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Quiz about Jessi and the Awful Secret Babysitters Club

Jessi and the Awful Secret (Babysitters' Club) Quiz

In this Ann M. Martin book about the Babysitters' Club, Jessi volunteers at a dance class for underprivileged children but soon finds that one of her fellow volunteers has an awful secret.

A multiple-choice quiz by sadako_girl. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sadako_girl

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,243

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
510

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Question 1 of 10

1. What's the name of the teacher in charge of the dance class for underprivileged children? Hint

Madame Noelle

Madame Nicoise

Madame Glasse

Madame Dupre

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Mary's awful secret? Hint

She's got a drinking problem

She's anorexic

She doesn't want to be a ballerina

She steals

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Question 3 of 10

3. What's the name of the girl in the class who loves to bounce? Hint

Nora

Martha

Yvonne

Jane

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where do Jessi and the other kids go to eat after the Tuesday class? Hint

McDonald's

Burger King

Wendy's

A coffee shop

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Question 5 of 10

5. In Karen's 'Let's All Come In' game, which character does Nancy Dawes come as? Hint

Mrs. Noswimple

Princess Veronica from the land of Harmonica

Mrs. Mysterious

Lady Lava

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Mary says she can't join the others after class one Tuesday to grab a bite to eat, what excuse does she give? Hint

She doesn't like eating fatty food

She isn't feeling well

She has to go running

She has a lot of homework

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Question 7 of 10

7. What's the name of the recital that the kids eventually put on? Hint

The City Awakens

Dawn in the City

An Evening in New York

Morning in the City

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is Emily Michelle's new favorite thing to do in this book? Hint

Put away everything

Play Shark Attack

Throw temper tantrums

Imitate Karen

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the beginning of the book, Jessi blames the fact that ballerinas often have a uniform look on the preferences of what famous choreographer? Hint

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Jacques d'Amboise

Alvin Ailey

George Ballanchine

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which two kids get the scholarship at the end of the book? Hint

Martha and Yvonne

Martha and Devon

Yvonne and Devon

Devon and Jane

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What's the name of the teacher in charge of the dance class for underprivileged children?

Answer: Madame Dupre

Madame Dupre was the name of the dance teacher. Madame Noelle is Jessi's regular dance teacher.

2. What is Mary's awful secret?

Answer: She's anorexic

Mary has anorexia--a common, and deadly, disorder among girls her age with a tendency for perfection.

3. What's the name of the girl in the class who loves to bounce?

Answer: Yvonne

Yvonne loved to bounce--whether asked to execute a plie, pas de chat, she bounced.

4. Where do Jessi and the other kids go to eat after the Tuesday class?

Answer: Burger King

In spite of the fact that they all say that it's not the kind of food they normally eat, the Burger King is the closest place to the dance school.

5. In Karen's 'Let's All Come In' game, which character does Nancy Dawes come as?

Answer: Princess Veronica from the land of Harmonica

She's a new character who's been recently introduced. She has to play the harmonica all day for an evil wizard.

6. When Mary says she can't join the others after class one Tuesday to grab a bite to eat, what excuse does she give?

Answer: She has to go running

Mary mentions having to go running, despite the cold weather, due to her intense desire to lose weight.

7. What's the name of the recital that the kids eventually put on?

Answer: Morning in the City

Madame Dupre calls it 'Morning and the City' and uses the music of George Gerswhin.

8. What is Emily Michelle's new favorite thing to do in this book?

Answer: Put away everything

Or "Puway" as she likes to call it. Nanny wants to get her to learn to put her toys away, but the plan backfires when she ends up putting everything else away.

9. In the beginning of the book, Jessi blames the fact that ballerinas often have a uniform look on the preferences of what famous choreographer?

Answer: George Ballanchine

George Ballanchine's ballerinas, according to Jessi, are uniformly thin and oval faced, leading to intense pressure to conform to that ideal.

10. Which two kids get the scholarship at the end of the book?

Answer: Martha and Devon

It was Martha, who had the most natural talent, and Devon, who had an intense passion all his own.

Source: Author sadako_girl

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