Noughts and Crosses Quizzes

Noughts and Crosses Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Noughts and Crosses?
Angela Carter

Malorie Blackman

Angie Thomas

Alice Walker
2 What year was Noughts and Crosses first published?
1997

2010

2004

2001
3 What language was Noughts and Crosses written in?
Japanese

Spanish

English

French
4 What is the male main character's name?
Callum McGregor

Kamal Hadley

Jude McGregor

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

Lynette McGregor

Minerva Hadley

Meggie McGregor
6 What point of view is the story told in?
Alternating first person, switching between the main characters every chapter

First person from the female main character's perspective

First person from the male main character's perspective

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

Aaron

Ryan

Alex
8 What is Sephy's sister's name?
Lynette

Jasmine

Minerva

Hermione
9 What is Callum's sister's name?
Hermione

Lynette

Jasmine

Minerva
10 What is "Sephy" short for?
Stephanie

Josephine

Persephone

It's not short for anything
11 How old is Sephy in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?
17

10

13

14
12 How old is Callum in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?
13

17

10

15
13 What school do Sephy and Callum attend?
Havenford Academy

Westside Academy

Stratford High School

Heathcroft High School
14 What does Sephy's dad do?
Federal Judge

Home Office Minister

Minister of the Interior

Prime Minister
15 What does Sephy call her sister?
Minnie

Min-min

Nervy

Nothing; Sephy doesn't speak to her sister
16 What happened to Lynette three years ago?
She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a nought

She and her boyfriend were beaten up by Crosses

She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a Cross

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

Mr. Jason is secretly Callum's father

Mr. Jason is just a jerk

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

Noughts

Both

Neither
19 What racial group does Sephy belong to?
Crosses

Noughts

Neither

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

Their smaller stature indicates they are naturally more intelligent

Their financial success indicates they are naturally luckier

Their skin color indicates they are closer to God
22 How does Sephy stop the riot outside their school?
By screaming

By firing a gun

By yelling a racial slur

By giving an impassioned speech about racial equality
23 What happens to Sephy's driver?
He is fired and replaced

He is murdered and replaced

He is promoted to her full-time bodyguard

He is fired; she now has to walk to school
24 What happens to Lynette?
She is murdered by Crosses

She steps in front of a bus

She is murdered by noughts

She joins the L.M.
25 What is Callum's favorite subject?
English

History

Sociology

Math

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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