Swindle By Gordon Korman

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Swindle is a 2008 children's novel by Gordon Korman. It is a caper story about the retrieval of a valuable baseball card and built on creativity and simple language. Incase you have read the book, take this quiz.

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1.

Why does Griffin plan a sleepover at the Old Rockford House?
- A.
  
  To scare his friends
- B.
  
  To steal a baseball card
- C.
  
  To get revenge
- D.
  
  To protest the city's plan
- E.
  
  To have fun
2.

When is the building scheduled to be demolished?
- A.
  
  The night of the sleepover
- B.
  
  The day after the sleepover
- C.
  
  The week after the sleepover
- D.
  
  The weekend after the sleepover
- E.
  
  A month after the sleepover
3.

How many of Griffin's friends show up for the sleepover?
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  4
- E.
  
  5
4.

Why does Griffin hope the card is worth a lot of money?
- A.
  
  He wants a new bike.
- B.
  
  His parents have financial problems.
- C.
  
  He is trying to impress a girl.
- D.
  
  He wants to be the richest kid in town.
- E.
  
  He wants to buy a car.
5.

How much does S. Wendell Palomino offer Griffin for the card?
- A.
  
  $100
- B.
  
  $1,000,000
- C.
  
  $10
- D.
  
  $20
- E.
  
  $120
6.

How much is the card actually worth?
- A.
  
  $2,000,000
- B.
  
  $1,500,000
- C.
  
  $1,000,000
- D.
  
  $1,200,000
- E.
  
  $2,000,000
7.

Which one of Griffin's friends is the "dog whisperer"?
- A.
  
  Pitch
- B.
  
  Ben
- C.
  
  Twitch
- D.
  
  Savannah
- E.
  
  Darren
8.

What is the "emergency signal"?
- A.
  
  Snapping fingers
- B.
  
  Yelling "help!"
- C.
  
  Hooting
- D.
  
  Whistling
- E.
  
  Humming "happy birthday to you"
9.

Who ended up with the Babe Ruth card and making $974,000?
- A.
  
  Swindle
- B.
  
  Darren
- C.
  
  Ben
- D.
  
  Griffin
- E.
  
  Mrs. Winnifred Rockford-Bates
10.

In the book, Swindle is the name of a character. Which sentence best uses the word "swindle" according to to its definition?
- A.
  
  Last night for dinner, my mom baked swindles.
- B.
  
  If you don't stop yelling, I'll swindle you in the nose.
- C.
  
  In the wintertime everywhere you look kids are swindling each other with snowballs.
- D.
  
  Sarah was able to swindle her little sister into doing her chores for her.
- E.
  
  Did you hear that loud swindle?

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