Q 01/05

In Counting by 7s, which language does Willow Chance teach herself so she can talk with her new friend Mai?

A) Vietnamese

B) Korean

C) Indonesian

D) Mandarin

Answer · why

A) Vietnamese

Vietnamese is Mai's native tongue, and Willow practices until she can greet her in it outside the counseling office. Mai is impressed, and a friendshi...

Q 02/05

In Counting by 7s, what kind of sudden tragedy kills Willow Chance's adoptive parents, Jimmy and Roberta?

A) A house fire

B) A boating accident

C) A car crash

D) A gas explosion

Answer · why

C) A car crash

A car crash takes both parents on the same afternoon, while Willow is out with friends. She comes home to find police officers waiting with the news.

Q 03/05

In Counting by 7s, what result on a standardized test makes Willow Chance's new teacher suspect cheating?

A) Heavy erasure marks

B) A perfect score

C) Two matching papers

D) A sudden improvement

Answer · why

B) A perfect score

A perfect score on the standardized test gets Willow sent to counselor Dell Duke as a suspected cheat. He soon realizes she simply knew every answer.

Q 04/05

In Counting by 7s, what kind of business does Pattie Nguyen, mother of Mai and Quang-ha, own and run?

A) A noodle shop

B) A dry cleaner

C) A flower stall

D) A nail salon

Answer · why

D) A nail salon

A nail salon called Happy Polish Nails is Pattie's livelihood, and her children walk there after Quang-ha's counseling. Willow, too grief-stricken for...

Q 05/05

In Counting by 7s, which flowers does Willow Chance grow first when she returns to gardening after her loss?

A) Marigolds

B) Sunflowers

C) Snapdragons

D) Zinnias

Answer · why

B) Sunflowers

Sunflowers grown from one packet of seeds that Dell buys are her first step back. The seedlings later move into the apartment courtyard, the start of ...