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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 24-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What size is the disk on the Very Large Radio Telescope in Grin And Bear It?
(a) 200 feet.
(b) 100 feet.
(c) 150 feet.
(d) 250 feet.

2. What is the anniversary of the school shooting Simon survived?
(a) May 1.
(b) May 15.
(c) May 19.
(d) May 28.

3. Who climbs up to the treehouse at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) A junior scientist.
(b) Mr. Bagshott.
(c) Dr. Matapang.
(d) Pearl.

4. How long does it take Simon's parents to show up at the hospital?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) An hour and 15 minutes.
(d) 80 minutes.

5. What color shoes does Simon wear on his first day at GNB Upper?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is used to commemorate the school shooting Simon survived?

2. After Saint Barbara, the person the church in Grin And Bear It is named after, died, what happened to the people who killed her?

3. How many years did it take for a SETI project to discover that a signal was made by a janitor and did not come from outer space?

4. When did a student scientist named Jocelyn Bell build a homemade radio telescope?

5. What month do Simon and his family move to Grin And Bear It?

(see the answer key)

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