Paper Towns Quizzes

Paper Towns Quiz 1

1 Who is the author of "Paper Towns"?
John Green

Walt Whitman

Woody Guthrie

Hank Green
2 Who is the narrator of "Paper Towns"?
Young Quentin

Margo

Ben

Quentin
3 What city do Quentin and Margo grow up in?
Sacramento, California

Richmond, Virginia

Agloe, New York

Orlando, Florida
4 What do Young Margo and Young Quentin find in the park?
A dead man

A sculpture

A dead woman

A bicycle
5 What is the name of the man that Margo and Quentin find?
Mr. Spiegelman

Robert Joyner

Woody Guthrie

Walt Whitman
6 What does Margo say about why the man killed himself?
That his boat sank

That the strings inside him broke

That he floated away like a balloon

That he died like a computer battery
7 What is the title of Part I of "Paper Towns"?
The Strings

Margo

The Adventure

The Balloon
8 At the beginning of the book, what characters have dates for prom?
Radar and Ben

Radar, Ben, and Quentin

Only Ben

Only Radar
9 What is the name of Radar's girlfriend?
Angela

Becca

Margo

Lacey
10 Why is Ben called "Bloody Ben"? What do people think caused there to be blood in his pee?
Getting kicked in the groin by Jase

A kidney infection

Too much masturbation

Eating too many beets
11 Which of these is something Margo has not done on previous adventures?
Slept with the bassist of The Mallionaires

Joined the circus

Hung out backstage with The Mallionaires

Learned to play guitar from an old man in Mississippi
12 Why doesn't Radar want Angela to see his house?
His parents have the world's largest collection of dreidels

His parents have the world's largest collection of black Santas

His parents have the world's largest collection of gumball machines

His parents have the world's largest collection of Beanie Babies
13 Where does Margo appear to ask Quentin to join her on an adventure?
His roof

His bedroom window

His basement window

His front door
14 What is not something Margo makes Quentin buy at the store?
Hairspray

Fish

Tulips

Veet depilatory cream
15 Why is Margo so mad at her friends?
Her boyfriend Jase is going to college far away

Her friend Lacey is going to prom with Ben

Her boyfriend Jase has been cheating on her

They made fun of her weight
16 What do Margo and Quentin get a picture of outside of Becca's house?
A spray-painted M

Jase's penis

Chuck's penis

A smushed fish
17 What does Margo do while Quentin has a panic attack?
Paints her nails

Watches Netflix

Reads "Song of Myself"

Sings to him
18 Who do Margo and Quentin leave tulips and an apology note for?
Becca

Maddy

Karin

Lacey
19 What does Margo use the spray paint for?
Spray painting a peace sign

Spray painting the word "Guthrie"

Spray painting her name

Spray painting the letter M
20 Where does Margo leave a fish for Lacey?
On her doorstep

In her underwear drawer

Smashed under her car's backseat

She throws it through Lacey's window
21 Whose house are Margo and Quentin trying to find when they accidentally find an old man?
Ben

Lacey

Jase

Chuck
22 What building in downtown Orlando do Margo and Quentin look out from?
the CitiBank Building

The Statue of Liberty

the SunTrust Building

The Asparagus
23 What term does Margo use to describe Orlando?
A "rosy reflection"

A "paper town"

A "storybook village"

A "false paradise"
24 What is the name of the SunTrust Building night guard?
Ben

Marcos

Gus

Radar
25 What memory does Margo bring up about Quentin and Chuck Parson?
Chuck punching Quentin in the gut

Chuck convincing people not to dance with Quentin

Chuck getting Quentin in trouble for cheating on a spelling test

Chuck peeing in Quentin's closet

“Nothing really mattered that much, not the good things and not the bad ones. We were in the business of mutual amusement, and we were reasonably prosperous.”

In context, Quentin is alluding to the fact that though his life is comfortable and without any significant trouble... it is also lacking joy. He is somewhere in between.

Asked by Kendall T #1292301

Answered by jill d #170087 on 3/3/2023 11:18 AM

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How mainly do Quentin and Ben’s reactions to Margo’s disappearance differ from one another?

Margo has disappeared before so people, like Ben are not surprised. Quinten is absolutely shaken by it and is obsessed with finding her.

Asked by nathan w #1256384

Answered by Aslan on 9/15/2022 5:30 PM

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Margo is a high school senior and Quentin's childhood friend. Beautiful but unpredictable, she becomes the object of Quentin's love and admiration. Her flighty nature encapsulates the "manic pixie dream girl" trope; that is, a lovely yet...

Asked by shrey S #1199001

Answered by Aslan on 12/10/2021 4:50 AM

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