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"Assassin," by Patricia Finney Quiz

This is a quiz of the first book in "The Lady Grace Mysteries." I'm going to make a quiz of each of the books in the series, so if you like this, be sure to look for my next ones!

A multiple-choice quiz by SilverNaiad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
SilverNaiad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,045

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
200

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What is Grace's favorite place of all in Whitehall Palace? Hint

The compost heaps

The Great Hall

Her chambers

The stables

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Question 2 of 20

2. What does Lady Sarah's mother send her to get rid of her spot? Hint

Rosewater and almond oil

Lavender water and orange oil

Rosewater and orange oil

Rosemary oil and almond oil

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Question 3 of 20

3. What kind of fruit tree reminds Grace of her mother? Hint

Cherry

Plum

Apple

Pear

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Question 4 of 20

4. What song does Sir Charles sing to Grace when they go riding? Hint

All In a Garden Green

Greensleeves

Bonny Sweet Robin

Heart's Ease

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Question 5 of 20

5. What does Grace think The Chapel Boys' singing sounds like? Hint

Beauty itself

Angels

Birds

Frogs

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Question 6 of 20

6. What dish is the serving man reaching for when he farts at the feast? Hint

Candied carrots

Marmelada of quinces

Orange suckets

Fried-bread sippets

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the first dance at the St. Valentine's Day Ball? Hint

A Volta

A Burgermeister

A Farandol

A Pavane

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which of the betrothal gifts did Lord Robert give Grace? Hint

A silver flask

Sapphire earrings

A dagger with garnets on the hilt

A string of pearls

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the name of Sir Gerald's manservant? Hint

Pep

Pip

Perkin

Perlin

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Question 10 of 20

10. On what date did Grace's mother die? Hint

May 31st, 1568

February 14th, 1568

August 19th, 1568

January 15th, 1568

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Question 11 of 20

11. There are three kinds of jewels in the earrings Grace's mother used to wear before she died. What are they? Hint

Pearl, sapphire, and diamond

Pearl, emerald, and ruby

Pearl, ruby, and amber

Pearl, garnet, and diamond

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who is blamed for Sir Gerald's murder? Hint

Sir Charles

Lord Robert

Lord Worthy

Masou

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Question 13 of 20

13. What kind of animal does Ellie steal off of the kitchen spit-dog? Hint

A pheasant

A rooster

A squirrel

A rabbit

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Question 14 of 20

14. Where is Sir Gerald's corpse being kept? Hint

St. Vincent's Chapel

The Queen's Chapel

St. Margaret's Chapel

Whitehall Chapel

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Question 15 of 20

15. Grace thinks that Doucette might have a bit of which horse breed in her? Hint

Andalusian

Arabian

Welsh pony

Shetland pony

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is "Mrs. Bea's" real last name? Hint

Twihoe

Twinhoe

Twynhoe

Twyhoe

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Question 17 of 20

17. Grace's mother died of darkwort poisoning. What plant is darkwort related to? Hint

Hemlock

Oleander

Delphinium

Belladonna

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is the name of Masou's friend, who rows Grace across the Thames? Hint

Kirby

Kersey

Kelsey

Kerley

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who really killed Sir Gerald? Hint

Lord Worthy

Mrs. Bea

Sir Charles

Hector Amesbury

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Question 20 of 20

20. Whose estates does Grace inherit at the end of the book? Hint

Lord Robert's

Lord Worthy's

Sir Gerald's

The Queen's

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Grace's favorite place of all in Whitehall Palace?

Answer: The compost heaps

The compost heaps in the orchard, because that's where she helped Masou and Ellie build their little hideout.

2. What does Lady Sarah's mother send her to get rid of her spot?

Answer: Rosewater and almond oil

Lady Sarah Bartelmy is very vain about her appearance, and when the Queen tells her to walk the dogs, Lady Sarah is pouting because she thinks the chill wind will spoil her complexion.

3. What kind of fruit tree reminds Grace of her mother?

Answer: Cherry

The cherry tree reminds Grace of her mother because when the tree blooms, the blossoms are the same color as a dress Grace's mother used to wear in the summer.

4. What song does Sir Charles sing to Grace when they go riding?

Answer: Greensleeves

Sir Charles sings "Greensleeves" to Grace because when they go riding, Grace wears her hunting kirtle, which has green sleeves. Grace thinks that Sir Charles has a very nice voice, but she is thoroughly embarrassed that a man old enough to be her father sings to her and wants to marry her.

