Q 01/05

In The Boxcar Children, what name do the Alden siblings give the stray dog they adopt in the woods?

A) Scout

B) Patch

C) Watch

D) Buddy

Answer · why

C) Watch

Watch was named by Benny and guarded the boxcar like a watchdog. He had run away from a wealthy lady, who was so charmed by the children that she let ...

Q 02/05

Where do the four Alden orphans stop for the night before fleeing to the woods in The Boxcar Children?

A) A bakery

B) A church hall

C) A train depot

D) A hay loft

Answer · why

A) A bakery

A bakery took them in, but the children overheard the owners planning to keep the three eldest as workers and send Benny away, so they slipped out and...

Q 03/05

Which Alden child's serious illness finally brings the Boxcar Children to a doctor's house?

A) Benny

B) Violet

C) Henry

D) Jessie

Answer · why

B) Violet

Violet fell seriously ill, and the others feared a hospital would expose who they were. Henry ran for the doctor, who took her to his own house instea...

Q 04/05

At the end of The Boxcar Children, what does Grandfather Alden do with the boxcar to surprise his grandchildren?

A) Leaves it in the woods

B) Turns it into a shop

C) Gives it to the railroad

D) Moves it to his backyard

Answer · why

D) Moves it to his backyard

Moves it to his backyard: Mr. Alden had the boxcar restored, repainted and set up behind his house, even bringing along the old dead stump the childre...

Q 05/05

What job did Gertrude Chandler Warner, creator of The Boxcar Children, hold in Putnam from 1918 to 1950?

A) Town librarian

B) Railroad ticket clerk

C) First-grade teacher

D) Newspaper reporter

Answer · why

C) First-grade teacher

First-grade teacher was her job for 32 years. She read the story to her classes as she wrote it, rewriting it many times until the words were easy to ...