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1. In "Treasure Island" by R.L. Stevenson, where is Jim Hawkins when he overhears the pirates planning to mutiny on the ship "Hispaniola"?
2. In "Anne of the Island" by L.M. Montgomery, what does Anne Shirley read in what the author calls the "Book of Revelation" of her life?
3. What does Titty do, in "Swallowdale" by Arthur Ransome, that makes her so upset that she has bad dreams? She ....
4. In the "Romney Marsh" series by Monica Edwards, when does Tamzin realise that she has to tell Meryon that she returns his feelings?
5. In the "Lone Pine" series by Malcolm Saville, when does Peter(Petronella) declare her love for David?
6. In "Lassie Come-Home" by Eric Knight, what is the crucial time in each day that triggers Lassie's instinct to set off home?
7. In "Anne of the Island" by L.M. Montgomery, what happens to Anne in the "little pavilion on the harbor shore"?
8. In "Kidnapped" by R.L.Stevenson, how did David's Uncle Ebeneezer try to kill him at the House of Shaws?
9. Who dies at Stamford Bridge after a life of wandering and excitement in Henry Treece's story "The Last of the Vikings"?
10. Which character for a while is called by the names of "Black Auster" and "Jack"?
11. Who was the founder of the Anti-Soppist Society which declared there would be no kissing and no crushes and plenty of effort put in on the games field?
12. In "Warrior Scarlet" by Rosemary Sutcliff, what does Drem overhear when he listens to his grandfather and mother talking?
13. What happens to young Emil on the train between Neustadt and Berlin in Eric Kastner's story "Emil and the Detectives"?
14. In Richard Church's "The Cave" (in the U.S.A. "Five Boys and A Cave"), how do two of the five boys become dangerously separated from the rest?
15. In "A Hundred Million Francs" by Paul Berna, what is eventually found to have been in the famous wheeled "horse without a head" that Gaby, Fernand and the others race down the streets of the Paris suburb?
16. In Frances Hodgson Burnett's "Little Lord Fauntleroy", what is the first name of the boy who is the title character who famously stands up to his tyrannical and unbending grandfather?
17. What are the names of the two children who help Mary Lennox to restore "The Secret Garden" at Misselthwaite Manor in Yorkshire?
18. In "The Saturdays" by Elizabeth Enright, how is Oliver brought home after his visit to the circus at Madison Square Gardens?
19. In "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson ,with whom does David make a stand on board the brig "Covenant" in order to prevent a murder?
20. In "Catriona" by Robert Louis Stevenson, where are David and Catriona when they finally confess their love for each other?
21. In which of the historical Carey family stories by Ronald Welch does Charles Carey get betrayed by his cousin John during Marlborough's campaign against the French?
22. Which fearsome gardener provides the tension in "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter?
23. In R.M. Ballantyne's "The Coral Island" which of the boys tells the story of pirates, missionaries and cannibals?
24. How is Meryon disabled in the last "Romney Marsh" story by Monica Edwards?
25. In the "Bannermere" series by Geoffrey Trease, which Shakespeare play do Bill and Penny memorably act in when they go on their schools' tour to France?
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