Noughts and Crosses Quizzes

Noughts and Crosses Quiz 1

By Hannah Lindsey · Edited by James Cooper · Last reviewed October 31, 2021

1 Who wrote Noughts and Crosses?

Malorie Blackman

Angela Carter

Angie Thomas

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

2010

1997

2004

2001
3 What language was Noughts and Crosses written in?

French

English

Spanish

Japanese
4 What is the male main character's name?

Jude McGregor

Kamal Hadley

Ryan McGregor

Callum McGregor
5 What is the female main character's name?

Sephy Hadley

Minerva Hadley

Lynette McGregor

Meggie McGregor
6 What point of view is the story told in?

Alternating third person, switching between the main characters every chapter

First person from the female main character's perspective

First person from the male main character's perspective

Alternating first person, switching between the main characters every chapter
7 What is Callum's brother's name?

Jude

Aaron

Ryan

Alex
8 What is Sephy's sister's name?

Minerva

Hermione

Jasmine

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

Hermione

Minerva

Jasmine

Lynette
10 What is "Sephy" short for?

Persephone

Stephanie

It's not short for anything

Josephine
11 How old is Sephy in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?

13

17

14

10
12 How old is Callum in the first chapter of the novel (not the prologue)?

10

15

17

13
13 What school do Sephy and Callum attend?

Heathcroft High School

Westside Academy

Havenford Academy

Stratford High School
14 What does Sephy's dad do?

Prime Minister

Home Office Minister

Minister of the Interior

Federal Judge
15 What does Sephy call her sister?

Nothing; Sephy doesn't speak to her sister

Minnie

Nervy

Min-min
16 What happened to Lynette three years ago?

She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a Cross

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 nought
17 Why is M.r Jason especially hard on Callum?

Mr. Jason used to date Callum's mother

Mr. Jason is secretly Callum's father

Mr Jason is half-nought, half-Cross

Mr. Jason is just a jerk
18 What racial group does Callum belong to?

Neither

Both

Noughts

Crosses
19 What racial group does Sephy belong to?

Neither

Crosses

Noughts

Both
20 Crosses have...

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

Dark skin, regardless of money

Light skin and a lot of money

Light skin, regardless of money
21 What is the common belief explaining why Crosses are the dominant group?

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

Their skin color indicates they are closer to God

Their financial success indicates they are naturally luckier

Their smaller stature indicates they are naturally more intelligent
22 How does Sephy stop the riot outside their school?

By yelling a racial slur

By firing a gun

By giving an impassioned speech about racial equality

By screaming
23 What happens to Sephy's driver?

He is fired; she now has to walk to school

He is murdered and replaced

He is fired and replaced

He is promoted to her full-time bodyguard
24 What happens to Lynette?

She joins the L.M.

She is murdered by Crosses

She steps in front of a bus

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

Sociology

English

Math

History

Essays for Noughts and Crosses

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Racial Superiority as a Mere Pigment of the Imagination: Prejudice in 'Noughts and Crosses'

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