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Quiz about East by Edith Pattou Smaller Details

"East" by Edith Pattou: Smaller Details Quiz

This is a quiz on "East", a YA fantasy novel by Edith Pattou. There is already another quiz here overviewing the major plot points, so my own is dedicated to the smaller details of Pattou's wonderful story.

A multiple-choice quiz by AutumnLleaves. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
AutumnLleaves

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
403,411

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
74

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where is Rose born? Hint

In a forest

On the farm

In a house in Trondheim

On a ship

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the family's friendly neighbour bring as a first gift for Rose? Hint

A pot of oil

A loom

A white bear figurine

A pair of boots

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does Widow Hautzig teach Rose? Hint

To pick chanterelles

To work on a large loom

To wash candle grease away

To play chess

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Question 4 of 10

4. What do the trolls call humans? Hint

Southmen

Softskins

Stronghands

Swiftwalks

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Question 5 of 10

5. What did Arne draw for each of his children? Hint

A portrait

A wind rose

A picture of an animal

A map

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Question 6 of 10

6. Whose point of view is not shown in the book? Hint

Arne

Neddy

The Troll Queen

Tuki

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Question 7 of 10

7. What animal does Rose befriend in Niflheim? Hint

A white bear

A fox

A seal

A reindeer

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Question 8 of 10

8. What happens to Sara after her recovery? Hint

She falls in love with and marries Harald Soren

She stays on the farm when the family moves to Trondheim

She decides to go to Denmark to start a new life

She marries an ironmaker who lives in another part of the country

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Question 9 of 10

9. What colours do the trolls prefer for their clothes? Hint

Bright

Pale

Dark

Grey

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last of Eugenia's superstitions we learn about. Hint

It is unlucky to be a May bride

If you sneeze on a Wednesday, you will receive a letter

It's bad luck if the mother of the bride brings a handkerchief to the wedding

North-born children are the most troublesome of all

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where is Rose born?

Answer: In a forest

Rose is born prematurely when her parents are out in a forest gathering herbs. This is the reason her mother, in her shock and confusion, unwittingly faces north instead of east while giving birth.

2. What does the family's friendly neighbour bring as a first gift for Rose?

Answer: A pair of boots

Torsk, the family's good-natured neighbour, brings baby Rose a pair of boots made of reindeer hide and happily realises it is a sign she'll be a traveler. Rose's wanderlust does manifest itself since her early childhood, and later Rose fondly thinks that the neighbour's first gift was chosen well.

3. What does Widow Hautzig teach Rose?

Answer: To work on a large loom

Widow Hautzig teaches Rose to work on her large loom in exchange for one basket of chanterelles per week. To get the payment ready every time, Rose trains her pet dog to find chanterelles in the forest.

4. What do the trolls call humans?

Answer: Softskins

The trolls' extremely rough skin is one of the defining features of their appearance, and any troll trying to appear human must either wear gloves or use creams and salves. "Softskins" is the word they have for humans.

5. What did Arne draw for each of his children?

Answer: A wind rose

Arne drew a different wind rose for every child of his, and every wind rose included some symbol of the child's direction of birth. The wind rose for Rose was the most beautiful one, though it included symbols of both east (the birth direction Eugenia wanted for Rose) and north (Rose's real birth direction).

6. Whose point of view is not shown in the book?

Answer: Tuki

We only get to know Tuki, the gentle-hearted young troll who befriends and helps Rose, through his interactions with Rose, Charles and the Troll Queen. He doesn't have point-of-view chapters of his own.

7. What animal does Rose befriend in Niflheim?

Answer: A reindeer

While she is working in the stables of the ice palace, Rose befriends a reindeer she calls Vaettur. She takes him with her after the defeat of the Troll Queen and later rides him to France to catch up with Charles.

8. What happens to Sara after her recovery?

Answer: She falls in love with and marries Harald Soren

Sara is the one who marries Harald Soren (for love rather than money, as the narration takes care to confirm). It's her brother Nils Erlend who goes to Denmark, her sister Selme Eva who marries an ironmaker, and her younger brother Willem who stays on the farm.

9. What colours do the trolls prefer for their clothes?

Answer: Bright

Rose muses the trolls must be so fond of bright clothes because of all the whiteness surrounding them. When she sneaks into the ice palace's ballroom in her pearl-coloured dress, one of the trolls tells her the dress is pretty but should have been more colourful.

10. The last of Eugenia's superstitions we learn about.

Answer: It's bad luck if the mother of the bride brings a handkerchief to the wedding

Arne has to lend Eugenia his handkerchief at Rose's wedding because she deliberately left hers behind. According to her, if the mother of the bride brings her handkerchief to the wedding, something tragic happens within the first year of marriage.

Source: Author AutumnLleaves

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