Noughts and Crosses Quizzes

Noughts and Crosses Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Noughts and Crosses?
Alice Walker

Malorie Blackman

Angie Thomas

Angela Carter
2 What year was Noughts and Crosses first published?
2001

2010

2004

1997
3 What language was Noughts and Crosses written in?
French

Spanish

Japanese

English
4 What is the male main character's name?
Kamal Hadley

Ryan McGregor

Jude McGregor

Callum McGregor
5 What is the female main character's name?
Sephy Hadley

Minerva Hadley

Lynette McGregor

Meggie McGregor
6 What point of view is the story told in?
First person from the female main character's perspective

First person from the male main character's perspective

Alternating first person, switching between the main characters every chapter

Alternating third person, switching between the main characters every chapter
7 What is Callum's brother's name?
Jude

Aaron

Alex

Ryan
8 What is Sephy's sister's name?
Minerva

Jasmine

Hermione

Lynette
9 What is Callum's sister's name?
Minerva

Jasmine

Hermione

Lynette
10 What is "Sephy" short for?
Persephone

It's not short for anything

Stephanie

Josephine
11 How old is Sephy in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?
13

10

14

17
12 How old is Callum in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?
17

15

10

13
13 What school do Sephy and Callum attend?
Stratford High School

Westside Academy

Havenford Academy

Heathcroft High School
14 What does Sephy's dad do?
Home Office Minister

Federal Judge

Minister of the Interior

Prime Minister
15 What does Sephy call her sister?
Min-min

Minnie

Nervy

Nothing; Sephy doesn't speak to her sister
16 What happened to Lynette three years ago?
She and her boyfriend were beaten up by noughts

She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a Cross

She and her boyfriend were beaten up by Crosses

She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a nought
17 Why is M.r Jason especially hard on Callum?
Mr Jason is half-nought, half-Cross

Mr. Jason is just a jerk

Mr. Jason is secretly Callum's father

Mr. Jason used to date Callum's mother
18 What racial group does Callum belong to?
Crosses

Neither

Noughts

Both
19 What racial group does Sephy belong to?
Noughts

Both

Neither

Crosses
20 Crosses have...
Dark skin, regardless of money

Light skin and a lot of money

Light skin, regardless of money

Any skin color, as long as they have a lot of money
21 What is the common belief explaining why Crosses are the dominant group?
Their financial success indicates they are naturally luckier

Their smaller stature indicates they are naturally more intelligent

Their skin color indicates they did good deeds in a past life

Their skin color indicates they are closer to God
22 How does Sephy stop the riot outside their school?
By giving an impassioned speech about racial equality

By firing a gun

By screaming

By yelling a racial slur
23 What happens to Sephy's driver?
He is promoted to her full-time bodyguard

He is murdered and replaced

He is fired and replaced

He is fired; she now has to walk to school
24 What happens to Lynette?
She joins the L.M.

She steps in front of a bus

She is murdered by Crosses

She is murdered by noughts
25 What is Callum's favorite subject?
English

Math

Sociology

History

tentative: not certain or fixed; provisional.

Asked by leah n #1303873

Answered by Aslan on 4/30/2023 2:44 AM

Callum McGregor and Persephone “Sephy” Hadley are from different worlds. She is a Cross, dark-skinned, wealthy, and privileged; he is a nought, the light-skinned lower class that was once enslaved by Crosses. Sephy’s father, Kamal, is the Home...

Asked by Mahmoud A #1285245

Answered by Aslan on 1/22/2023 7:33 PM

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Which unpleasant event was Sephy forced to attend?

Sephy was forced to attend Ryan's execution.

Asked by Ninos T #1205008

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/10/2022 4:34 PM

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