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Mango Shaped Space Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the book "A Mango Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass. Have fun!

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

Author
CliqueFan

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
275,196

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
189

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What disease does Mia have that she didn't tell anybody about until she was a teenager? Hint

Bulimia

Autism

ADHD

Synesthesia

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Question 2 of 10

2. What color does Billy say Mia's name is? Hint

Purple and orange

Freshly-piled hay

Grass and peppermint

Pink and green

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Question 3 of 10

3. What color does Mia's sister dye her hair to feel closer to nature? Hint

Brown

Black

Red

Blonde

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does Zack keep a chart of? Hint

The colors that Mia sees

Colors that the oldest sister dyes her hair

Hamburgers that he's eaten

The clocks in Mia's room

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Question 5 of 10

5. How do they take Mango to the hospital, where he dies? Hint

Helicopter

Car

Snow plow

Walk

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who does Mango contain part of? Hint

Mia

Nobody

Grams

Grandpa

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Question 7 of 10

7. Why does Jenna get mad at Mia? Hint

She insulted her father's new girlfriend

She didn't tell her about synesthesia before anyone else and she didn't go to her party

Jenna didn't like the color of her name

Jenna thought Mia was lying about the colors

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why did Mia name her cat Mango? Hint

His orange eyes

The color of his sounds

Her grandfather liked that fruit

The cat had orange fur

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which one of Jenna's family members is dead? Hint

Father

Brother

Sister

Mother

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name Mia was thinking of for her new cat? Hint

Mustard

Tweety

Mango II

What new cat?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What disease does Mia have that she didn't tell anybody about until she was a teenager?

Answer: Synesthesia

After meeting with several doctors and counselors, they finally determine that Mia has a disease called synesthesia causing her to have "colored hearing".

2. What color does Billy say Mia's name is?

Answer: Purple and orange

Grass and peppermint was the color of Jenna's name, the principal's name was the color of freshly-piled hay, and Adam describes to Mia that he sees pink and green when he eats chocolate.

3. What color does Mia's sister dye her hair to feel closer to nature?

Answer: Red

Mia's older sister explains that redheads are closer to nature and asks Mia if she want her hair dyed.

4. What does Zack keep a chart of?

Answer: Hamburgers that he's eaten

There were several mentions of Zack's hamburger chart in the book, and the newspaper even did a story on it.

5. How do they take Mango to the hospital, where he dies?

Answer: Helicopter

The family can't drive because there is a storm so they fly Mango to the hospital in a helicopter.

6. Who does Mango contain part of?

Answer: Grandpa

Since Mia found the cat, Mango, at her grandfather's funeral, she believes that Mango holds part of her grandfather, which is why she put Mango in the painting of him.

7. Why does Jenna get mad at Mia?

Answer: She didn't tell her about synesthesia before anyone else and she didn't go to her party

The two main fights between Mia and Jenna in the book are when Mia goes to the synesthesia party instead of Jenna's and the fact that Jenna wasn't the first to find out that Mia saw colors.

8. Why did Mia name her cat Mango?

Answer: The color of his sounds

Mia says that everyone thinks Mango was named for his eyes but it was actually the color of his meows and purrs.

9. Which one of Jenna's family members is dead?

Answer: Mother

Jenna and her dad are really close because of her dead mother.

10. What is the name Mia was thinking of for her new cat?

Answer: Mustard

Mia thinks about Mustard because the color of the meows and purrs, but who names a cat Mustard? That night she has a dream and smells mustard when she wakes up.

Source: Author CliqueFan

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