Q 01/05

Publishers Weekly called 11 Birthdays a version of which comedy film for middle grade readers?

A) 50 First Dates

B) Groundhog Day

C) 13 Going on 30

D) Peggy Sue Got Married

Answer · why

B) Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day, the comedy about a weatherman stuck in one repeating day, was the magazine's shorthand for Amanda waking again and again on her elevent...

Q 02/05

Which day of the week do Amanda and Leo keep waking up to in the time-loop novel 11 Birthdays?

A) Monday

B) Wednesday

C) Friday

D) Sunday

Answer · why

C) Friday

Friday is the day that will not end: Amanda wakes expecting Saturday and finds the same school day waiting for her.

Q 03/05

Which Wizard of Oz character does Amanda have to dress as for her party in 11 Birthdays?

A) Dorothy

B) Glinda

C) Auntie Em

D) The Wizard

Answer · why

A) Dorothy

Dorothy is the costume Amanda's mother picked for the party, and Amanda dislikes the itchy outfit from the start.

Q 04/05

Which cartoon character is on the balloon that greets Amanda every morning in 11 Birthdays?

A) Thomas the Tank Engine

B) Dora the Explorer

C) Winnie-the-Pooh

D) SpongeBob SquarePants

Answer · why

D) SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants floats back into her room each morning even after she shuts the balloon away, her first sign that the day has reset.

Q 05/05

Which entertainer from Leo's party do Amanda and Leo suspect of causing the enchantment in 11 Birthdays?

A) A magician

B) A hypnotist

C) A fortune teller

D) A ventriloquist

Answer · why

B) A hypnotist

A hypnotist performed at Leo's party, so the pair track him down for answers, only to learn he knows nothing about the repeating day.