Monkey Beach Quizzes

Monkey Beach Quiz 1

1 Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Mick

Tab

Lisamarie

Jimmy
2 What is the main setting of the book?
Namu

Terrace

Vancouver

Kitamaat
3 Which best describes the environment where Lisa grows up?
Forest

Mountainous

Coastal

Desert
4 Which animal greets Lisa with a message at the start of the book?
Orcas

Crows

Ravens

Hawks
5 Why do Jimmy and Lisa grow apart as children?
Lisa beat up her brother.

Jimmy is scared of Lisa's premonitions.

Lisa moves to Vancouver.

They have different hobbies and attitudes towards life.
6 What adjective best describes the mood of the book?
Happy

Angry

Upbeat

Mysterious
7 What does Lisa see in one of her early visions?
A sasquatch eating her brother

A man and a little boy on the beach

The ravens in a circle

The death of her kitten
8 The oxasuli plant is a metaphor for?
Forgiveness

Happiness

Ma-ma-oo's death

Lisa's spiritual gifts
9 Why is Lisamarie upset at the spirits after she is date raped?
They want to take revenge on Cheese.

They told her the wrong information.

They couldn't prevent the rape, even though they warned her.

They didn't warn her about the rape.
10 What quality does Lisa emulate from her Uncle Mick?
Academic interest

Good manners

Passion for justice

A quiet and thoughtful disposition
11 Lisa borrows a book from Pooch about?
Plants

Voodoo

Dreams

Ghosts
12 What project does Lisa's father work passionately on?
The garden

The Christmas tree

Accounting

Cleaning the house
13 "Slicing the salmon for smoking" is an example of?
Simile

Onomatopoeia

Metaphor

Alliteration
14 What modern indulgence does Ma-ma-oo like to partake in?
Drinking

Smoking

Television

Shopping
15 What takes place at the Octopus Beds?
Lisa and Jimmy's camping trip

The death of Mimayus

Lisa and Mick's fishing trip

Lisa and Ma-ma-oo's fire ceremonies
16 What adjective best describes Jimmy?
Anxious

Mystical

Driven

Depressed
17 Which of Lisa's family members has suppressed his/her spiritual gifts?
Her mother

Uncle Mick

Aunt Trudy

Ma-ma-oo
18 What event triggers Lisa to leave Vancouver?
Pooch's suicide

Jimmy dislocating his shoulder

Ma-ma-oo's death

Aunt Trudy going to rehab
19 What are oolichan?
A type of bird

A type of plant

A type of fish

A type of boat
20 Why does Frank sometimes stare at Lisa?
He is high on drugs.

He needs to tell her something.

He wants to beat her up.

He has a crush on her.
21 Why does Lisa approach Screwy Ruby?
To rob her

To learn about her own spiritual powers

To ask her about a dream

To accuse her of being a witch
22 Why does Ma-ma-oo place tobacco at the cedar trees?
To reciprocate for taking cedar

To get rid of her tobacco so she can stop smoking

To teach Lisa a lesson

To do a magic spell
23 Why does Lisa feel like she is going to "throw up" on the Kemano trip?
She sees a strange interaction between Mick and her mother.

She had a premonition.

She ate something bad.

Her mother yelled at her.
24 What was Mick doing when he was younger?
Serving a jail sentence

Selling drugs in Vancouver

Participating in the American Indian Movement

Working on a fishing boat
25 How did Ba-ba-oo die?
Heart attack

Drowning

Stroke

In a house fire