Q 01/05

In The Fourteenth Goldfish, how did Ellie's pet goldfish seem to survive for seven years?

A) It was a rare hardy breed

B) It was secretly replaced

C) It lived in a pond

D) It ate special food

Answer · why

B) It was secretly replaced

It was secretly replaced: Ellie's mother swapped in a new fish each time one died, and the one Ellie finally found dead in its bowl was the thirteenth...

Q 02/05

Which sport does Ellie's best friend take up in The Fourteenth Goldfish, leaving Ellie alone at lunch?

A) Soccer

B) Field hockey

C) Volleyball

D) Swimming

Answer · why

C) Volleyball

Volleyball becomes her passion and brings her new teammates to sit with, while Ellie flounders with no great enthusiasm of her own.

Q 03/05

Which cover story finally gets Ellie's team inside the lab in The Fourteenth Goldfish?

A) Pizza delivery

B) Pest control

C) Window cleaning

D) Mail delivery

Answer · why

A) Pizza delivery

Pizza delivery is Ellie's idea: they buy some pizzas and head for the lab, which is about to be sold, leaving little time to rescue the cooler inside.

Q 04/05

How does Melvin finally get rid of his age-reversing jellyfish at the end of The Fourteenth Goldfish?

A) Buries it at the beach

B) Mails it to a rival

C) Flushes it down the toilet

D) Returns it to the open ocean

Answer · why

C) Flushes it down the toilet

Flushes it down the toilet: Melvin decides Ellie is right that he has been off course about many things, then leaves to do some traveling.

Q 05/05

In The Fourteenth Goldfish, whom does Ellie's grandfather honor in the scientific name of his jellyfish?

A) His late wife

B) Himself

C) His daughter

D) His mentor

Answer · why

B) Himself

Himself: he calls the species T. melvinus, after his own first name, and schemes to get it out of the lab so he can carry on his work.