Q 01/05

In Girl, Stolen, Cheyenne's father is president of which real company, making her worth a ransom?

A) Intel

B) Amazon

C) Nike

D) Boeing

Answer · why

C) Nike

Nike is the company Cheyenne's father runs. The moment the car thieves find that out, they stop talking about letting her go and start working out a r...

Q 02/05

Which illness is Cheyenne already fighting when she is accidentally kidnapped in Girl, Stolen?

A) Pneumonia

B) Mononucleosis

C) Bronchitis

D) Strep throat

Answer · why

A) Pneumonia

Pneumonia saps Cheyenne's strength from the first page. She still turns the illness to her advantage, using it to win Griffin's sympathy.

Q 03/05

Why does Griffin not notice Cheyenne when he steals the car in Girl, Stolen?

A) The car is too dark

B) She is in the trunk

C) The seats are folded down

D) She is under a blanket

Answer · why

D) She is under a blanket

She is under a blanket, lying down sick on the back seat. The real teenager whose story inspired the book first thought a friend was playing a trick o...

Q 04/05

What must Cheyenne do to get away from Griffin's father at the climax of Girl, Stolen?

A) Swim a river

B) Drive a car

C) Climb a tree

D) Pick a lock

Answer · why

B) Drive a car

She has to drive a car, creeping a short way with the doors locked. April Henry gave the road a gravel surface so Cheyenne could tell it from pavement...

Q 05/05

Which famous author helped Girl, Stolen writer April Henry get a story published at age twelve?

A) Roald Dahl

B) Dr. Seuss

C) Judy Blume

D) Beverly Cleary

Answer · why

A) Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl liked her tale of a frog named Herman so much that he read it to an editor over lunch. The editor then asked to print it in a children's ma...