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Sarah Dessen's books often feature a teenager whose personality changes due to some personal tragedy.
4 Sarah Dessen quizzes and 50 Sarah Dessen trivia questions.
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  Sarah Dessen Books    
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Sarah Dessen is an amazing author for teenage girls. Here's an easy quiz covering her books. (Facts and trivia collected from novels, imdb.com, and Sarahdessen.com.)
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  "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen    
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This is a quiz all about Sarah Dessen's 2015 book "Saint Anything". Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, zebra101, Sep 23 15
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  Dreamland    
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This quiz is based on "Dreamland" a novel by Sarah Dessen. It is an intense book, but it is so real that you won't want to put it down.
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  What Happened to Goodbye    
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This is a quiz about one of the books from my favourite author, Sarah Dessen.
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trivia question Quick Question
What kind of party do Caitlin's mother and Boo throw each year?

From Quiz "Dreamland"




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Sarah Dessen Trivia Questions
1. What had Sydney's brother, Peyton, done to land him in prison at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: He hit someone while drunk driving.

Sydney Stanford was the book's main character. Her brother Peyton had been getting in more and more trouble with the law after he began high school. Prior to the beginning of the book, Peyton had spent a night drinking. On his way home, he hit a teenager named David Ibarra and paralyzed him from the waist down. The novel opened at his sentencing where he was sent to prison.

2. What is the name of the restaurant that Mclean and her dad are in at the beginning of the book?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: Luna Blu

Frazier Bakery is a smoothie place. Ray's Diner and Last Chance are restaurants from another one of Sarah Dessen's books, although Last Chance is mentioned in this book.

3. What is Caitlin's older sister's name?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Cassandra

Caitlyn always thought that Cass (Cassandra's nickname) got the interesting name. Cass was her idol, and when she leaves at the beginning of the book, on Caitlyn's birthday, it devistates her.

4. This book, Dessen's first, follows Haven through the trials of being 5'11" at the age of 15 and having a sister who is planning a wedding.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: That Summer

"That Summer" was Sarah Dessen's first book. While writing it, she wasn't aware that it would fall into the Young Adult genre, along with her many other books to come.

5. What was the name of the private school Sydney attended before transferring to the public high school?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: Perkins Day

For her junior year of high school, Sydney decided to transfer from Perkins Day, where she had gone to school her whole life, to Jackson High School. Her main reason behind wanting to transfer was so that she would not be known as Peyton's little sister. She didn't want to be associated with him after he went to prison.

6. What is the name of the waitress who serves Mclean and her dad?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: Tracey

She completely ignores them at first.

7. Who is Caitlin's best friend?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Rina

Caitin has known Rina since seventh grade when she moved to the town with her mother and stepdad number two.

8. In this book, cynical Halley falls in love with bad-boy Macon Faulkner. Scarlett struggles to deal with adult issues.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: Someone Like You

"Someone Like You" deals with many issues encountered during high school: breaking away from your parents, drugs, death, pregnancy. Teens everywhere relate to Halley and Scarlett's story.

9. What type of business did the Chatham family own?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: a pizza restaurant

The Chathams owned Seaside Pizza where Sydney had gone after her first day of school. There, she met Layla and Mac, who she quickly became friends with. Sydney spent a lot of time at the restaurant and even helped to make deliveries.

10. How do Mclean and Dave first "meet"? (The word meet is used loosely in this context.)

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: When Mclean walks to the patio in the new house, she sees him reading there

Technically, they just see each other. Dave was stretched out on a stack of patio furniture cushions.

11. What sport does Rina convince Caitlin to try out for?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Cheerleading

Rina talked Caitlin into trying out for cheerleading because Cass didn't do it while she was in High School.

12. In Dessen's third novel, Colie is insecure. She worries about her weight, her mother, and the way people perceive her. Eventually, she finds self-confidence.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: Keeping the Moon

"Keeping the Moon" teaches teenage girls to have confidence in themselves as Colie walks a path of self discovery.

13. What type of food was Layla obsessed with?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: French fries

Layla was very particular about the French fries she ate. She rated the fries of different places on many aspects such as seasonings, shape, and the type of ketchup. She also had a certain way of eating them and made her own special seasoning. Layla also really liked to eat YumYum lollipops.

14. What school did Dave previously go to?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: Kiffney-Brown

Kiffney-Brown is a school for super-smart students. It is also mentioned in other books from Sarah Dessen.

