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Quiz about Meet the Austins Madeline LEngle

"Meet the Austins" - Madeline L'Engle Quiz

This is the first book in a series of three featuring Vicky Austin and her family. They were my favourite as a child and teenager. There are spoilers if you haven't read it.

A multiple-choice quiz by westwingitis. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
westwingitis

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
271,153

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
185

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the project that John is making for the Science Fair with his Uncle Douglas? Hint

A rocket

A robot

A model volcano

A space suit

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the girl that comes to live with the Austins after her father dies in a jet accident? Hint

Maggie

Liz

Chloe

Tina

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Suzy do after she is read "Charlotte's Web" by her mother? Hint

Suzy tries to get the animals in the house to talk to her.

Suzy begs for a pet pig.

Suzy becomes a vegetarian.

Suzy protects all the spider webs in the house.

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of Rob's toy that Maggie destroys? Hint

Fluffy

Elephant's Child

Teddy

Mr Rochester

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Question 5 of 10

5. What part of her body did Vicky break riding her bike home at night? Hint

head

leg

arm

back

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Uncle Douglas arrives with a girl to visit with the Austins, what is Vicky's father's made up name when he pretends to be the butler? Hint

Jeeves

Bob

Olga

Grooves

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Question 7 of 10

7. What type of difficult weather occurred during the visit of Uncle Douglas and his girl, that meant they had no running water? Hint

thunder storm

ice storm

hurricane

heat wave

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Question 8 of 10

8. What sort of building was converted to make the home of Vicky's grandfather on the island? Hint

hospital

boatshed

stable

barn

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of the Coast Guard Commander who helps them find Rob when he goes missing? Hint

Rodney

Eddy

Geoff

William

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the book, does Maggie get to stay with the Austin family?

Yes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the project that John is making for the Science Fair with his Uncle Douglas?

Answer: A space suit

John wants to be a scientist when he grows up.

2. What is the name of the girl that comes to live with the Austins after her father dies in a jet accident?

Answer: Maggie

Maggie is very different from the other children, especially as she is an only child and the Austin family already had four children.

3. What does Suzy do after she is read "Charlotte's Web" by her mother?

Answer: Suzy becomes a vegetarian.

Suzy is very upset at the thought of Wilbur being eaten, and then can't eat meat herself.

4. What is the name of Rob's toy that Maggie destroys?

Answer: Elephant's Child

Maggie just wanted to see how it worked, but was very rough with it and broke it.

5. What part of her body did Vicky break riding her bike home at night?

Answer: arm

Vicky broke her arm and knocked some of her teeth about when riding home in the dark. She gave John quite a fright when she arrived home screaming.

6. When Uncle Douglas arrives with a girl to visit with the Austins, what is Vicky's father's made up name when he pretends to be the butler?

Answer: Grooves

They all play dress-ups when they go to the railway station to pick up Uncle Doug and the girl to see if she has a sense of humour.

7. What type of difficult weather occurred during the visit of Uncle Douglas and his girl, that meant they had no running water?

Answer: ice storm

The power went off as well, so they ate their meals off paper plates in front of the big fireplace.

8. What sort of building was converted to make the home of Vicky's grandfather on the island?

Answer: stable

It still had some stalls, and these made great storage for her grandfather's library in sections.

9. What is the name of the Coast Guard Commander who helps them find Rob when he goes missing?

Answer: Rodney

He stowed away on the ferry going back to the mainland with a large family.

10. At the end of the book, does Maggie get to stay with the Austin family?

Answer: Yes

Maggie's grandfather had decided that he may want to look after her himself and so Vicky's parents went to New York with Douglas to talk to her grandfather and some lawyers and reach a decision.

Source: Author westwingitis

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