Q 01/05

Which poet inspires the nickname of Eric Voss, narrator of Posted, after a fifth-grade contest win?

A) Walt Whitman

B) Robert Frost

C) Langston Hughes

D) Emily Dickinson

Answer · why

B) Robert Frost

Robert Frost was the poet Eric imitated in a poem written after his father moved out, and a teacher's praise made the name stick.

Q 02/05

In Posted, what does Eric Voss call the cruel exchange of sticky notes that sweeps Branton Middle School?

A) A plague

B) A wildfire

C) A war

D) A flood

Answer · why

C) A war

A war is how Eric frames it, and the comparison runs deep: he likens middle school itself to a minefield.

Q 03/05

In Posted, what word does Eric Voss use for his tight circle of four misfit friends at lunch?

A) A tribe

B) A pack

C) A guild

D) A squad

Answer · why

A) A tribe

A tribe is Eric's word for the four boys, who drifted together because none of them fit into any other group.

Q 04/05

In Posted, Morgan Thompson's nickname, Wolf, is a nod to which famous composer?

A) Beethoven

B) Wagner

C) Chopin

D) Mozart

Answer · why

D) Mozart

Mozart, or Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in full, lends his first name to the level-headed musician of Eric's group.

Q 05/05

In Posted, a game-winning catch in which sport draws Bench from his old lunch table?

A) Baseball

B) Football

C) Basketball

D) Lacrosse

Answer · why

B) Football

Football finally makes a hero of Bench, who earned his nickname by spending most games sitting on the sidelines.