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Quiz about Are You an Anybody
Quiz about Are You an Anybody

Are You an Anybody? Trivia Quiz


A quiz on the book "The Anybodies" by N.E. Bode. This is one of my very favorite books.

A multiple-choice quiz by bbmindi. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
bbmindi
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
306,671
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
200
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Question 1 of 10
1. When Fern was at her swimming lesson, what did the bat turn into? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was Mr. Harton hypnotized as? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What did Fern call her grandmother at first? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Fern meets her mother at the end of the book.


Question 5 of 10
5. The __________ is one of the other greatest Anybodies of all time and is disguised as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse. He cannot control his transformations well. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The song that the Bone sings goes like this: "Sweet, sweet, my sweet darling _________, where have you gone, where have you gone?" Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Why is "The Art of being Anybody" hard to understand? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Fern shakes her mother's diary in hopes of shaking out what? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. The Great Realdo often helps Anybodies in need by turning into something. What is it? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On which street do the Drudgers live? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. When Fern was at her swimming lesson, what did the bat turn into?

Answer: marble

Mrs. Lilliopole, Fern's swimming teacher tried to chase it with a net used for cleaning the pool. She saw it turn into a marble, too. Fern later learns that Mrs. Lilliopole was a disguise her father used to test her.
2. What was Mr. Harton hypnotized as?

Answer: chicken

Mr. Harton actually was a vacuum cleaner salesman hypnotized to think he was a chicken. Fern was puzzled by a man pecking at the Bone's lawn. Later, Fern and the Bone halfway turned him back into a salesman. He strutted and pecked his way down the street pulling his vacuum cleaner behind him.
3. What did Fern call her grandmother at first?

Answer: Mrs. Appleplum

Her grandmother's real name is Dorathea Gretel. She is also the Great Realdo, the greatest Anybody of all time, which is an anagram of her real name.
4. Fern meets her mother at the end of the book.

Answer: False

Her mother died giving birth to Fern. Fern will never meet her, but will always feel deeply connected to her.
5. The __________ is one of the other greatest Anybodies of all time and is disguised as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse. He cannot control his transformations well.

Answer: The Miser

The Miser is one of the greatest Anybodies of all time, next to the Great Realdo. He disguises himself as a guest at Dorathea's boardinghouse named Mr. Haiserblaitherness with a white beard, mustache, and huge bushy eyebrows.
6. The song that the Bone sings goes like this: "Sweet, sweet, my sweet darling _________, where have you gone, where have you gone?"

Answer: angel

Fern thinks that this song is about her mother. This is the only sign of having feelings that the Bone shows. He sings it all the time.
7. Why is "The Art of being Anybody" hard to understand?

Answer: All of these

The author, Oglethorp Henceforthtowith, is as hard to understand and as rambling as his name is. Fern writes her name under the THIS BOOK BELONGS TO: section.
8. Fern shakes her mother's diary in hopes of shaking out what?

Answer: her mother

Fern actually does shake out her grandmother's foot. And earlier she shook an angry redheaded fairy out of "The Complete Guide to Fairies".
9. The Great Realdo often helps Anybodies in need by turning into something. What is it?

Answer: butterfly

The Bone often says he sees a butterfly when he needs confidence.
10. On which street do the Drudgers live?

Answer: Tamed Hedge Road

One of the chapters is "Wild Drudgers on Tamed Hedge Road". Howard hypnotizes the Drudgers into thinking they are monkeys. Fern has to rescue him.
Source: Author bbmindi

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