Q 01/05

In Red Kayak, which paint-flecked tool does Brady find while raking by the DiAngelos' boathouse?

A) A hacksaw

B) A drill

C) A chisel

D) A crowbar

Answer · why

B) A drill

A drill that had gone missing from Brady's father turns up spattered with red paint, and Brady realizes with a shock that someone may have bored holes...

Q 02/05

In Red Kayak, what did Brady's mother plant in the yard after her infant daughter died?

A) A weeping willow tree

B) A rose arbor

C) A butterfly garden

D) A vegetable patch

Answer · why

C) A butterfly garden

A butterfly garden gave her something to tend after the loss, and Mrs. DiAngelo plants one of her own once Brady explains how it helped.

Q 03/05

In Red Kayak, where does the judge send J.T. and Digger for at least nine months?

A) A military academy

B) A county jail

C) A group foster home

D) A forestry camp

Answer · why

D) A forestry camp

A forestry camp was a lighter outcome than Brady had feared: his lawyer had warned that the two boys could be held in a juvenile facility until they t...

Q 04/05

In Red Kayak, which charge do J.T. and Digger face in juvenile court over Ben's death?

A) Second-degree murder

B) Involuntary manslaughter

C) Reckless endangerment

D) Criminal negligence

Answer · why

A) Second-degree murder

Second-degree murder is the charge the judge reads out, and it stuns Brady, who had privately hoped his friends would face manslaughter instead.

Q 05/05

In Red Kayak, which figure of speech do Brady and J.T. swap as a joke after studying it at school?

A) Palindromes

B) Oxymorons

C) Spoonerisms

D) Malapropisms

Answer · why

B) Oxymorons

Oxymorons crop up at pivotal moments in the three boys' friendship, and Brady thinks of a final one as his friends wait to hear their sentence.