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Things That Don't Go Bump In The Night Quiz


This quiz is about the book, "Lassie Come Home" by Eric Knight. The title came from Quiz Commission XXXV, And I felt that this book would not fall on the floor and go 'bump' in the night, it's too good!

A multiple-choice quiz by mpkitty. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
mpkitty
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
370,640
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
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237
Question 1 of 15
1. "Lassie Come Home" is a wonderful book which first appeared as a story in "The Saturday Evening Post" in December 1938. What kind of dog was Lassie? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Of all the family, who did Lassie love the most of all? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Lassie was a very smart and loyal dog. She taught herself to do a certain task every afternoon. This led the villagers to say what about Lassie? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Times grew hard in Yorkshire. But although Sam had lost his job, he had always stood fast that Lassie was not for sale "...at no price".


Question 5 of 15
5. The Duke of Rudling had been trying to buy Lassie for years; he had made offers three times. Finally, the out-of work Sam had to give in and sold Lassie for 15 pounds, a large sum in those days. Of course Lassie ran away back home. Hynes, the duke's mean groom, accused her of being a come-home dog. Lassie ran away from the Duke's kennels more. How many times in all did she run away from the nearby kennels? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Lassie was then sent far away, to the Duke's estate in the north of Scotland. Lassie's life in the far north of Scotland was physically a good one; good food. lots of care for her coat, training for dog shows etc. She was content in every way.


Question 7 of 15
7. After the Duke's granddaughter, Priscilla, found Lassie chained, she persuaded her grandfather to let Lassie go for walks - Hynes was given that job. Hynes resented the extra work and one day while walking her, he angered her. She escaped! But how? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. After Priscilla helped Lassie get out of the manor grounds, Lassie's long journey home began. Some people helped her, many tried to hinder her. Her homing sense kicked in and she headed south. She began to learn many things
about being alone on the road. One of her first lessons was to avoid what?
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. On the fifth day, Lassie smelled something like food. She hid, and suddenly she saw something - something she learned about that would see her through her journey. What did she see? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. An almost insurmountable barrier lay in Lassie's way; one of the lochs of Scotland that stretch east/west across the country. How did she manage to keep going south with that in the way? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Crossing the river, she was tumbled over and over and mean boys threw stones at her. Finally she limped away and found a place to hide. How many days did she hide with no food and gravely injured, in order to recover or die? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Trotting quietly along, minding her own business, she scented men! And dogs were set upon her while the men shot guns at her! Why? Who were these men? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Lassie saw many people, some helped her. But she then came to a great city that there was no avoiding. She was captured by dogcatchers, but eventually escaped;
what did she do to escape?
Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Painfully, Lassie came to a meadow where she could rest. Then there was another river to cross. She swam and was carried downstream, and at last landed on the south shore. By crossing the river, she had landed in what country? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Fully recovered, Lassie was on her way again. With further help from a man named Rowlie and his little dog, Toots, Lassie was ready for the last leg of her long journey home. When she got back to Joe, about how many miles do you think she had traveled? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Lassie Come Home" is a wonderful book which first appeared as a story in "The Saturday Evening Post" in December 1938. What kind of dog was Lassie?

Answer: Rough Collie

The author, Eric Knight, was a native of Yorkshire, in England, where much of the story takes place. His character, Lassie, was based on a Rough Collie named Toots, which he had purchased,for his wife, but Eric and Toots became inseparable, and they loved and were devoted to each other.
2. Of all the family, who did Lassie love the most of all?

Answer: Joe Carraclough, family son

Lassie and Joe loved and were devoted to each other. It wasn't really stated, but it became clear in the book, that Lassie would do anything for "her boy". Whenever Lassie was gone, Joe became despondent.
3. Lassie was a very smart and loyal dog. She taught herself to do a certain task every afternoon. This led the villagers to say what about Lassie?

Answer: "You can set your clock by her".

Every afternoon when school let out, Lassie would be there to meet Joe as he ran out of the school. Joe and his parents were surprised, when as a yearling she first appeared at the school, but she continued being there every day.
4. Times grew hard in Yorkshire. But although Sam had lost his job, he had always stood fast that Lassie was not for sale "...at no price".

Answer: true

Some Yorkshiremen would sell their dogs, dogs that had been trained to run away and come home. They were called "come-home dogs", but honest Sam would not do that. He felt that to part with a dog was to part forever.
5. The Duke of Rudling had been trying to buy Lassie for years; he had made offers three times. Finally, the out-of work Sam had to give in and sold Lassie for 15 pounds, a large sum in those days. Of course Lassie ran away back home. Hynes, the duke's mean groom, accused her of being a come-home dog. Lassie ran away from the Duke's kennels more. How many times in all did she run away from the nearby kennels?

Answer: She escaped and ran three times

Each time Lassie escaped, when it grew towards four o'clock, she grew restless and knew she must go - go to the school to meet Joe. With that incentive, she was off! Once she dug a hole under the fence. Another time she jumped and crawled over the fence. Soon, Sam explained to Joe that he would never see Lassie again, for the Duke had taken her far to the North, to Scotland.

