Special Sub-Topic: 'Just Ella' Authored by: booktriv Sub-topic of: Haddix, Margaret Peterson

The prince's hair was cut every _____ day. What goes in the blank?

Fourth. This fact is mentioned when Ella is describing the prince, with his blue eyes, square jaw, and blond hair, which was cut every fourth day by the royal barber.

What flower did Ella use to describe the skirt of her mother's wedding gown?

A tulip. She was telling Jed the story of how she REALLY got to the ball, and describing how she found her mother's wedding dress, and later wore it to the festivities.

What type of dance did the prince have with Ella at the ball?

Waltz & waltz. Her jaw dropped when she saw who her partner was.

What was the name of the prince's chaperon?

Jeedens. He dismissed Jeedens after Ella told him she didn't love him, so that Jeedens would not hear anything and gossip.

When the prince threw a tantrum, as what age did Ella imagine him?

3 years old. Ella was shouting at Prince Charm, telling him that she did not want to stay in the castle, when he started yelling 'Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!' She was reminded of a screaming three-year-old.

How heavy was each bag of potatoes that Ella lugged back from the market?

50 pounds. Ella was bound and gagged by the prince, and Madame Bisset had come to see her. Ella was thinking furiously 'I'd like to see her haul fifty-pound bags of potatoes home from the market without stopping to rest! I'd like to see her scrub and clean from dawn to midnight. I'd like to see her...'

After the prince left, how many hours passed before Ella began to dig again?

3. She tried to forget the sight of the prince killing Quog, and in three hours began to dig again.

What word did Ella NOT think of to describe the prince after he killed Quog?

Beast.

Which of the following animals' tails did Ella step on in the process of getting to Lucille's house?

A cat. She was trying to be as quiet as possible, but she stepped on a cat's tail and then knocked over garbage pails twice.

What was the sixth and final book Ella packed from her room?

A philosophy book. The first book was the atlas, the second a physician's textbook, the third the book on plants and animals, the fourth a collection of poems, the fifth a storybook, and the last the philosophy book.

Which place was Ella NOT forced to sleep in (or on) on her way to Jed's camp?

In a field. The choice of sleeping in a tree almost proved disastrous, because whenever she went to sleep on a limb, she started rolling off!

What kind of flower surrounded Prince Charm's bride?

orchid & Orchids. Ella overheard this when she was stopping in a small town. Some soldiers were talking to an old woman with a kerchief about the wedding they'd attended.

What type of tree was the 'crooked tree' that Ella was told led to the path of the war camp?

An apple tree. It was bent at a forty-five degree angle to the ground, and Ella wondered how anyone could miss it.

Who were the two ladies that Ella saw at the refugee camp?

Ermaline and Mrs. Smeal. Mrs. Smeal was Jed's secretary, who tried to stop Ella. Ermaline was the girl who brought Ella some soup.

What numeral in the series of kings was that of King Charm?

XXIII. This fact was mentioned in the fancy card that told Jed his father had died. The script was so fancy that Ella could barely read it at first.