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Born:
August
18, 1944
Washington,
DC,
District
of
Columbia.
Award-winning
and
beloved
author,
Paula
Danziger
died on
the
afternoon
of July
8, 2004
at St.
Luke's
Hospital
in New
York
City
after
complications
from a
heart
attack
at age
59.
Danziger
is best
known as
the
author
of The
Amber
Brown
series
and the
modern
classic,
The Cat
Ate My
Gymsuit.
Set to
celebrate
its 30th
anniversary
this
fall,
The Cat
Ate My
Gymsuit
quickly
established
Danziger
as one
of
America's
most
popular
authors
for
young
adults.
To learn
more
about
this
much-loved
author,
take the
quiz
below,
created
by
Danziger
herself. |
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Instructions
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Close
your
books.
Take out
a pen or
pencil.
Have a
great
time
while
taking
this “test”!
Print
out this
page,
and
circle
all the
correct
answers.
There
may be
more
than one. |
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1. Paula
Danziger:
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A.
was
raised
by
wolves.
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B.
lived
on a
farm
in
Holidaysburg,
PA,
for
3
years.
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C.
was
born
in
Washington,
D.C.
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D.
lived
in
Arlington,
VA;
Nutley,
NJ;
Metuchen,
NJ (while
growing
up).
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E.
has
12
brothers
and
32
sisters.
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F.
has
1
brother.
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2.
Paula's
interests
while
growing
up were:
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A.
art.
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B.
tap
dancing.
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C.
cooking.
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D.
embroidery.
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E.
reading.
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F.
writing.
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G.
playing.
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H.
synchronized
swimming.
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3.
Paula's
hair
color is
or has
been:
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A.
blonde.
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B.
brown.
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C.
black.
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D.
red.
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E.
yellow.
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F.
plaid.
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G.
gray.
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4.
Paula's
favorite
food
groups
are:
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A.
sugar.
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B.
pizza.
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C.
vegetables.
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D.
tuna
burgers.
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E.
sprouts.
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F.
s'mores.
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5. Paula
was
influenced
to read
by:
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A.
parents.
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B.
teacher.
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C.
librarians.
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D.
dysfunctional
wolves.
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E.
all
of
the
above.
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6. Paula
was
influenced
to write
by:
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A.
loving
to
tell
stories.
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B.
loving
comedy.
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C.
learning
cursive
writing.
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D.
wolves.
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E. a
poet
named
John
Ciardi,
whose
children
she
used
to
baby-sit.
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F.
loving
language.
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7. Paula
was
educated
at:
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A.
grammar
school.
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B.
grammer
school.
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C.
high
school.
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D.
low
school.
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E.
university.
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F.
unicycle.
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8. Paula
has a
bachelor
of Arts
degree
in:
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A.
English.
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B.
Pig
Latin.
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9. Paula
has a
masters
degree
in:
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A.
reading.
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B.
wolfology.
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C.
basket
weaving.
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D.
writing
—
creative
and
cursive.
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E.
all
of
the
above.
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10.
Paula
has had
jobs as
a:
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A.
gift
wrapper
at a
department
store.
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B.
bowling
instructor.
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C.
playground
supervisor
(specialties:
ending
lanyards
and
finding
shortcuts
to
making
pot
holders).
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D.
wolf
tamer.
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E.
teacher
of
8th
and
9th
grades,
counselor,
and
reading
coordinator
at a
college.
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F.
Baby-sitter.
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Answer
Key
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1.
B, C, D,
F
2.
A, E, F,
G
3.
A, B, D,
G
4.
A, B, F
5.
A, B, C
6.
A, B, C,
E, F
7.
A, C, E
8.
A
9.
A, C, E,
F
10.
D |
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BOOKS &
COLLECTIONS
BY THIS
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| AMBER BROWN SERIES |
IT´S JUSTIN TIME,
AMBER BROWN |
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