Q 01/05

In The Library Card, what color is the mysterious card that changes four young lives?

A) Gold

B) Red

C) Blue

D) Silver

Answer · why

C) Blue

Blue is the color of the card that mysteriously appears in the life of each young person. It steers all four of them toward books.

Q 02/05

In The Library Card, what does television-starved Brenda put in her mouth to pick up a signal?

A) A rabbit-ears antenna

B) A wire coat hanger

C) A portable radio aerial

D) A cable box plug

Answer · why

A) A rabbit-ears antenna

A rabbit-ears antenna goes into her mouth after the family set is unplugged for a week. It is one of the desperate, comic moments before Brenda starts...

Q 03/05

In The Library Card, what kind of vehicle does a teenage runaway hijack with April Mendez aboard?

A) A school bus

B) A bookmobile

C) An ice cream truck

D) A mail van

Answer · why

B) A bookmobile

A bookmobile is the target, and April Mendez comes across it while out on a hike. The angry, confused teenager behind the hijacking ends up as her fri...

Q 04/05

In The Library Card, which crop grows on the farm that April Mendez's family moves to?

A) Pumpkins

B) Strawberries

C) Sweet corn

D) Mushrooms

Answer · why

D) Mushrooms

Mushrooms are the crop, and the move leaves April Mendez feeling isolated in the country. She is a city girl who loves books, which matters once a str...

Q 05/05

In The Library Card, where does the homeless boy Sonseray live while drifting from town to town?

A) In a tent

B) In a motel

C) In a car

D) In a barn

Answer · why

C) In a car

In a car is where Sonseray lives, with no steady home and no lasting friends. Taking out a book finally gives him a refuge from loneliness.