Answers to Previous Quizzes

(Note: HC=hardcover; PB=paperback)

Quiz #5

There were four responses to Quiz #5.

The Eight

1. What was the abbess' nickname for Catherine the Great? Figchen (p. 100 HC; p. 103 PB) 4 correct answers

2. What is the name of the club where the chess tournament is held? Metropolitan Club (p. 74 HC; p. 76 PB) 4 correct answers

3. What is the name of Kamel's boss (the minister of industry and energy)? Belaid (p. 230 HC; p. 241 PB) 2 correct answers

A Calculated Risk

4. What opera does Verity go to see at the beginning of the story? Das Rheingold (p. 18 HC; p. 14 PB) 1 correct answer

5. What name does Tor give when he's buying bonds for his "nieces"? Edmund Dantes (p. 141 HC; p. 119 PB) 1 correct answer

6. What is Verity's favorite restaurant in New York? Cafe des Artistes (p. 96 HC; p. 80 PB) 1 correct answer

Quiz #4

There were eight responses to Quiz #4.

The Eight

1. Who shot at Lily's car after the chess tournament? Hermanold (p. 238 HC; p. 251 PB) 4 correct answers

2. What is the Abbess of Montglane's name? Helene de Roque (p. 99 HB; p. 102 PB) 7 correct answers

3. Who was playing chess with Philidor, on the day of the prison massacres? Robespierre (p. 160 HC; p. 167 PB) 6 correct answers

A Calculated Risk

4. For how long had Verity known Tor, before the story begins? Twelve years (p. 35 HC; p. 28 PB) 4 correct answers

5. What was the name of Verity's grandfather, the banker? Bibi (This is what I was looking for, but I also accepted "Benjamin Biddle Banks"; p. 26 HC; p. 22 PB) 5 correct answers

6. Who is Tavish's boss when the story begins? Peter-Paul Karp (or just "Karp"; p. 56 HC; p. 47 PB) 5 correct answers

Quiz #3

There were five responses to Quiz #3.

  1. What was the name of Talleyrand's servant? Courtiade (p. 57 HC; p. 58 PB) 5 correct answers
  2. What kind of physics did Solarin study? Acoustics (p. 139 HC; p. 144 PB) 5 correct answers
  3. What was the name of the chess tournament director? John Hermanold (p. 71 HC; p. 72 PB) 5 correct answers
  4. For how long had Catherine known Nim, before the story begins? Three years (p. 117 HC; p. 120 PB) 4 correct answers
  5. Where did Catherine meet Mordecai? Gotham Book Mart (p. 178 HC; p. 186 PB) 5 correct answers
  6. What opera did Mireille and Valentine go to see? Tom Jones (p. 55 HC; p. 55 PB) 5 correct answers

Quiz #2

There were nine responses to Quiz #2.

  1. Who killed Fiske (Solarin's opponent)? Saul (p. 236 HC; p. 249 PB) 7 correct answers
  2. What is Lily's last name? Rad (p. 34 HC; p. 33 PB) 8 correct answers
  3. Where was Mireille going when she met Napoleon? St.-Cyr (p. 248 HC; p. 259 PB) 5 correct answers. NOTE: I did not accept the answer "Algiers" or "Algeria", which several people gave. This is probably my fault for not making the question more specific. Mireille was planning to go to Algeria, but she wanted to go to St.-Cyr first, and this is what I was looking for.
  4. What was the name of the accounting firm for which Catherine worked in New York? Fulbright, Cone, Kane, and Upham (p. 21 HC; p. 20 PB) 6 correct answers
  5. What was the name of the hotel where Catherine stayed in Algiers? El Riadh (p. 226 HC; p. 236 PB) 7 correct answers
  6. What was the name of the knight who played chess with Charlemagne? Garin (p. 11 HC; p. 9 PB) 7 correct answers. I also accepted "Garin the Frank" and "Garin de Montglane".

Quiz #1

There were three responses to Quiz #1; I have to say, I was hoping there would be more.

  1. What is Llewellyn's last name? Markham (p. 322 HC; p. 347 PB) 3 correct answers
  2. Name three other nuns of Montglane, besides Mireille, Valentine, and the abbess: (All three names are on p. 354 HC; p. 380 PB)
  3. Where were Nim and Solarin born? Isle of Krym (p. 524 HC; p. 566 PB) 3 correct answers
  4. What is the name of the Village of Tents in the desert? Tamrit (p. 306 HC; p. 327 PB) 3 correct answers
  5. Mireille and Shahin stopped at a city for provisions. What was that city called in Mireille's time? Khardaia (p. 294 HC; p. 313 PB) 2 correct answers
  6. Extra: What is that city called now (and in Catherine's time)? Ghardaia (p. 390 HC; p. 418 PB) 1 correct answer

Copyright 1997 Vicki Kondelik

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