Q 01/05

In Nightjohn, what does the newly arrived John ask for in exchange for teaching Sarny the alphabet?

A) Tobacco

B) Whiskey

C) Sugar

D) Coffee

Answer · why

A) Tobacco

Tobacco is his price for the first lesson. Sarny has some only because she uses shredded leaf to keep bugs off the flower beds.

Q 02/05

Why is John, the man who escaped and came back, given the name Nightjohn in Gary Paulsen's novel?

A) He hunts at night

B) He teaches at night

C) He was born at midnight

D) He works the night watch

Answer · why

B) He teaches at night

He teaches at night, tracing shapes in the dirt while the rest of the quarters sleep. Daylight belongs to the fields, and being caught with a lesson b...

Q 03/05

In Gary Paulsen's novel Nightjohn, what does Waller do to John for teaching Sarny to write?

A) Brands him on the cheek

B) Cuts off a thumb

C) Cuts off two toes

D) Blinds him in one eye

Answer · why

C) Cuts off two toes

Cuts off two toes, one from each foot, with a hammer and chisel in front of the other workers. Three days later John runs anyway, in shoes he has made...

Q 04/05

Which cable network premiered the film version of Nightjohn in June 1996 as one of its Premiere Films?

A) USA Network

B) The Family Channel

C) Disney Channel

D) Nickelodeon

Answer · why

C) Disney Channel

Disney Channel aired it on June 1, 1996, and the film does not look away: a whipping and a maiming both happen in the story.

Q 05/05

In Nightjohn, which word does Sarny proudly scratch in the dirt, leading Waller to catch her writing?

A) CAB

B) BAG

C) DAD

D) BED

Answer · why

B) BAG

BAG is the first word she ever makes, built from the seven letters John has taught her so far. One careless moment with it brings punishment down on t...