Q 01/05

Which 1986 hit by the Swedish band Europe is Christopher's after-school band rehearsing in Pluto, from Auggie & Me?

A) Eye of the Tiger

B) Livin' on a Prayer

C) The Final Countdown

D) Don't Stop Believin'

Answer · why

C) The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown is the song the band has been practicing for the spring concert, until its older members push to swap it. Christopher's friend, wh...

Q 02/05

Pluto, the favorite stop in Christopher and Auggie's imaginary space voyages, was reclassified in 2006 as what?

A) A dwarf planet

B) A captured comet

C) A lost moon

D) An asteroid

Answer · why

A) A dwarf planet

A dwarf planet is what astronomers made Pluto in 2006, when they redefined the word planet. In the story, Auggie bursts into tears when his faith in t...

Q 03/05

What name does Julian give the cruel game in which classmates must not touch Auggie in The Julian Chapter?

A) Cooties

B) The Plague

C) The Curse

D) Zombie Tag

Answer · why

B) The Plague

The Plague is the game Julian starts at Beecher Prep: any student who touches Auggie must wash his hands at once. Mr. Tushman later cites it as part o...

Q 04/05

Promised a dog when the family left New York, which pet does Auggie's friend Christopher actually get in Pluto?

A) A goldfish

B) A guinea pig

C) A turtle

D) A hamster

Answer · why

D) A hamster

A hamster is all Christopher gets after the move, and he resents it. His mother had promised a dog while she was trying to win him over to the new hou...

Q 05/05

In Pluto, which gift for Auggie's fifth birthday starts his and Christopher's shared obsession with outer space?

A) An astronaut helmet

B) A toy telescope

C) A model space shuttle

D) A moon globe

Answer · why

A) An astronaut helmet

An astronaut helmet arrives on Auggie's fifth birthday, and he wears it every day. It launches what Christopher calls their space phase, with Pluto th...