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Quiz about Gracies Girl by Ellen Wittlinger
Quiz about Gracies Girl by Ellen Wittlinger

"Gracie's Girl" by Ellen Wittlinger Quiz


This is a quiz about the book, "Gracie's Girl" by Ellen Wittlinger. I hope you do well!

A multiple-choice quiz by nickel14. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
nickel14
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
187,923
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
159
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Question 1 of 15
1. What board game were Ethan and Bess playing all summer long? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. At Bess' school, there is a mean, snobby girl. Her first name is Kimberly. What is her last name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What scared Bess away from the soup kitchen when she was younger? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What is the full name of the lady Bess wanted to help at the soup kitchen? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. True or False: Kimberly from Bess' school likes walking around in high heels.


Question 6 of 15
6. What do Ethan and Bess bring to Gracie behind the supermarket dumpster for the first time. Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Gracie had a husband who died. What was his first name?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 15
8. After Gracie's husband died, she moved in with someone else. Who was that? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. How did Gracie become homeless? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Where does Gracie sleep, before Bess moves her? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Where does Bess move Gracie to? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What drink does Gracie like a lot at the Soup Kitchen? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What night does Bess bring Gracie food in the Zone Annex?

Answer: (Not on a Weekend)
Question 14 of 15
14. What condition does Gracie die of? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What did they name the new women's shelter? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What board game were Ethan and Bess playing all summer long?

Answer: Monopoly

Ethan was always winning, but he wanted to keep playing. Everytime Bess had no money left, Ethan handed her a couple of one-hundred dollar bills. This is exactly what my own brother does.
2. At Bess' school, there is a mean, snobby girl. Her first name is Kimberly. What is her last name?

Answer: Pringle

Kimberly hangs out with all the popular, preppy girls. She is a loudmouth snob. Bess does NOT like her.
3. What scared Bess away from the soup kitchen when she was younger?

Answer: A man who lost his dentures in the garbage

Bess was so scared that she just went running, and her parents never made her go back to the soup kitchen until 6th grade.
4. What is the full name of the lady Bess wanted to help at the soup kitchen?

Answer: Grace Jarvis Battle

Grace was proud of her name. She liked to tell everyone that she was Gracie, Grace Jarvis Battle.
5. True or False: Kimberly from Bess' school likes walking around in high heels.

Answer: False

At the school play, Kimberly says that she hates walking in high heels.
6. What do Ethan and Bess bring to Gracie behind the supermarket dumpster for the first time.

Answer: Donuts and Orange Juice

It was Ethan's idea. The orange juice was not meant to be for Gracie, but she took it anyway.
7. Gracie had a husband who died. What was his first name?

Answer: Ernest

Ernest was always drunk. He had a business, but when he died, everything had to be sold to pay off debts.
8. After Gracie's husband died, she moved in with someone else. Who was that?

Answer: Her Sister

Gracie moved in with her only sister. She had no money, and not many of her own possesions.
9. How did Gracie become homeless?

Answer: The person she was living with became sick and died

Gracie made up a story that she had a niece who wouldn't take her in. She didn't want to believe the truth.
10. Where does Gracie sleep, before Bess moves her?

Answer: On the loading dock at the supermarket

Only men are allowed at the Derby street shelter, so Gracie has nowhere to sleep.
11. Where does Bess move Gracie to?

Answer: The Zone Annex

Since the lock is broken, and nobody goes down there, Bess moves Gracie to the Zone Annex. Gracie calls it her little house.
12. What drink does Gracie like a lot at the Soup Kitchen?

Answer: Coffee

Gracie said that she can drink 3 or 4 cups of coffee.
13. What night does Bess bring Gracie food in the Zone Annex?

Answer: Thursday

Every Thursday night, Bess and her older brother Willy bring food to Gtacie. They bring apples, bread and juice.
14. What condition does Gracie die of?

Answer: Heart Failure

The janitor changed the locks. Gracie couldn't get into the Zone Annex. However, she died of heart failure, not Hypothermia.
15. What did they name the new women's shelter?

Answer: Gracie's Place

Bess made up the name. Gracie's friends is the group that helps support the new shelter, and The End of the Road Shelter is what Willy wanted to call it. Bess' father wanted to name the shelter after Bess' mother.
Source: Author nickel14

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