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'Heidi' quiz

This quiz is for my daughter, because this is one of her favorite bedtime stories, from Mom with love.

A multiple-choice quiz by LindaC007. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
LindaC007

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
52,257

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
13 / 20

Plays
1109

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (14/20), Guest 76 (6/20), Guest 68 (13/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who is the author of 'Heidi'?

Answer: (Two Words (or Surname only))

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Question 2 of 20

2. When the story begins, how old is Heidi? Hint

five

one

four

three

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Question 3 of 20

3. Why is Dete taking Heidi to the Grandfather's house? Hint

so Heidi can learn to read

so she can write a book

so Heidi can help Peter

to leave her there

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who goes down and brings Heidi's clothes back to Dete?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 5 of 20

5. What are the names of Grandfather's goats? Hint

Brownie and Snowy

Bidget and Amiee

Little Blacky and Little Lady

Little Bear and Little Swan

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Question 6 of 20

6. Where does Heidi decide to sleep? Hint

in the shed

in front of the hearth

out under the fir trees

in the hayloft

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Question 7 of 20

7. What do the villagers of Dorfli call Heidi's grandfather? Hint

the Alm-Uncle

the Alps-Uncle

the Hermit of the Alps

Grandfather

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Question 8 of 20

8. Heidi tells Peter she will give him part of her bread and cheese if he will not do what? Hint

lose her on the mountain

forget to carry it for her

throw away her flowers

beat the goat Greenfinch

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who does Grandfather take Heidi down the mountain to visit on his sleigh? Hint

the local school master

the pastor

Peter's grandmother

Peter's aunt

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Question 10 of 20

10. Why can't Peter's grandmother sleep at night? Hint

worrying about Peter

the wind rattling the house

wanting some company to visit

thinking about the old hymns

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Question 11 of 20

11. How old is Heidi when Dete returns for her? Hint

twelve

eight

nine

ten

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Question 12 of 20

12. What is Clara's last name? Hint

Sesemann

Steinberger

Von Trapp

Von Bulow

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Question 13 of 20

13. To what city does Dete take Heidi to live? Hint

Paris

Frankfurt

Amsterdam

Berlin

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the housekeeper's name? Hint

Fraulein Bluker

Fraulein Tinette

Fraulein Detemeiser

Fraulein Rottenmeier

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is the name of the family butler? Hint

Sebastian

Hans

Jeeves

Fritz

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is Heidi storing up to take home to the mountain Grandmother? Hint

money

Sunday school readers

her warm socks

soft white rolls

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who is the 'ghost' that is haunting Clara's house? Hint

Heidi's grandfather

Clara

Heidi

the doctor

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who accompanies Heidi on her journey back home? Hint

Didi

Clara's grandmother

Clara's father

Sebastian

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who destroys Clara's wheelchair?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 20 of 20

20. What does Clara's Grandmamma agree to will to Peter? Hint

a penny a week as long as he lives

her lovely sapphire pin

a new bed for his Grandmother

her old Bible

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Dec 20 2024 : Guest 172: 14/20
Dec 19 2024 : Guest 76: 6/20
Dec 11 2024 : Guest 68: 13/20
Dec 07 2024 : Guest 170: 13/20
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the author of 'Heidi'?

Answer: Johanna Spyri

I'm sure you know this, so I don't think you need a multiple choice question. If you know of any other novels by Spyri, please let me know.

2. When the story begins, how old is Heidi?

Answer: five

Heidi's grandfather last saw Heidi when she was one, and Dete comments that it is now four years later, so Heidi is five.

3. Why is Dete taking Heidi to the Grandfather's house?

Answer: to leave her there

Dete had been offered a job in Frankfurt, so she was leaving Heidi with her grandfather.

4. Who goes down and brings Heidi's clothes back to Dete?

Answer: Peter

Dete offered Peter a 'bright new piece of money' to go down for Heidi's clothes. Peter was very poor, so he hurried down and got her clothes in no time flat.

5. What are the names of Grandfather's goats?

Answer: Little Bear and Little Swan

One was brown, the other goat was white.

6. Where does Heidi decide to sleep?

Answer: in the hayloft

She makes a bed out of fresh hay to sleep on. And she slept as soundly as any princess, we are told.

7. What do the villagers of Dorfli call Heidi's grandfather?

Answer: the Alm-Uncle

Dete called him merely 'Uncle'. Heidi, of course, called him 'Grandfather'.

8. Heidi tells Peter she will give him part of her bread and cheese if he will not do what?

Answer: beat the goat Greenfinch

Greenfinch had just been rescued by Peter and Heidi from falling off a cliff. Peter was going to take his stick to the goat, but Heidi stopped him by offering the always-hungry Peter part of her food every day.

9. Who does Grandfather take Heidi down the mountain to visit on his sleigh?

Answer: Peter's grandmother

Peter comes up the mountain in the snow to invite Heidi to visit his old grandmother.

10. Why can't Peter's grandmother sleep at night?

Answer: the wind rattling the house

The house is in terrible repair, but Heidi gets her grandfather to fix up the place so the grandmother can rest easy at night.

11. How old is Heidi when Dete returns for her?

Answer: eight

Dete comes for Heidi when she is eight years old.

12. What is Clara's last name?

Answer: Sesemann

Clara was the daughter of Herr Sesemann, a very wealthy man.

13. To what city does Dete take Heidi to live?

Answer: Frankfurt

Se takes her there to be Clara's companion.

14. What is the housekeeper's name?

Answer: Fraulein Rottenmeier

And she was no 'Mary Poppins'. Tinette was the maid.

15. What is the name of the family butler?

Answer: Sebastian

He was very kind to Heidi.

16. What is Heidi storing up to take home to the mountain Grandmother?

Answer: soft white rolls

Grandmother had told Heidi that it was difficult for her to eat hard black bread, so Heidi was saving soft rolls to take to take her.

17. Who is the 'ghost' that is haunting Clara's house?

Answer: Heidi

Heidi was so homesick that she was sleep walking. The household was convinced she was a ghost.

18. Who accompanies Heidi on her journey back home?

Answer: Sebastian

He accompanies her as far as Mayenfeld, and was most relieved when Heidi told him she could walk up the mountain to Dorfli by herself.

19. Who destroys Clara's wheelchair?

Answer: Peter

He gives it a push and off the mountain it goes.

20. What does Clara's Grandmamma agree to will to Peter?

Answer: a penny a week as long as he lives

She told her son to put it in her will that Peter should have a penny a week for as long as he lived. This was what Peter asked her for.

Source: Author LindaC007

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