The Secret Keepers Quiz

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What does the word stealing mean in the phrase "After stealing up the empty stairs to his apartment" (19)? (from Book 1, Walking Backwards into the Sky - Moment of Truth )

Walking stiffly.

Robbing the neighbor.

Moving stealthily.

To sharpen his pocketknife.

Why does Mrs. Genevieve hide Reuben when he returns to her shop the second time and not turn him over to the Directions? (from Book 1, Power and Price - The Staring Stranger)

She hopes to be able to keep the beautiful watch for herself.

She does not want the watch and its secret to fall into evil hands.

Reuben reminds her of her own son and she wants to protect him.

She does not believe that the Directions would actually give her the reward money.

The author describes Penny as "crouching like a gargoyle" (430) "crouched like a frog on a lily pad" (432) when she sneaks into The Smoke's house. Why does he use two similes to describe her? (from Book 3, Mortal Cares - The Most Mysterious Thing in the World )

The author uses the scary image when the boys to do not know it is Penny and the friendly one after they recognize her.

The author is particularly good at creating similes throughout the novel.

The author wanted to emphasize the importance of Penny being in the house.

He had to describe Penny again because she did not know how to get off the stool safely.

The phrase "full of false friendliness" (27) used to describe one of the Directions' voice is an example of what literary device? (from Book 1, Walking Backwards into the Sky - Moment of Truth )

A metaphor.

A juxtaposition.

An alliteration.

A simile.

Mrs. Genevieve tells Reuben to "listen to your fingers" (63) when winding the watch. What does she mean? (from Book 1, Walking Backwards into the Sky - Moment of Truth )

He must listen for a cracking sound in his bones, telling him that he has turned the key too hard.

If his fingers are too sweaty, he should stop and dry them off first.

He must feel what is happening inside the watch by the tension he feels in the key as he holds and moves it.

If his fingers are shaking too much from nerves, he should stop turning the key.