15. In this emotional story, Caitlin falls in with Rogerson Biscoe and quickly becomes attached to him. He's interesting and experienced, but he's dangerous, too.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: Dreamland

"Dreamland" is one of the more emotional and serious Sarah Dessen novels. The issues dealt with in the story are very real, and Dessen portrays them with amazing ease.

16. What was the name of Peyton's creepy friend who hung out at Sydney's house all the time?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: Ames

Although her parents loved Ames, Sydney was completely freaked out by him. He would say weird things to her and was always watching her. She hated being alone with him, though her parents often enlisted him to watch her while they were gone. Towards the end of the book, when Ames lost his job and was evicted, he came to live with Sydney's family. When he had stayed for so long and had not yet found a new job, Sydney's parents told him he had to leave. That night, when Sydney tried to sneak out to go met Layla and Mac, Ames attacked her and tried to kiss her before her father dragged him off of her.

17. Where does Mclean's mother want them to visit together with Peter and the twins?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: Colby

Colby is also the main setting for another of Sarah Dessen's books, "Along for the Ride".

18. Where does Caitlin meet Rogerson?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Gas station

Caitlin is with Rina and Kelly (Kelly is a fellow cheerleader) while Kelly cleans out her car. She asks Caitlin to get quarters for the money she gave her. Rogerson asks her for change for a ten. They briefly talk, and he notices her bruises from falling off of the pyramid earlier in the evening.

19. This Sarah Dessen novel is a love story. Remy is a heart-breaker. She's experienced, and it's her summer before college. She's going to have fun and not get attached to anyone. Then she meets Dexter.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: This Lullaby

"This Lullaby" is different from most other Dessen books. Remy is out-spoken and active. It's a love story overall that teaches the reader about faith.

20. What disease did Mrs. Chatham have?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: multiple sclerosis

Mrs. Chatham was a kind and thoughtful woman who had multiple sclerosis. Her kids, Rosie, Mac, and Layla, took turns helping her. She often had to go to the hospital and towards the end of the book, she had a heart attack. She liked to watch reality T.V. shows.

21. What, according to Dave, is a Freaking Everything?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: A muffin with everything under the sun

Dave used to work at Frazier's Bakery.

22. Who does Caitlin reject, for Rogerson?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Mike Evans

"Mike was a nice guy but very, very bland. Like a big saltine cracker." This is how Caitlin describes Mike Evans a running back, whom Rina wants Caitlin to hook up with.

23. In this book, Macy has an entire summer ahead of her filled with empty air. Her boyfriend is away, and she hates her job. A spur of the moment decision finds her working in the middle of chaos with people who have endearingly flawed personalities.

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: The Truth About Forever

"The Truth About Forever" is all about the perfection of imperfection. Macy learns about people's personalities and loving people for who they are.

24. What did Mac always wear around his neck?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: a Saint Bathilde pendant

Mac had gotten the Saint Bathilde pendant from his mother. Saint Bathilde is the patron saint of children. He wore the pendant to remind himself of when he was so fat the chain choked him.

25. What are Caitlin and Rogerson doing in the car, in front of her house?

From Quiz Dreamland

Answer: Making out

Caitlin and Rogerson are making out in his car, right in front of Caitlin's house. They stop because Caitlin is five minutes late, past her curfew.

26. Along with "That Summer", this novel was turned into the movie "How to Deal".

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: Someone Like You

"How to Deal", starring Mandy Moore, is based on both Haven, of "That Summer", and Halley, of "Someone Like You". It was released in 2003.

27. What had Mac found in the woods behind his house?

From Quiz "Saint Anything" by Sarah Dessen

Answer: a carousel

When he was losing weight, Mac would run in the woods and still did every day. One time he found an old carousel. At first, he kept it a secret, but eventually showed it to his sister and friends. They had no idea how it could have gotten there since it was in the middle of nowhere and not near a road. They made it run by pushing it.

28. How does Mclean get a bump on her nose?

From Quiz What Happened to Goodbye

Answer: She gets hit by the locker door from which she is trying to pull off a mirror

A rumour then spreads that Riley and Mclean had fought over Dave.

29. Which novel does not take place during the summer?

From Quiz Sarah Dessen Books

Answer: Someone Like You

"Someone Like You" starts at the beginning of Halley's sophomore year. "This Lullaby", "The Truth About Forever", and "Keeping the Moon" all fall in the summer months.

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