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'Heidi' quiz


This quiz is for my daughter, because this is one of her favorite bedtime stories, from Mom with love.

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
LindaC007
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
52,257
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
Plays
1070
Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (6/20), Guest 157 (8/20), Guest 50 (15/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Who is the author of 'Heidi'?

Answer: (Two Words (or Surname only))
Question 2 of 20
2. When the story begins, how old is Heidi? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Why is Dete taking Heidi to the Grandfather's house? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Who goes down and brings Heidi's clothes back to Dete?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 20
5. What are the names of Grandfather's goats? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Where does Heidi decide to sleep? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. What do the villagers of Dorfli call Heidi's grandfather? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Heidi tells Peter she will give him part of her bread and cheese if he will not do what? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who does Grandfather take Heidi down the mountain to visit on his sleigh? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Why can't Peter's grandmother sleep at night? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. How old is Heidi when Dete returns for her? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. What is Clara's last name? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. To what city does Dete take Heidi to live? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. What is the housekeeper's name? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. What is the name of the family butler? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. What is Heidi storing up to take home to the mountain Grandmother? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Who is the 'ghost' that is haunting Clara's house? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Who accompanies Heidi on her journey back home? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Who destroys Clara's wheelchair?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 20 of 20
20. What does Clara's Grandmamma agree to will to Peter? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 18 2024 : Guest 2: 6/20
Mar 14 2024 : Guest 157: 8/20
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 50: 15/20
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 74: 9/20
Mar 09 2024 : Guest 39: 14/20
Feb 25 2024 : Guest 174: 11/20
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 50: 1/20
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 47: 13/20
Feb 21 2024 : Guest 103: 13/20

Score Distribution

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is the author of 'Heidi'?

Answer: Johanna Spyri

I'm sure you know this, so I don't think you need a multiple choice question. If you know of any other novels by Spyri, please let me know.
2. When the story begins, how old is Heidi?

Answer: five

Heidi's grandfather last saw Heidi when she was one, and Dete comments that it is now four years later, so Heidi is five.
3. Why is Dete taking Heidi to the Grandfather's house?

Answer: to leave her there

Dete had been offered a job in Frankfurt, so she was leaving Heidi with her grandfather.
4. Who goes down and brings Heidi's clothes back to Dete?

Answer: Peter

Dete offered Peter a 'bright new piece of money' to go down for Heidi's clothes. Peter was very poor, so he hurried down and got her clothes in no time flat.
5. What are the names of Grandfather's goats?

Answer: Little Bear and Little Swan

One was brown, the other goat was white.
6. Where does Heidi decide to sleep?

Answer: in the hayloft

She makes a bed out of fresh hay to sleep on. And she slept as soundly as any princess, we are told.
7. What do the villagers of Dorfli call Heidi's grandfather?

Answer: the Alm-Uncle

Dete called him merely 'Uncle'. Heidi, of course, called him 'Grandfather'.
8. Heidi tells Peter she will give him part of her bread and cheese if he will not do what?

Answer: beat the goat Greenfinch

Greenfinch had just been rescued by Peter and Heidi from falling off a cliff. Peter was going to take his stick to the goat, but Heidi stopped him by offering the always-hungry Peter part of her food every day.
9. Who does Grandfather take Heidi down the mountain to visit on his sleigh?

Answer: Peter's grandmother

Peter comes up the mountain in the snow to invite Heidi to visit his old grandmother.
10. Why can't Peter's grandmother sleep at night?

Answer: the wind rattling the house

The house is in terrible repair, but Heidi gets her grandfather to fix up the place so the grandmother can rest easy at night.
11. How old is Heidi when Dete returns for her?

Answer: eight

Dete comes for Heidi when she is eight years old.
12. What is Clara's last name?

Answer: Sesemann

Clara was the daughter of Herr Sesemann, a very wealthy man.
13. To what city does Dete take Heidi to live?

Answer: Frankfurt

Se takes her there to be Clara's companion.
14. What is the housekeeper's name?

Answer: Fraulein Rottenmeier

And she was no 'Mary Poppins'. Tinette was the maid.
15. What is the name of the family butler?

Answer: Sebastian

He was very kind to Heidi.
16. What is Heidi storing up to take home to the mountain Grandmother?

Answer: soft white rolls

Grandmother had told Heidi that it was difficult for her to eat hard black bread, so Heidi was saving soft rolls to take to take her.
17. Who is the 'ghost' that is haunting Clara's house?

Answer: Heidi

Heidi was so homesick that she was sleep walking. The household was convinced she was a ghost.
18. Who accompanies Heidi on her journey back home?

Answer: Sebastian

He accompanies her as far as Mayenfeld, and was most relieved when Heidi told him she could walk up the mountain to Dorfli by herself.
19. Who destroys Clara's wheelchair?

Answer: Peter

He gives it a push and off the mountain it goes.
20. What does Clara's Grandmamma agree to will to Peter?

Answer: a penny a week as long as he lives

She told her son to put it in her will that Peter should have a penny a week for as long as he lived. This was what Peter asked her for.
Source: Author LindaC007

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