
    Father Bishop
    Father Bell
    Father Domingo
    Father Rodriguez


9. Sweyn, Tom and John's older brother, humiliates the boys by having a girlfriend when he is only 14 years old. Sweyn often goes over and sits on the porch with this girl, and holds hands, which results in a lot of teasing from John and Tom's friends. What is the name of this girl?
    Dotty Blake
    Sarah Blake
    Christine Mackie
    Marie Vinson


10. The last question is about a character named Calvin Whitlock. He is an adult who is associated with several of the stories in each book, including the one with Mr. Standish, where he was a member of the school board. What is the job of this important man in town?
    marshal
    newpaper editor
    blacksmith
    banker


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