Q 01/05

In George Washington's Socks, which vegetable does Matt Carlton hide in the sugar bowl to escape the dinner table?

A) Beets

B) Peas

C) Carrots

D) Spinach

Answer · why

B) Peas

Peas go into the sugar bowl, but his little sister Katie sees, so Matt invites her to the campout to keep her quiet. The story ends back at the same d...

Q 02/05

In George Washington's Socks, which item of Matt's does a shoeless young soldier with an infected foot trade for?

A) A wool sock

B) A hiking boot

C) A sneaker

D) A slipper

Answer · why

C) A sneaker

A sneaker changes hands: Matt gives up his left Reebok, and the soldier, who has never seen such a shoe, wraps Matt's stockinged foot in strips of clo...

Q 03/05

In George Washington's Socks, who shoots the kind Hessian guard moments after he pulls Katie off thin river ice?

A) A rebel soldier

B) A British officer

C) A fellow Hessian

D) A Tory farmer

Answer · why

A) A rebel soldier

A rebel soldier fires the shot, killing the one enemy who had shown the children kindness. It leaves Matt unsure which side in a war can be called the...

Q 04/05

In George Washington's Socks, which item found on Tony baffles American troops who recognize the face on it?

A) A postage stamp

B) A quarter

C) A nickel

D) A dollar bill

Answer · why

D) A dollar bill

A dollar bill carries General Washington's portrait, which the troops know at once, but its words about a United States of America mean nothing to the...

Q 05/05

After Katie tumbles from the rowboat in George Washington's Socks, what does the general wrap around her?

A) A blanket

B) His sash

C) A flag

D) His cape

Answer · why

D) His cape

His cape keeps the soaked girl warm as she sleeps in the boat. Matt later runs it back to the general, a good deed that helps clear the children when ...