The Secret of the Old Clock, Chapter XIII. An Adventure quiz

Questions and answers

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   Question 1. Why doesn't Nancy visit the bungalow on her first full day at camp?

   • It rains all day and the lake is too rough
   • Correct answer: The girls keep her busy with tennis and swimming
   • She can't find the launch key anywhere in camp
   • Helen tells her the bungalow is locked for the season

   She is rushed from one activity to another and is too tired by evening to do anything else.

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   Question 2. What reason does Nancy give for skipping the all-day hike?

   • She has a sore ankle from a fall at tennis
   • She needs to write letters to her father
   • Correct answer: She is worn out and wants to rest at camp
   • She doesn't like hiking in the deep woods

   She tells Helen she is worn to a frazzle and would like to stay in camp and rest.

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   Question 3. What does Helen warn Nancy about the camp launch?

   • It has no oars in case of trouble
   • Only campers who have passed the swimming test may take it out
   • It leaks badly around the bottom
   • Correct answer: Its engine isn't much good, so she shouldn't go far

   Helen says the girls bought it secondhand for a song and the engine isn't much good.

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   Question 4. Why does the launch stop on the lake?

   • Correct answer: The engine dies for no clear reason
   • It hits a floating log
   • A sudden storm blows it far off its course
   • It runs out of gasoline

   Nancy checks and finds the tank nearly full; the engine just wheezes and dies.

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   Question 5. Why does Nancy decide not to swim to shore?

   • She can't swim well enough to reach the shore
   • Correct answer: She would have no way to get back to camp afterward
   • She is afraid of the water snakes along the rocky shoreline
   • She thinks the Tophams might see her arrive

   She realizes that even if she reached the bungalow, she would have no means of returning to camp.

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   Question 6. What new plan does Nancy make while drifting?

   • Correct answer: To tell Helen she's leaving and stop at the bungalow on the way home
   • To hire a boatman at the lake to take her across
   • To give up and ask her father for help instead
   • To ask Helen to come with her next time

   She decides to say she is going home and visit the bungalow on her way back to River Heights.

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   Question 7. How long does Nancy spend on the lake?

   • About one hour
   • About three hours
   • Correct answer: About eight hours
   • All night until morning

   She tells Helen she has donated eight hours to the cause.

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   Question 8. What does 'tantalizing' mean in: 'It was especially tantalizing to be so close to the bungalow and yet know that she could not reach it'?

   • Peaceful and relaxing, like a lazy day in the warm afternoon sun
   • Boring and slow
   • Frightening and dangerous
   • Correct answer: Teasing, because something is close but out of reach

   Nancy can see the bungalow but cannot get to it, which is torture.

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   Question 9. What does 'thwarted' mean in: 'So far she had been thwarted at every turn'?

   • Correct answer: Blocked from doing what she wanted
   • Helped by friends
   • Praised for her work
   • Lost in the woods

   Every attempt to reach the bungalow has been stopped by something.

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    Question 10. Which of these events happen in Chapter 13?

    • Nancy starts the launch by turning the flywheel.

      Happened

    • A fishing boat tows Nancy back to camp.

      Didn't happen

    • The engine starts again at sunset.

      Happened

    • Nancy reaches the Topham bungalow and meets the caretaker.

      Didn't happen

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