A Traditional Epic Reimagined Trivia Quiz

Answer: Police officer

Mr. Lopez was killed on duty. He was the one that introduced his daughter, Veronica, to Fabiella Banks' book, "The Queen of Twilight".

Answer: They had to do a book report on it for English class

Veronica looked for the book because she wanted to double-check facts she used in her report. Heather wanted it because she procrastinated.

Answer: Fabiella Banks

Ms. Banks is Veronica's favorite author. "The Queen of Twilight" is her only book that is mentioned.

Answer: Princess Arabelle

Princess Arabelle is supposed to be the person that will defeat the Queen of Twilight and bring a golden age to the country of Galma. Heather accidentally smashed the princess, who had been turned to glass.

Answer: The Duchess of Breakable Objects

The Duchess, or the Fragile Hag, had a wand similar to that of the White Witch in "The Chronicles of Narnia". She turned Princess Arabelle into glass.

Answer: The Orb of Neftalion

Veronica got the Orb of Neftalion confused with the nonexistent Orb of Inflation when she wanted to write about it in her book report.
The Orbs that the Queen did have were the Orbs of Intarion and Archtelion. She wanted the Orb of Neftalion, so she could have complete control of Galma.

Answer: The Queen of Twilight had two orbs

The Queen of Twilight sucked up more and more magic whenever she got one of the three orbs. That's also how she got the land of Galma to be in constant semi-darkness.

Answer: Pterodactyl-crow things

The Galag Nur are also known as Shadowshriekers. They used to be princes until they were corrupted by the Queen of Twilight.

Answer: She was claustrophobic

Heather became claustrophobic when she accidentally locked herself in her mother's shoe closet as a little girl. She had to be rescued by her housekeeper, Isidora.

Answer: They were attacked by trees

Dogget was poisoned by a tree root when he was trying to save Heather. They were attacked when Heather insisted on stopping.

Answer: Ibharn

The Sylvan elves live in treehouses. Their clothes blend in extremely well with the treetops.

Answer: It was boring

Veronica thought that the poem, originally sung in an elvish language, should have been left untranslated. She and Heather thought it was boring because all it talked about was someone going to get a drink of water, and that was really dragged out.

Answer: Dogget

Heather wanted Dogget to come because he saved her. Ibharn was going to go, too. He refused after Heather asked for Dogget to come because he felt superior to the Kiblar elf.

Answer: Heather's elven box disturbed the gargoyles

Heather stole the golden box from the Sylvan elves. She thought her fingers had a mind of their own.

Answer: She thought they were good-looking

The Galag Nur tricked Heather by showing her shadows of their uncorrupted forms. One was a preppy blonde, one was Hispanic, one was Irish, and one was black.

Answer: The author left out a lot of nice (and some not-so-nice) details about Galma

One of Veronica's favorite places (not mentioned by Fabiella) was the river she and her friends crossed on the way to see the Sylvan elves. She was glad that Ms. Banks didn't mention the talkative Chattergee.

Answer: She dropped the elven box

Pippin Took does the same thing with his elven brooch when captured by Orcs in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Two Towers". This is one of the many pop culture references in "The Wizard, The Witch, and Two Girls from Jersey."

Answer: The Empire State Building

The Black Tower was guarded by a moat and a smelly Moat Beast. It collapsed after the Fragile Hag died.

Answer: Dogget fed it Kiblar cookies

The Moat Beast chased after Heather, Veronica, and their friends after the Fragile Hag died. He later became part of the journey.

Answer: He was killed by the Bloodsnake of Nithral

The Bloodsnake of Nithral regenerates itself if someone tries to kill it. Strathorn tried to warn Dogget not to stab the snake, but Dogget didn't listen.

Answer: She was afraid of the giant spider

The spider wasn't actually giant or scary. The assassin bug was, but the Moat Beast killed it.

Answer: The Dragon was actually harmless

The town of Karn was a tourist trap that exploited the Dragon, which was actually about the size of a Chihuahua. Heather decided to keep it as a pet.

Answer: She gave up the Orb to the Queen of Twilight

Heather saw visions in the Orb twice in the book. One was right after Strathorn died, and the other was right before the final battle.

Answer: Heather and Dogget

They fought the Twilight Queen in the library. The Dragon of Karn secretly hid in Heather's backpack and "assisted" Heather and Dogget.

Answer: She felt like she belonged in Galma

Heather felt like she wasn't loved enough back in New Jersey. She felt neglected by her parents.