Q 01/05

Which accessory, inspired by a girl Rebecca Stead met on the street, does Bridge wear daily in Goodbye Stranger?

A) Cat ears

B) Fairy wings

C) A top hat

D) A red cape

Answer · why

A) Cat ears

Cat ears stay on Bridge's head from September to mid-February. Stead once complimented a stranger's pair, and the girl said she had worn them for a ye...

Q 02/05

On which snack cake did Bridge, Tab and Emily swear never to fight, a vow tested in Goodbye Stranger?

A) A Ding Dong

B) A Ho Ho

C) A Twinkie

D) A Devil Dog

Answer · why

C) A Twinkie

A Twinkie sealed the pact, and seventh grade strains it: Em is suddenly noticed by older boys while Tab throws herself into social justice.

Q 03/05

What happened to Bridge Barsamian at age eight, years before Goodbye Stranger begins, when she skated into the street?

A) A cyclist hit her

B) A car hit her

C) A dog knocked her over

D) She fell down steps

Answer · why

B) A car hit her

A car hit her, leaving 13 broken bones and a punctured lung, and the question of why she survived follows Bridge all the way into seventh grade.

Q 04/05

On which holiday does the mystery narrator of Goodbye Stranger skip school and avoid her friends for a whole day?

A) Halloween

B) April Fools' Day

C) Groundhog Day

D) Valentine's Day

Answer · why

D) Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is where every thread of the novel meets. It is also the birthday of Sherm's grandfather, the man whose messages he has been ignoring.

Q 05/05

Which nickname does Ms. Berman, the teacher Tab idolises in Goodbye Stranger, tell her students they may call her?

A) Berwoman

B) Berperson

C) Bersister

D) Berhuman

Answer · why

B) Berperson

Berperson suits a teacher who seems to have stepped out of a 1970s women's studies course. Tab soaks up every word, then applies the lessons badly.