Q 01/05

The real town in Dead End in Norvelt was renamed in 1937 to honor which American woman?

A) Mary McLeod Bethune

B) Eleanor Roosevelt

C) Frances Perkins

D) Amelia Earhart

Answer · why

B) Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt is hidden in the name: Norvelt joins the last syllables of EleaNOR and RooseVELT. Residents chose it after the First Lady visited th...

Q 02/05

What physical reaction hits young Jack in Dead End in Norvelt every time he feels nervous?

A) Nosebleeds

B) Hiccups

C) Hives

D) Stuttering

Answer · why

A) Nosebleeds

Nosebleeds were real for the author too: Jack Gantos says he was famous as a boy for his splashy ones, with big wads of paper sticking out of his nose...

Q 03/05

In Dead End in Norvelt, what does grounded Jack type up for his elderly neighbor Miss Volker?

A) Love letters

B) Church sermons

C) Obituaries

D) Police reports

Answer · why

C) Obituaries

Obituaries are Miss Volker's passion, and each one ties a dead neighbor's life to an event in history. Her hands no longer work well enough to type, s...

Q 04/05

What does the ticket-writing town busybody ride around on in Jack Gantos's Dead End in Norvelt?

A) A police motorcycle

B) A riding mower

C) A mule cart

D) A giant tricycle

Answer · why

D) A giant tricycle

A giant tricycle carries him on his rounds, and he also uses it to deliver home-cooked dinners to the town's oldest residents.

Q 05/05

What kills a dancing biker on the road in Dead End in Norvelt, drawing his gang's revenge?

A) A cement truck

B) A freight train

C) A school bus

D) A hay wagon

Answer · why

A) A cement truck

A cement truck crushes him after he is seen dancing for miles down the road. His friends suspect he was murdered to keep the gang from moving into tow...