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1.
  Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This is a quiz on Robin Jarvis' "The Dark Portal". I'll give you the name of the chapter each question comes from before each question. "The Dark Portal" is the first book in Jarvis' Deptford Mice Trilogy.
Average, 15 Qns, Lazellia, Nov 15 03
Average
Lazellia
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  Chapters Of "Deathscent"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This quiz is based on Robin Jarvis' "Deathscent", the first book in his "Intrigues Of The Reflected Realm" series. Before each question I'll give you the name of the chapter it comes from.
Tough, 20 Qns, Lazellia, Nov 15 03
Tough
Lazellia
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  Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is a quiz on Robin Jarvis' "The Oaken Throne", from his "Deptford Histories" series. As with my other "Chapters of..." quizzes, before each question I'll give you the name of the chapter it came from.
Tough, 20 Qns, Lazellia, Nov 15 03
Tough
Lazellia
192 plays

Robin Jarvis Trivia Questions
1. "Two Gentlemen Of Physic" Which herb had been scattered on the floor of the Queen's bedchamber?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Rosemary

It was supposed to make the room more fragrant and remove the stench of illness and disease.

2. "The Grill" We'll start with an easy one. Which mouse was the first in the book to go through the grill?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Albert Brown

Despite a lifetime of warning his children about its dangers, for an unknown reason he ventures down into the depths.

3. "Vespertilio" The male warrior bats were called "Knights of the Moon", but what were the female bats called?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Daughters of the Moon

Vesper desperately wants to fight alongside the Knights of the Moon like his father did, but he is too young, so has to stay with the females and the babies.

4. "Adam O'The Cogs" If each different coloured ichor controls a different part of the mechanical, which colour controls balance and motion?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Green

Amber controls intent and obedience, red controls character, and black controls intelligence and elementary thought.

5. "The Alter Of Jupiter" How were Piccadilly's parents killed?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: By an underground train

Albert puts Piccadilly's cheeky attitude down to his lack of parents.

6. "Blood On The Oak" What type of bird does the Starwife give the Silver Acorn to?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Peregrine

She does this in order to prevent Morwenna from claiming it and ascending to the throne.

7. "O, Mistress Mine" Which metal were Belladonna's hooves made of?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Bronze

They are mentioned a number of times in this chapter, especially at the end when they are stained with Master Dritchley's blood.

8. "Aldertide" How many counsellors - squirrels who advise the sovereign - are there?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: 4

They are lead by Ysabelle's tutor, Godfrey Gelenos.

9. "The Fortune-Teller" What colour is Madame Akkikuyu's shawl?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Red with white spots

She also has a bone in her hair, and a tattoo of a face on her right ear.

10. "Aldertide" What does Lady Ninnia say when her husband asks her what omen the Silver Acorn is?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: "Greenreach has fallen"

She also knows that it means her daughter will now have to leave them and face terrible danger as she was the one to find the sacred amulet.

11. "The Scorched And Drunken Bee" How old was Thomas Panyard?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: 232

People apparently live a great deal longer in the Uplifted World.

12. "Three In The Dark" Which is the rat with one eye?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Jake

Hence his nickname: One-eyed Jake.

13. "Farewell To The Hazel" What is the name of the bat which the Hazel Realm squirrels have captured?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Heglyr

He later breaks free from his chains and throws himself on a spear, so as not to be made to betray his kind. Hrethel was the bats' leader, Roghan was a great general and military leader, and Vespertillio isn't captured until later.

14. "The Best Panacea" The strangers blood is: "The colour of a mouldering orange or a putrid _____". Complete in the quote.

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: apricot

He is bleeding heavily from a number of wounds when the villagers rescue him.

15. "The Return" Who's speciality is divining for lost items?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Oswald

It's apparently something to do with his albino genes.

16. "A Shiny Blue Acorn" The blue gem on Brindle's torc is the size of which bird's egg?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Blackbird

This is the device which enables him to speak English, and later contact his people.

17. "Elderfire" How many standing stones are there in the Ring Of Banbha?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: 3

This makes sense, one for Hobb, one for Mabb, one for Bauchen.

18. "The Balm Trader" How many children does Brindle have?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: 7

He has five sons and two daughters.

19. "The Midshipmouse" When Twit is taken to the "Cutty Sark", he climbs down its decorative name plate. Which letter does he climb down?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: C

This is right before he meets Thomas, the Midshipmouse.

20. "Out Of The Misty Hawthorn" If Wendel is the High Priest of Hobb, who is the High Priestess of Mabb?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Morwenna & morwenna

This is why she betrayed the starwife. It's made obvious from the start that she is evil, but Wendel, on the other hand, is very deceptive.

21. "Rats And Ashes" Mistress Dritchley has run out of kidney essence, so which flavouring does she use instead?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Venison

There are no deer mechanicals left, so she has plenty left over for emergency.

22. "White And Grey" How many rats are approaching when Piccadilly and Oswald jump into the water to hide?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: 20

They are being led by One-eyed Jake to find the mice.

23. "In The Orchard Of Duir" What is Tsyle's surname?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Symkyn

Tsyle is a crippled shrew who acts as the eyes for blind, leperous mole, Giraldus.

24. "Hunting The Devil" On mechanicals designed for game purposes, the hunters have to hit one of their stilling crests three times. How many stilling crests are there on game mechanicals as opposed to the single one on ordinary ones?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: 5

There are two on each side, and one on the head.

25. "Trusting To Luck" What does Oswald tell the rats his name is?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Whitey

Once he hides his ears, they mistake him for another rat because of his size, so he has to quickly make up a "rattish" name.

26. "Magic On The Heath" Which compass point is Morgan told to put the brown candle on?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: North

The candle is apparently not made from a common wax, and it smells like bacon fat.

27. "The Time Of The Rowan" What relation are Pountfrey and Mahtild?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Oaken Throne"

Answer: Husband & Wife

They are collecting firewood when they meet Ysabelle, Vesper, and the others before they meet their untimely end.

28. "To The Copper Cow" Which animal does Clinker Kitson liken Henry to?

From Quiz Chapters Of "Deathscent"

Answer: Rabbit

And when he realises Henry has no money he says that he is partial to rabbit pie...

29. "Dangerous Company" When Jake kills Fletch, which God/Goddess does he offer him to as a sacrifice?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Bauchen

He decapitates him, which is the appropriate sacrifice for Bauchen, because he doesn't have time to peel him for Hobb.

30. "Hot Milk And Honey" Which weapon does Gwendoline take with her into the sewers?

From Quiz Chapters Of "The Dark Portal"

Answer: Rapier

She also takes her late husband's mousebrass.

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