Q 01/05

In Joan Bauer's Stand Tall, Tree's grandfather is haunted by friends he lost fighting in which war?

A) Vietnam War

B) Korean War

C) World War II

D) Gulf War

Answer · why

A) Vietnam War

The Vietnam War changed Grandpa's life for good, and he talks about it often, using what combat taught him to coach Tree through hard times.

Q 02/05

Joan Bauer handed her editor the first draft of Stand Tall just three days before which event?

A) Hurricane Katrina

B) The Oklahoma City bombing

C) The September 11 attacks

D) The Columbine shooting

Answer · why

C) The September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks came three days after Bauer delivered the draft. She later said finishing the novel helped her work through the fear and grie...

Q 03/05

Which natural disaster strikes Tree's hometown in Stand Tall, giving him the chance to be a hero?

A) A tornado

B) A wildfire

C) An earthquake

D) A flood

Answer · why

D) A flood

A flood swamps the town, and afterwards Grandpa's veteran friends put up a sign welcoming neighbours home and promising that everyone will pull throug...

Q 04/05

In Joan Bauer's Stand Tall, what is the real name of the towering twelve-year-old nicknamed Tree?

A) Mickey Vernon

B) Sam Benton

C) Tanner Cobb

D) Jeremiah Lopper

Answer · why

B) Sam Benton

Sam Benton has always been the tallest in his class, and the nickname stuck so firmly that it is now what everyone calls him.

Q 05/05

Because of his height in Stand Tall, which sport does everyone wrongly expect Tree to be good at?

A) Volleyball

B) Football

C) Basketball

D) High jump

Answer · why

C) Basketball

Basketball is the sport his school's coach expects him to lead, yet Tree is not very athletic and has never really fitted in on the team.