Q 01/05

In A Mango-Shaped Space, what does Mia's younger brother Zack record on a detailed chart on his wall?

A) Hours of sleep

B) Hamburgers he has eaten

C) Books he has finished

D) Shooting stars he's seen

Answer · why

B) Hamburgers he has eaten

Hamburgers he has eaten at McDonald's, every one in his lifetime, are tallied on Zack's chart. Wendy Mass has said she always wished she had kept such...

Q 02/05

In A Mango-Shaped Space, what really inspired the name Mia gave the stray kitten she begged to keep?

A) The color of his eyes

B) The color of his wheeze

C) The color of his collar

D) His favorite fruit

Answer · why

B) The color of his wheeze

The color of his wheeze, an orange-yellow that Mia sees with every breath he takes, gave Mango his name. If anyone asks, though, she says it comes fro...

Q 03/05

In A Mango-Shaped Space, on the day of which family event did Mia first see the kitten Mango?

A) Her sister's graduation

B) Her parents' wedding anniversary

C) Her brother's birthday

D) Her grandfather's funeral

Answer · why

D) Her grandfather's funeral

Her grandfather's funeral is where the kitten turned up, sitting close to the grave. Mia believes a piece of Grandpa's soul lives on in Mango, who she...

Q 04/05

In A Mango-Shaped Space, why is Roger the only student who never asks what shade Mia sees in his name?

A) He is colorblind

B) He is too shy

C) He already knows it

D) He thinks she is lying

Answer · why

A) He is colorblind

He is colorblind, so the answer would mean nothing to him. Mia, who sees more shades than anyone at school, laughs that the two of them make quite a p...

Q 05/05

In A Mango-Shaped Space, what name fits the kitten whose yellowish sounds Mia sees at the end of the story?

A) Saffron

B) Honey

C) Mustard

D) Lemon

Answer · why

C) Mustard

Mustard is the shade Mia sees when the newborn kitten makes a sound, and he looks so much like Mango that the family takes him for Mango's son. Mia he...