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The Princess Test Trivia Quiz

A quiz on the book "The Princess Test", by Gail Carson Levine. It is a funny spoof on "The Princess and the Pea".

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

Author
olivia_robin

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,602

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
393

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. How many times does Lorelei laugh as a baby? Hint

four times

three times

too many to count

two times

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who's Gussie? Hint

Lorelei's father

Lorelei's mother

Lorelei's nursemaid

Lorelei's best friend

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was Lorelei when her mother died? Hint

18 years old

14 years old

13 years old

none of these

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was Sam's job? Hint

king

blacksmith

miller

carpenter

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Question 5 of 10

5. Trudy had helped which family before Lorelei? Hint

miller

shoemaker

carpenter

butcher

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was the job that Lorelei tried to do first to help Trudy? Hint

mopping

spinning

laundry

dishes

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened to Lorelei from trying to wash the dishes? Hint

her hands got a rash

her arms got a rash

she caught a cold

none of these

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the only thing that Lorelei could do? Hint

sewing

embroidery

spinning

sweeping

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Question 9 of 10

9. What did Lorelei think was wrong with the twenty swan feather mattresses? Hint

a pigeon feather

the pea

a goose feather

the sheets or blankets

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lorelei found a marshmallow in her salad.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many times does Lorelei laugh as a baby?

Answer: two times

On the first page, it says "Lorelei's smile was sweet, and her laughter was music. But as an infant, she smiled only four times and laughed twice. The rest of the time she cried."

2. Who's Gussie?

Answer: Lorelei's mother

Lorelei didn't have any good friends, or a nursemaid.

3. How old was Lorelei when her mother died?

Answer: 14 years old

When Gussie died Sam swore never to marry again, because Gussie was such a good wife. I think that was sweet of him.

4. What was Sam's job?

Answer: blacksmith

Sam left Lorelei at the house to go on his annual trip to shoe the Earl's horses.

5. Trudy had helped which family before Lorelei?

Answer: shoemaker

The book says "A wench named Trudy had helped the shoemaker's family when the twins were born."

6. What was the job that Lorelei tried to do first to help Trudy?

Answer: dishes

After trying to do the dishes, Trudy ends up with more work than before, because Lorelei needs medical treatment.

7. What happened to Lorelei from trying to wash the dishes?

Answer: her arms got a rash

Her arms got a rash with a bandage that neede to be changed every two hours.

8. What was the only thing that Lorelei could do?

Answer: embroidery

She was best at embroidering every-day things, like stools, instead of fancy stuff.

9. What did Lorelei think was wrong with the twenty swan feather mattresses?

Answer: a pigeon feather

She thought that a pigeon feather was in one of them, so she couldn't get comfortable, so ended up sleeping on the floor.

10. Lorelei found a marshmallow in her salad.

Answer: false

One of the tests was to figure out what was wrong with the food. There was a piece of noodle in the salad; the marshmallow was in the soup.

Source: Author olivia_robin

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