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"Runner": a YA Novel Trivia Quiz

Carl Deuker wrote "Runner", a YA novel concerning a teen who lives on a boat with his father and finds the easy money he is earning has hard consequences attached.

A multiple-choice quiz by shs05. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
shs05

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
306,945

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
167

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is Chance's best friend? Hint

Robert

Michelle

Melissa

Mandy

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the boat that belongs to Chance and his father? Hint

Tiny Tim

Little Tony

Tiny Dancer

Big Sunny

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Question 3 of 10

3. How often does Chance run? Hint

when he is depressed

only when he feels like it

every other day

every day

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Question 4 of 10

4. No one dies in the story.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. What turns out to be in the packages that Chance picks up? Hint

plastic explosives

cocaine

gems

counterfeit money

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the name of the tavern Chance's father would go and hang out at? Hint

Red Lion

Sloop Tavern

Drunken Clam

Pizza Hut

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Question 7 of 10

7. What school did Chance attend? Hint

Franklin High School

Chaplin High School

Renton High School

Lincoln High School

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the name of Chance's mother's friend? Hint

Ellen

Micky

Kim

Chelly

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the teacher Chance mentioned most? Hint

Mr. Connery

Mr. Knight

Mr. Arnold

Ms. Humburger

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Question 10 of 10

10. What city does the book take place? Hint

Cancun

Virginia

Seattle

Bahamas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is Chance's best friend?

Answer: Melissa

Chance has a difficult time making friends, yet he begins a friendship with Melissa. Chance and Melissa come opposite backgrounds and social circumstances, and Chance wrestles with the shame of where he lives.

2. What is the name of the boat that belongs to Chance and his father?

Answer: Tiny Dancer

Chance and his father live on a dilapidated sailboat moored in Seattle's bay. They are about one step from homelessness, since Chance's father is an alcoholic and has a difficult time holding a job for long. The boat is named after Elton John's song "Tiny Dancer".

3. How often does Chance run?

Answer: every day

Chance finds running to be a way to get away from his circumstances, even if it is temporary. Ironically, it is running, something that is good for a person, that gets him into a bad situation.

4. No one dies in the story.

Answer: false

Several people die in the story. One is a young man whom Chance had problems with, and the other is someone quite close to Chance.

5. What turns out to be in the packages that Chance picks up?

Answer: plastic explosives

Chance begins picking up packages from a designated cache, as part of his daily run. Although he is instructed not to open them he becomes curious and discovers the contents to be plastic explosives and not drugs.

6. What was the name of the tavern Chance's father would go and hang out at?

Answer: Sloop Tavern

Chance's father would try to remain dry, yet it was difficult for him not to hang out with his buddies at the Sloop Tavern.

7. What school did Chance attend?

Answer: Lincoln High School

Chance attended Lincoln High School located in the Seattle area.

8. What was the name of Chance's mother's friend?

Answer: Kim

Chance's mother divorced his father,and there is no contact between them. Kim, a friend of his mother's, works as a waitress at one of the local eateries, and keeps an eye out for Chance.

9. Who was the teacher Chance mentioned most?

Answer: Mr. Arnold

Mr. Arnold teaches World Issues, and he reminds Chance of his father, except that Mr. Arnold is cleaner, works out, and has a job. Mr. Arnold introduces the topic of terrorism and how even Seattle could be a site for terrorist activity.

10. What city does the book take place?

Answer: Seattle

Seattle is a great setting for this book since it is a major port city, and explores the possibilities of terrorism using the ports available.

Source: Author shs05

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