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1.
  William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I really enjoyed reading this book and I hope you enjoy doing these questions!
Easier, 10 Qns, foxee_roxee, Aug 16 05
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  The Wind on Fire    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about all of the fatherly characters in William Nicholson's "Wind on Fire" trilogy.
Average, 10 Qns, citric, May 20 11
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  The Wind on Fire Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I have recently discovered that there are zero- count them, ZERO- quizzes on William Nicholson's excellent series of books "The Wind on Fire". Well, not any more.
Average, 15 Qns, silvavolcano, Apr 19 08
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  William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is about the second book in the series. I hope you enjoy doing this quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, foxee_roxee, Feb 21 05
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trivia question Quick Question
In "The Windsinger" who does Mumpo's real father turn out to be?

From Quiz "The Wind on Fire Series"




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  Fantasy [Literature] (96 quizzes)


William Nicholson Trivia Questions
1. What was the name of the bride at the start of the book?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: Pia Greeth

This bride was the same age as Kestrel, only fifteen.

2. What are the children of Ira and Hanno Hath called?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: Kestrel, Pinto, and Bowman

The writer of this book, William Nichlson thinks of very unusual names to call his characters. Some of the names included in the three books concerning the wind singer are: Ira, Hanno, Bowman, Pinto, Rufy, Raka, Kemba etc.

3. What is Kestrel and Bowman's father called?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Hanno & Hanno Hath

Everybody loves Hanno Hath. He is calm, loving and generous.

4. In the third book, "Firesong", Mumpo has a special nickname that he calls Pinto. What is it?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: Pinskin

He calls her this only once, after she discovers that she can understand animals.

5. What was Kestrel "intoxicated" with when the people of the Aramanth were ordered to march?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: Passion and Exhaustion

Kestrel thought of herself as "the avenger".

6. What are the district colours of the Aramanth people, in ascending order?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: Grey, Maroon, Orange, Scarlet, and White.

The reason for this colour scale is so you can tell who has better jobs, friends and housing than the others.

7. What was Mumpo's father called?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Maslo

He abandoned Mumpo for 10 years. Five short years later, he was burned in the monkey cages.

8. In "The Slaves of the Mastery", what was the name of the man that was in love with Kestrel, who Kestrel hated?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: Ortiz

Marius Ortiz is twenty one, and all set to marry Sisi.... until he sees Kestrel.

9. What did Jodhila say when Kestrel asked her who she was?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: "I'm the Jodhlia Sirhasi of Gang, the Pearl of Perfection, the Radiance of the east, and the delight of a Million eyes."

Kestrel thought she was beautiful, and of course, Jodhlia agreed.

10. What words did Bowman hear his Mother curse?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: Sagahog and Pompaprune

Very interesting words used.

11. What killed Harmon Amos (Ashar's father)?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Bandits

When Ashar was taken away by the bandits, he tried to help her, but a stone from a slingshot hit him on the head.

12. In "The Windsinger" who does Mumpo's real father turn out to be?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: Maslo Inch

Sadly, only five years after being reunited with his son, Maslo Inch is burned alive in a Monkey Cage.

13. What was the punishment for looking at Jodhila?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: You got your eyes poked out with firesticks.

This is a very harsh punishment just for looking at someone.

14. When the Bleshes were coaxing their son to learn a rhyme the first verse went "one,two,three,four...who's that at the door?" What did the second verse say?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: "five,six,seven,eight...who's that at the gate?"

The Blesh boy's first test was today. All the two year old children had to take tests to see if they were "developed" enough.

15. Who was Branco Such's daughter?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Seer

He had two sons as well. He tried to take over the group by leading the rebels who wanted to stay with Captain Canobis.

16. In "Firesong", whose father was killed by a bandit with a slingshot?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: Ashar Warmish

Ashar names her son after her dead father at the end of the book, when they reach the homeland.

17. Who was carrying Mrs. Chirish when the Aramanth had to march?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: Mumpo

Mrs. Chirish must have been tired from all the marching.

18. What did Kestrel and Bowman's teacher, Dr. Batch, ask the class to chant?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: "We strive harder, and reach higher, to make tomorow better than today."

The class has a points system. The students can get points added and taken away from them. Kestrel and Bowman got points taken off for not having their homework in on time.

19. What is Hanno Hath's profession?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Librarian

Hanno was a simple librarian. He loved books, and he could have been more, but he liked it where he was.

20. In "The Slaves of the Mastery", what colour clothing do the youths of Aramanth favour wearing?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: black

The older folk, however, favour multicoloured clothes.

21. How were the Manth people woken on the first day in the Mastery?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: By the rattle of food carts.

They were woken by the food carts, because it was time to eat.

22. What was the inscription written on the back of the map?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: "The song of the windsinger will set you free."

This quote is beautiful and depicts exactly why the windsinger is the symbol of the Aramanth.

23. Who won a prize for writing a poem about wanting to smile?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire Series

Answer: Rufy Blesh

Rufy runs away from the Mastery in book 2, and joins the Barra tribe, and in "Firesong" he helps Kestrel and her friends escape the Barras, sacrificing his own life in the process.

24. What was the name of the first person introduced in the twelfth chapter?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: Marius Semeon Ortiz

Marius was climbing the stairs to the upper levels of the higher domain.

25. When Bowman and Mumpo encountered a "mudman" what got the children out of the mud?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: A rope

They encountered the mudman when Kestrel ran away and Bowman and Mumpo followed her.

26. What does Miko Mimilith love?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Cloth

He was not succesful before he met Hanno, who helped him to become a dressmaker.

27. What was the first sentence of the text that Hanno read from the old Manth script?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: "The time of consumation has come."

The rest of the text is: "...Now I and those who have travelled with me must sing the song to the end. Out of our stillness, out of our love, out of our song, will come the wind on fire.."

28. What did Pollum hand to Kestrel and Bowman respectively?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "The Windsinger"

Answer: Three Buckets

Kestrel and Bowman were helping this man.

29. What does Mumpo want to call his son?

From Quiz The Wind on Fire

Answer: Mumpo

If he had a son, Mumpo wanted to call him Mumpo Jr. Pinto thought that it would be very confusing, but she just wants Mumpo to be happy.

30. What did Ira Hath have that everyone was talking about?

From Quiz William Nicholson's "Slaves of the Mastery".

Answer: Another vision

She had a vision of the future.

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