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

Angie Thomas

Angela Carter

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

2004

2001

1997

2010
3 What language was Noughts and Crosses written in?

Japanese

French

English

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

Jude McGregor

Callum McGregor

Kamal Hadley

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

Sephy Hadley

Minerva Hadley

Meggie McGregor

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

Alternating first person, switching between the main characters every chapter

First person from the female main character's perspective

Alternating third person, switching between the main characters every chapter

First person from the male main character's perspective
7 What is Callum's brother's name?

Alex

Ryan

Aaron

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

Hermione

Minerva

Jasmine

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

Lynette

Minerva

Jasmine

Hermione
10 What is "Sephy" short for?

Josephine

Stephanie

Persephone

It's not short for anything
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

13

17
13 What school do Sephy and Callum attend?

Heathcroft High School

Stratford High School

Westside Academy

Havenford Academy
14 What does Sephy's dad do?

Minister of the Interior

Home Office Minister

Prime Minister

Federal Judge
15 What does Sephy call her sister?

Minnie

Nothing; Sephy doesn't speak to her sister

Nervy

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

She was beaten up by her boyfriend, a nought

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

Mr. Jason is just a jerk

Mr. Jason used to date Callum's mother

Mr. Jason is secretly Callum's father

Mr Jason is half-nought, half-Cross
18 What racial group does Callum belong to?

Both

Neither

Crosses

Noughts
19 What racial group does Sephy belong to?

Crosses

Both

Noughts

Neither
20 Crosses have...

Light skin and a lot of money

Light skin, regardless of money

Dark skin, regardless of money

Any skin color, as long as they have a lot 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 firing a gun

By giving an impassioned speech about racial equality

By screaming

By yelling a racial slur
23 What happens to Sephy's driver?

He is promoted to her full-time bodyguard

He is murdered and replaced

He is fired; she now has to walk to school

He is fired and replaced
24 What happens to Lynette?

She steps in front of a bus

She is murdered by noughts

She is murdered by Crosses

She joins the L.M.
25 What is Callum's favorite subject?

Math

English

History

Sociology