Q 01/05

In Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts, which illness does Cat's sister Maya have, the reason the family moves to the coast?

A) Severe asthma

B) Cystic fibrosis

C) Type 1 diabetes

D) Muscular dystrophy

Answer · why

B) Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is something Maya was born with, and it has no cure. Even so, she is the adventurous sister of the two, while healthy Cat is the cauti...

Q 02/05

In Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts, which fizzy drink does Carlos bring on his tour because the shy spirits cannot resist it?

A) Orange soda

B) Tamarind soda

C) Root beer

D) Pineapple soda

Answer · why

A) Orange soda

Orange soda is the spirits' great weakness: Carlos hands Maya a bottle and an opener, and the shy figures crowd round her at once.

Q 03/05

On Halloween in Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts, Cat dresses up as which Day of the Dead icon?

A) La Llorona

B) La Malinche

C) La Catrina

D) La Adelita

Answer · why

C) La Catrina

La Catrina, the grand lady of the Day of the Dead, began as a print mocking Mexico's wealthy. Cat only learns she shares the name after moving to Bahí...

Q 04/05

In Raina Telgemeier's Ghosts, where does Carlos take Cat and Maya on the tour that first shows them real spirits?

A) A coastal cave

B) An old lighthouse

C) An old mission

D) A shipwreck

Answer · why

C) An old mission

An old mission is where the town's spirits like to gather. Critics said the book glossed over the harsh history of California's missions, and Telgemei...

Q 05/05

Before Ghosts, which Raina Telgemeier memoir, begun as a weekly webcomic, first made her name?

A) Smile

B) Sisters

C) Drama

D) Guts

Answer · why

A) Smile

Smile began as a weekly webcomic about knocking out her front teeth and the years of dental work that followed. Ghosts was a sharp turn from that true...