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The Blue Castle Trivia Quiz

A quiz about L.M. Montgomery's 'The Blue Castle'

A multiple-choice quiz by snozwoffle. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
snozwoffle

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
161,755

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
506

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. What is Valancy's age at the beginning of the book? Hint

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Question 2 of 15

2. Valancy owns a dog named Stickles.

Yes

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the pseudonym of Valancy's favourite author?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the first name of Olive's fianc�? Hint

Donald

Chester

Cecil

Desmond

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of Valancy's relatives likes to discuss the latest funeral and wonder who will die next? Hint

Cousin Georgiana

Aunt Wellington

Cousin Stickles

Cousin Gladys

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Question 6 of 15

6. Why does Valancy suddenly start behaving differently? Hint

Her shoe got stuck in the train track and she was almost killed

The doctor told her she had a fatal heart disease and might die at any time

She was jilted by her fianc�

Her mother died of consumption

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the doctor that Valancy went to see about her heart? Hint

Dr. Redfern

Dr. Blythe

Dr. Ambrose March

Dr. Trent

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Question 8 of 15

8. What was the name of the widower who decided he wanted to marry Valancy? Hint

Edward Beck

Bernard Redfern

Barney Snaith

Donald Jackson

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Question 9 of 15

9. What colour was Roaring Abel's beard? Hint

White

Blue

Black

Red

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Question 10 of 15

10. What is the first name of the Uncle who likes riddles?

Answer: (He owns a store)

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Question 11 of 15

11. How much did Roaring Abel agree to pay Valancy to keep house for him and nurse Cecily? Hint

Ten dollars a week

Thirty dollars a month

Valancy did it for nothing

Twenty dollars a week

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Question 12 of 15

12. Why did Barney marry Valancy? Hint

He wanted someone to keep house for him

He was in love with her

He was sorry for her

He thought she was rich

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Question 13 of 15

13. How did Dr. Redfern make his fortune? Hint

Selling pills, tonics and other medicines

He wrote best-selling books

He was successful as a veterinarian

Fortune? He didn't have a fortune

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Question 14 of 15

14. What does Barney call his car?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 15 of 15

15. What terrible thing did Cousin Stickles see Valancy do that she did not tell anyone about? Hint

Slide down the banister

Throw the potpourri out the window

Steal some raspberry jam

Kick the cat

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is Valancy's age at the beginning of the book?

Answer: 29

The book begins when Valancy wakes up on her 29th birthday.

2. Valancy owns a dog named Stickles.

Answer: No

Valancy's mother wouldn't have allowed her to have a dog! Cousin Stickles is a relative who lives with Mrs Stirling and Valancy.

3. What is the pseudonym of Valancy's favourite author?

Answer: John Foster

Valancy often quoted from John Foster's books, much to the disgust of Barney.

4. What is the first name of Olive's fianc�?

Answer: Cecil

When Olive was eighteen she was engaged to Will Desmond but he died. There is an inconsistency with Cecil's surname - in one place it is Cecil Price and in another it is Cecil Bruce.

5. Which of Valancy's relatives likes to discuss the latest funeral and wonder who will die next?

Answer: Cousin Georgiana

Even though Cousin Georgiana was very dreary, she was the only one of the clan who really cared about Valancy's wellbeing.

6. Why does Valancy suddenly start behaving differently?

Answer: The doctor told her she had a fatal heart disease and might die at any time

Valancy decided that she did not want to spend the remaining year of her life as she had spent the previous twenty-nine - in an atmosphere of pretence and fear.

7. Who was the doctor that Valancy went to see about her heart?

Answer: Dr. Trent

None of the Stirling clan approved of Dr. Trent since he had told Cousin Gladys that her neuritis was imaginary and that she enjoyed it.

8. What was the name of the widower who decided he wanted to marry Valancy?

Answer: Edward Beck

Edward Beck decided that Valancy would make a him a good wife during Cicely's funeral.

9. What colour was Roaring Abel's beard?

Answer: Red

Roaring Abel had snow white hair, but his beard was 'a flaming, untouched red.'

10. What is the first name of the Uncle who likes riddles?

Answer: Benjamin

It was always Valancy's duty to say "What?" when Uncle Benjamin asked a riddle.

11. How much did Roaring Abel agree to pay Valancy to keep house for him and nurse Cecily?

Answer: Thirty dollars a month

All her family were shocked when she went to live with Roaring Abel and Cicely.

12. Why did Barney marry Valancy?

Answer: He was sorry for her

Although Barney genuinely liked Valancy, he only married her because he pitied her.

13. How did Dr. Redfern make his fortune?

Answer: Selling pills, tonics and other medicines

He was a failure as a veterinarian, but then one night he dreamed up a hair tonic prescription...

14. What does Barney call his car?

Answer: Lady Jane

Lady Jane is a very noisy Grey Slosson.

15. What terrible thing did Cousin Stickles see Valancy do that she did not tell anyone about?

Answer: Slide down the banister

Although Cousin Stickles told the clan about all the other shocking things that Valancy had done, she did not reveal to anyone that she had seen her slide down the banister.

Source: Author snozwoffle

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