'Deenie' by Judy Blume

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Why does her mother give her the name Deenie? It was a family name Her mother made it up It was the name of her mother's favorite author Before she was born, her mother saw a movie about a beautiful girl named Deenie

2. What does Deenie's mother insist that she become? dancer student actress model

3. Where does the story take place? Elizabeth, New Jersey Dayton, Ohio New York City Chicago

4. Who is Deenie's sister? Kate Jan Myra Helen

5. What does Frank (her father) do for a living? cop vet fire fighter owns a gas station

6. What is it that Deenie's mother does NOT do? cook drive go to church sew

7. Who is Rae? Deenie's best friend Thelma's best friend Frank's sister Helen's boyfriend

8. What instrument does Buddy play at the mixer? drums piano sax flute

9. What is the question about that Deenie asked in secret for the gym discussion? puberty sexual harrassment abuse masturbation

10. Why doesn't Deenie become a cheerleader? she didn't try hard enough her mother found out she didn't even try out her spine is crooked

11. When the doctor tells Deenie she won't need the operation, he tells her she will need what? shock treatment Milwaukee Brace to give up modeling therapy

12. When Thelma finds out that Helen likes Joe, what does she do? tells Helen he was fired because they needed the extra money all the answers grounds Helen tells Helen she needs to focus on her grades and not boys

13. How long will Deenie have to wear the brace? her entire life one week four years six months

14. How is the best way for Deenie to sleep with the brace? on her right side flat on her back on her left side on her stomach

15. Out of a fit of rage, what does Deenie do when she comes home from the doctor's office after getting the brace? has a snack with her parents throws the brace into her closet, refusing to wear it. calls Buddy and cries cuts off her hair