Noughts and Crosses Quizzes

Noughts and Crosses Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Noughts and Crosses?
Malorie Blackman

Angie Thomas

Angela Carter

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

2010

2004

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

English

Japanese

Spanish
4 What is the male main character's name?
Jude McGregor

Ryan McGregor

Callum McGregor

Kamal Hadley
5 What is the female main character's name?
Lynette McGregor

Minerva Hadley

Sephy Hadley

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

Alternating first person, switching between the main characters every chapter

Alternating third person, switching between the main characters every chapter

First person from the male main character's perspective
7 What is Callum's brother's name?
Aaron

Ryan

Alex

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

Hermione

Jasmine

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

Jasmine

Minerva

Hermione
10 What is "Sephy" short for?
Persephone

Stephanie

Josephine

It's not short for anything
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)?
13

10

17

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

Havenford 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?
Min-min

Nothing; Sephy doesn't speak to her sister

Minnie

Nervy
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 and her boyfriend were beaten up by noughts

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

Mr. Jason used to date Callum's mother

Mr. Jason is secretly Callum's father

Mr Jason is half-nought, half-Cross
18 What racial group does Callum belong to?
Noughts

Crosses

Neither

Both
19 What racial group does Sephy belong to?
Both

Crosses

Noughts

Neither
20 Crosses have...
Light skin and a lot of money

Light skin, regardless of money

Any skin color, as long as they have a lot of money

Dark skin, regardless of money
21 What is the common belief explaining why Crosses are the dominant group?
Their smaller stature indicates they are naturally more intelligent

Their skin color indicates they are closer to God

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

Their financial success indicates they are naturally luckier
22 How does Sephy stop the riot outside their school?
By giving an impassioned speech about racial equality

By firing a gun

By yelling a racial slur

By screaming
23 What happens to Sephy's driver?
He is promoted to her full-time bodyguard

He is fired and replaced

He is fired; she now has to walk to school

He is murdered and replaced
24 What happens to Lynette?
She steps in front of a bus

She is murdered by noughts

She joins the L.M.

She is murdered by Crosses
25 What is Callum's favorite subject?
Sociology

Math

History

English

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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