Chapters 1-3
What happened when Nim's mom went to study the contents of a whale's stomach?
(a) The Troppo Tourists took them on a tour.
(b) The boat scared the whale and chased it and Nim's mom was never seen again.
(c) Nim's mom made a discovery!
Who is Chica and why does she visit the island?
(a) a sea lion
(b) a marine iguana
(c) sea turtle
How did Nim hurt her knee on Fire Mountain?
(a) She was racing down Fire Mountain to escape the eruption.
(b) She hit it on the waterslide.
(c) She cut it on the coral reef.
How does Nim fix her hurt knee?
(a) She puts a band-aid on it.
(b) She drinks a lot of water and soaks her knee in the ocean.
(c) She does nothing.
When Alex is on the sailboat in the storm, what is her problem?
(a) The boat has a hole in it and it is sinking.
(b) Alex is tied to the boat.
(c) She forgot her lifejacket.
(d) All of the above
Why did Jack leave Nim alone on the island?
(a) Jack left Nim for 3 days to study plankton.
(b) He went on vacation.
(c) Jack liked to sail alone.
What game does Nim play with Chica, Fred, and Selkie?
(a) Coconut Basketball!
(b) Coconut Volleyball!
(c) Coconut Soccer!
How does Nim and Jack communicate when they can't use phone or email?
(a) Email
(b) Snail Mail
(c) Galileo the frigate bird delivers notes.
What does Alex do when she realizes that Nim is alone on the island?
(a) She packs her bags and begins to make her way to Nim.
(b) She reports jack to the police.
(c) She does nothing.
How does Nim save Alex?
(a) She rides Selkie to get to Alex.
(b) She uses a paddleboard to get to Alex.
(c) She rides Chica to get to Alex.
What book did Nim read to entertain and distract her while Jack was gone?
(a) The Adventures of Alex
(b) Mountain Madness
(c) Charlotte's Web
How does Nim and Jack get Galileo, the frigate bird, to come to them?
(a) coconut
(b) fish
(c) cake
What happened to Jack's boat in the storm?
(a) His mast broke.
(b) His rudder broke.
(c) His boat sank.
What does Alex need to learn in order to get to Nim's island without the Troppo Tourists?
(a) She swims to shore.
(b) She takes a helicopter to the island.
(c) She learns how to sail and buys a small boat.
Jack finally makes his way to the island. How does he get there?
(a) He sails to the island.
(b) Jack swims to the island.
(c) Jack rides the second coconut raft.
How did Nim begin her correspondence with Alex Rover?
(a) Alex emailed Jack to ask him if it is possible to make a raft using coconuts.
(b) Alex wrote Jack a letter through postal service.
(c) Alex sent a note by Frigate bird.
What tool does Nim use to look for Jack's boat?
(a) a spyglass
(b) a telescope
(c) a machete
What does Nim use to make two coconut rafts?
(a) fishing nets
(b) suitcases
(c) seaweed
How does Alex convince the Troppo Tourists to leave Nim's island alone?
(a) She reports them to the news.
(b) She threatens to write a story in which the Troppo Tourists are the bad guys.
Jack is back. They need to make repairs. What do they need to repair?
(a) hut and garden
(b) waterslide & garden
(c) hut & waterslide
Why does Nim think Alex Rover is a hero?
(a) ...because she is an adventure writer.
(b) ...because she lives an exciting life!
(c) ...because she loves to explore.
Why does Nim think Alex has been to her island?
(a) Alex shared a map of where her hero's imaginary island will be located.
(b) Alex visited the island during an adventure.
When the Troppo Tourist try to come to the island, how does Nim scare them off?
(a) Sea lions scare the boat away
(b) Nim makes it smell bad
(c) All of the above
Why does Nim go to the emergency cave.
(a) The volcano erupts!
(b) An earthquake shakes the island.
(c) A bad storm is coming.
Do they return to civilization to live a "normal" life? Why? or Why not?
(a) No, the go back to live in the city with Alex.
(b) Yes, they stay on the island because they are all happy there.