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Reasons to be Cheerful Trivia Quiz

Cheerful, happy, joyous, glad - these words pop into my mind when I hear the name Pollyanna. Eleanor H. Porter wrote a marvellous book about this girl who taught everyone to play the glad game. This quiz reminds us some of the reasons to be glad.

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

Author
naerulinnupesa

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,539

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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170

Question 1 of 10

1. Pollyanna's father taught her to play this game after she'd got a pair of crutches instead of a doll. What reason for being glad did he point out? Hint

She needed them.

Her father found a different use for them.

The person who donated them didn't need them.

She didn't need them.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Nancy hated Monday mornings. Why then did Pollyanna suggest that Nancy should be very happy on Mondays? Hint

Because everybody loves Mondays

Because it's fun to do laundry

Because the next Monday is a week away

Because Pollyanna loves Mondays

3. Nancy also didn't like her name very much. She would have preferred a more beautiful name. Pollyanna told her that Nancy is far better than Mrs White's first name. Which name did she have in mind? Hint

Hephzibah

Florabelle

Clarissa Mabelle

Estelle

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Question 4 of 10

4. Aunt Polly sent some food to Mrs Snow every Thursday. Nancy told Pollyanna that Mrs Snow was never content with the food she got. What did the girl decide to bring her, so that she could finally get what she wanted? Hint

Chicken

Lamb broth

Calf's-foot jelly

A bit of each dish

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Question 5 of 10

5. Pollyanna met a man named John Pendleton who wasn't too polite at first. One day she found him lying down in the woods having broken his leg, and helped him. Later Pollyanna visited him and then tried to find something that Mr Pendleton could be glad about. Which of the following did the man himself think of? Hint

He didn't break both legs.

He isn't a centipede and hasn't broken 50 legs.

Broken legs heal relatively fast.

It's good to have people who help him.

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Question 6 of 10

6. After John Pendleton's accident he and Pollyanna became friends. She became a frequent visitor in his house and one day he showed her something that made Pollyanna very excited and happy. What was it? Hint

A skeleton in his closet

Glass pendants from a candelabrum

Porte-cochere

An extraordinary book

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pollyanna was so convinced of her aunt's goodness that she thought Aunt Polly would take just about anyone to live with them. She reckoned it made her aunt glad. Which of the following did Pollyanna NOT bring home hoping Aunt Polly would let them stay for good? Hint

Jimmy Bean

A hamster

A cat

A dog

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Question 8 of 10

8. One person told Pollyanna that the presence of a child turns a house into home. For that reason, and on Pollyanna's request, this person decided to adopt Jimmy Bean. Which of these people did it? Hint

A member of the Ladies' Aid

Thomas Chilton

Polly Harrington

John Pendleton

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Question 9 of 10

9. While talking to Paul Ford, Pollyanna explained how her Dad got the idea of the glad game. He'd counted what he called "the rejoicing texts" in the Bible and concluded that God really wants people to be glad. How many such texts had he found? Hint

800

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the end of the book Pollyanna wrote a letter to Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom. Which of the following was she NOT glad and excited to write about? Hint

Her aunt getting married by her bedside

Losing the use of her legs temporarily

Finding herself a boyfriend

Being able to walk again

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pollyanna's father taught her to play this game after she'd got a pair of crutches instead of a doll. What reason for being glad did he point out?

Answer: She didn't need them.

That's how Pollyanna learned to play the glad game.

2. Nancy hated Monday mornings. Why then did Pollyanna suggest that Nancy should be very happy on Mondays?

Answer: Because the next Monday is a week away

It's not the day itself that was so dislikable. It was the amount of laundry Nancy had to do.

Answer: Hephzibah

Mrs Hephzibah White wasn't happy about her name because her husband used to call her Hep-Hep, and she had a feeling he'll yell 'Hurrah!' next. Florabelle and Estelle were Nancy's sisters and she wanted her own name to be Clarissa Mabelle ... until Pollyanna showed her the appeal of the name Nancy. She also had a brother named Algernon.

Answer: A bit of each dish

Mrs Snow was used to getting one of them every week and then asking for something else. So she was rather taken by surprise when Pollyanna asked what she would like to eat and gave her a selection of all three.

Answer: He isn't a centipede and hasn't broken 50 legs.

It was a somewhat sarcastic remark. But it made Pollyanna "chuckle" ... and made me laugh, too. :) The other suggestions were made by Pollyanna.

Answer: Glass pendants from a candelabrum

He removed the 12 prism pendants from the candle-stick and told Pollyanna to hang them in front of the window. The sun shining through them filled the room with tiny rainbows. No wonder she was so happy!

Answer: A hamster

Pollyanna brought home a cat and a dog and talked Aunt Polly into keeping them. They were called Fluffy and Buffy. However, Aunt Polly drew a strict line when Pollyanna encouraged her to take in a boy called Jimmy Bean as well.

Answer: John Pendleton

This decision brought much joy to all of them.

Answer: 800

Stunning? Perhaps. Here are a few examples of such texts (as presented in New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures):
"Rejoice and leap for joy, since YOUR reward is great in the heavens; for in that way they persecuted the prophets prior to YOU." (Matthew 5:12)
"But let my own soul be joyful in Jehovah; let it exult in his salvation." (Psalm 35:9)
"Rejoice in the hope. Endure under tribulation. Persevere in prayer." (Romans 12:12)
Only 797 more to go :)

10. At the end of the book Pollyanna wrote a letter to Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom. Which of the following was she NOT glad and excited to write about?

Answer: Finding herself a boyfriend

Pollyanna had lost the ability to walk in a car accident. After receiving proper treatment in a special hospital she started to walk again. She was glad about losing her legs for a short period of time, because afterwards she appreciated having them so much more. And while she was still in the hospital, Aunt Polly and Tom Chilton got married there so that Pollyanna could be present at the wedding.

Source: Author naerulinnupesa

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