She could never find her way back home!
6. Lassie was then sent far away, to the Duke's estate in the north of Scotland. Lassie's life in the far north of Scotland was physically a good one; good food. lots of care for her coat, training for dog shows etc. She was content in every way.

Answer: false

She did have the physical attention, but it did not make her content. Every afternoon as the time neared for Joe to leave school, she would tear against the wires of her fence, trying to break them or running at the fence to try and leap over it but, alas, they had made it too high. Hynes began to chain her without the Duke's knowledge.
7. After the Duke's granddaughter, Priscilla, found Lassie chained, she persuaded her grandfather to let Lassie go for walks - Hynes was given that job. Hynes resented the extra work and one day while walking her, he angered her. She escaped! But how?

Answer: She ducked her head and pulled her head out of the collar

Hynes was a terrible fellow who seemed to hate dogs, especially Lassie. One day he was in a hurry and kept yanking Lassie's leash. That confused her because she had done nothing wrong. She hesitated, he yelled and yanked, she ducked her head to escape the yank, and off came the collar! Freedom! Although Hynes tried to catch her, she realized what time it was, time to go meet Joe, and off she ran.
8. After Priscilla helped Lassie get out of the manor grounds, Lassie's long journey home began. Some people helped her, many tried to hinder her. Her homing sense kicked in and she headed south. She began to learn many things about being alone on the road. One of her first lessons was to avoid what?

Answer: Rough men and dogs

Lassie had to find food. She had become wary of men, who wanted to catch her, and reminded her of Hynes, and also of mean dogs that protected farms. She began to avoid people, and had to live on her own. Luckily, in Scotland there was plenty of water.
9. On the fifth day, Lassie smelled something like food. She hid, and suddenly she saw something - something she learned about that would see her through her journey. What did she see?

Answer: A weasel with a dead rabbit

Lassie knew the rabbit was food, after all she had been fed raw liver sometimes. She scared the weasel away and took the rabbit; she had learned to hunt to survive. This served her well for the rest of her long journey home.
10. An almost insurmountable barrier lay in Lassie's way; one of the lochs of Scotland that stretch east/west across the country. How did she manage to keep going south with that in the way?

Answer: She turned to the west to walk around

She was observed by a painter and a wise Scotsman, testing the waters; they saw that she wanted to cross. They watched as she turned west and the Scotsman said she was going to walk around the lake, over 100 miles. He hailed her courage and hardiness - a Scots dog! At the source, Lassie found a raging river that led into the lake.

She jumped far into it and was carried to the other shore. Another barrier defeated, although at a great price.
11. Crossing the river, she was tumbled over and over and mean boys threw stones at her. Finally she limped away and found a place to hide. How many days did she hide with no food and gravely injured, in order to recover or die?

Answer: Six days

Her side had been hurt by rocks in the river, the mean boys had hurt her, she had a thorn in her paws from the travel, she was fevered and couldn't walk. Finally she limped from her lair and found water. After more days of rest, she was on her way south.
12. Trotting quietly along, minding her own business, she scented men! And dogs were set upon her while the men shot guns at her! Why? Who were these men?

Answer: Shepherds

All the men cared about was the safety of their sheep, their livelihood. They thought Lassie was a wild dog that was a sheep killer. After all, by this time, she didn't look so good! The dogs set upon her, a vicious battle ensued, and the pure blood of Lassie prevailed; she fought the dogs off and they were subdued by the superior Lassie.
13. Lassie saw many people, some helped her. But she then came to a great city that there was no avoiding. She was captured by dogcatchers, but eventually escaped; what did she do to escape?

Answer: She jumped out of a high window

At first, she slipped her head out of the leash, and ran away, chased by the men. She came to a court house and ran into a courtroom where court was in session, this caused merriment in the midst of dull proceedings. When the dogcatchers arrived, Lassie jumped out of a window. Although hurt and stunned when she landed, she crawled away and was not found.
14. Painfully, Lassie came to a meadow where she could rest. Then there was another river to cross. She swam and was carried downstream, and at last landed on the south shore. By crossing the river, she had landed in what country?

Answer: England

After an exhausting experience in the river Tweed, Lassie felt half dead but lay all day recovering and at last rose and continued walking south. Some old people on a farm found her in a ditch and carried her to their house and gave her aid, comfort and food until she was ready to head for her rendezvous at the school.
15. Fully recovered, Lassie was on her way again. With further help from a man named Rowlie and his little dog, Toots, Lassie was ready for the last leg of her long journey home. When she got back to Joe, about how many miles do you think she had traveled?

Answer: 400 miles for a man, 1,000 miles for a dog

Although man could travel a shorter distance by road and railroad, a dog like Lassie did not know the way, avoided men and roads sometimes had to backtrack, and had to avoid obstacles (like rivers), etc.

And then one day, after school, Joe's dream came true; there was Lassie, so bedraggled from her ordeal, she was sick almost unrecognizable.

That may the climax, but it's not the end...
Source: Author mpkitty

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