5. What does Grace think The Chapel Boys' singing sounds like?

Answer: Birds

On the morning of St. Valentine's Day, Grace is writing in her daybooke while in church, pretending to take notes on the sermon. Near the end of that entry, Grace writes that she has to go soon, since the chapel boys are singing and it's nearing the end of the service.

6. What dish is the serving man reaching for when he farts at the feast?

Answer: Fried-bread sippets

The serving man carried in the candied carrots, and when he bent to get the fried-bread sippets, he had a very strained expression on his face, and then he farted, making Grace and Mary Shelton giggle.

7. What is the first dance at the St. Valentine's Day Ball?

Answer: A Burgermeister

The Queen began the dancing with a Burgermeister to break the ice. The Burgermeister was so silly, with the wagging fingers and pointing toes, that no one could feel self-conscious while dancing it.

8. Which of the betrothal gifts did Lord Robert give Grace?

Answer: A string of pearls

Sir Charles gave Grace the flask, Lord Robert gave Grace the pearls, Sir Gerald gave Grace the dagger, and the earrings I made up!

9. What is the name of Sir Gerald's manservant?

Answer: Pip

Since Pip is Sir Gerald's manservant, he has to clean up after Sir Gerald vomits. Ellie ends cleaning it for him, however, because Pip is busy doing something else.

10. On what date did Grace's mother die?

Answer: February 14th, 1568

Grace's mother died exactly a year before the St. Valentine's Day Ball.

11. There are three kinds of jewels in the earrings Grace's mother used to wear before she died. What are they?

Answer: Pearl, garnet, and diamond

Pearls are Grace's favorite jewel (partly why she chooses Lord Robert's betrothal gift), and the Queen gives the earrings to her after the ball.

12. Who is blamed for Sir Gerald's murder?

Answer: Lord Robert

Lord Robert was blamed because there was an aiglet of Lord Robert's crest lying next to Sir Gerald's body. Really, it was put there on purpose, so that Lord Robert *would* be blamed.

13. What kind of animal does Ellie steal off of the kitchen spit-dog?

Answer: A rabbit

Ellie saw the spit-dog catch the rabbit, and she took it from him--after giving him the guts. Then she skinned it, roasted it on a spit, and shared it with Masou.

14. Where is Sir Gerald's corpse being kept?

Answer: St. Margaret's Chapel

The Queen's Chapel and Whitehall Chapel were both too fancy for Sir Gerald to be kept at, and as far as I know, there is no St. Vincent's Chapel in London.

15. Grace thinks that Doucette might have a bit of which horse breed in her?

Answer: Welsh pony

It never says what breed of horse Doucette actually is, but Grace thinks that she might have some Welsh pony in her because of her pretty head.

16. What is "Mrs. Bea's" real last name?

Answer: Twynhoe

Mrs. Bea's last name is Twynhoe, but she says to call her Mrs. Bea because Twynhoe is such a mouthful that she couldn't even say it properly herself on her wedding day.

17. Grace's mother died of darkwort poisoning. What plant is darkwort related to?

Answer: Belladonna

Mrs. Bea says that darkwort is related to belladonna (deadly nightshade), and that it's very nasty stuff.

18. What is the name of Masou's friend, who rows Grace across the Thames?

Answer: Kersey

Kersey is poor, but he dreams of being a nobleman, so he pesters Grace about life at court. He's shocked when she tells him that a cheap velvet suit costs a hundred pounds.

19. Who really killed Sir Gerald?

Answer: Lord Worthy

Though everyone (except Grace) thought Lord Robert had killed Sir Gerald, they found out that the imposter of Sir Charles, Hector Amesbury, had really stabbed him. Then they find out that Lord Worthy had put darkwort into Lord Robert's wine, but instead of Robert drinking it, Sir Gerald did, so that was the real way he died.

20. Whose estates does Grace inherit at the end of the book?

Answer: Lord Worthy's

Grace finds out that she really is not an heiress and has no inheritance, and Lord Worthy is in prison. Sir Charles tells Grace that, as Worthy's heir, he gets all of the estates that Lord Worthy had before. Sir Charles, kindly as he is, decides to give Grace most of that inheritance, making her rich again. So Sir Charles is the one who really GIVES Grace her estates, but since they were Lord Worthy's, she really inherited them from him.

Source: Author SilverNaiad

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