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Quiz about Betty Smith  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Quiz about Betty Smith  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith - "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" Quiz


The first quiz about my all time favorite book, "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn".

A multiple-choice quiz by allyalexmch. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
allyalexmch
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
202,723
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
562
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who is Francie named after? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What colour was the bowl in the library that Francie was so fond of? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What did it say Johnny died from, on his death certificate? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What reason did Katie give Francie when she asked why she needed to get vaccinated? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Why did Katie insist Neeley go to school, even though he didn't want to but Francie did? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Where was Francie's favorite place to read? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. True or False, Francie's real name is Mary.


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the name of the soldier who pretended to love Francie? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What nationality was the baby Sissy adopted? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who/what was Annie Laurie named after? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is Francie named after?

Answer: Johnny's brother's fiancee

Johnny's brother died, leaving behind his fiancee whose name would have been Frances Nolan, so Johnny decided to name his daughter this to make the fiancee feel better.

Special thanks to LilahDeDah for her valuable correction
2. What colour was the bowl in the library that Francie was so fond of?

Answer: brown

The janitor would always put flowers in the brown bowl on the librarian's desk, different flowers for every season.
3. What did it say Johnny died from, on his death certificate?

Answer: pneumonia

Although Johnny died of both alcoholism and pneumonia, Katie convinced the doctor to just put pneumonia on the certificate so her children wouldn't need to be embarrassed.
4. What reason did Katie give Francie when she asked why she needed to get vaccinated?

Answer: So you can tell your right arm from your left arm

Francie became upset when she found out she needed to go by herself to get vaacinated and wanted to know why she had to go.
5. Why did Katie insist Neeley go to school, even though he didn't want to but Francie did?

Answer: Francie wanted to go, so she would find a way on her own

Neeley didn't want to go back to achool, so Katie said he must go or else he never would get an education. Katie knew Francie would manage to get an education on her own.
6. Where was Francie's favorite place to read?

Answer: The fire escape

Francie thought that it was like living in a tree when she sat on her balcony, because the top of the tree growing in the courtyard came up to her balcony.
7. True or False, Francie's real name is Mary.

Answer: True

Francie found out her name was Mary Frances Nolan after she lied about her name being Mary to get a doll.
8. What was the name of the soldier who pretended to love Francie?

Answer: Lee

Lee told Francie that he loved her while he was stationed in Brooklyn, but Francie later found out that he was engaged.
9. What nationality was the baby Sissy adopted?

Answer: Italian

She adopted her first baby from an unmarried Italian girl, and tried to convince everybody that she gave birth to it.
10. Who/what was Annie Laurie named after?

Answer: One of Johnny's songs.

"Twas there that Annie Laurie/ Gave me her promise true."
Source: Author allyalexmch

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