"Kushiel's Chosen", by Jacqueline Carey Quiz

Answer: Joscelin

Although Joscelin is Phedre's "Perfect Companion" and has sworn to protect and serve her, he is not one of "Phedre's Boys". The term refers to a group of sailors who fought under Phedre's banner in the first book. The three men above, Remi, Ti-Philippe and Fortun, were given to her service by their commander, Quintilius Rousse.

Answer: Red

The dress is red with very simple lines, and cut low in the back to show off Phedre's marque. Favrielle the seamstress intentionally keeps the dress design very simple so that it will stand out from the gaudy, ornate fashions that are popular in court.

Phedre did have dresses of the other three colors in the first book, "Kushiel's Dart".

Answer: She receives a mysterious package that contains her old Sangoire cloak

A package is delivered to Phedre by Delaunay's old teacher, Gonzalo de Escabares. Phedre opens it and is shocked to find her sangoire cloak, which she had worn the night she was kidnapped by Melisande in the first book. She knows this is a challenge from Melisande, and she suspects that someone at court helped Melisande escape. Phedre thinks that by reentering Naamah's service, she can get information at court and identify the traitor.

Answer: Severio Stregazza

Severio pays her the unheard-of sum of 20,000 ducats, which, oddly enough, raises his status in court and gains him the respect of the D'Angeline nobles.

The de Fhirzes and Nicola do become Phedre's patrons after Severio. The de Fhirzes are up on all the court gossip, and Nicola "ties a good knot".

Marmion is not one of Phedre's patrons. He is banished from Terre D'Ange early on in the book.

Answer: She hopes to find a clue in the old Yeshuite texts that will help her free Hyacinthe

Phedre's oldest and dearest friend, Hyacinthe, is stuck on the island of Three Sisters, serving under the Master of the Straits. He is doomed to stay there for eternity, unless Rahab (the angel of the sea) can somehow be convinced to set him free. Phedre believes that there is a clue in the ancient Habiru texts that might enable her to free Hyacinthe. Phedre has a gift of learning languages easily, so she asks the Rebbe in the Yeshuite part of town to teach her Habiru.

Joscelin is the one who is considering the idea of converting to the Yeshuite religion, because he is told that Yeshua will redeem him and forgive all his sins, including all of his broken oaths.

Answer: Gentian House

Early on in the book, Phedre is plagued by nightmares, but she can't remember them when she wakes up. Drustan notices that she is not herself and he suggests she consult someone who specializes in dream interpretation.

Phedre goes to Gentian House and spends the night with an adept who is able to help her remember the bad dream and ascertain its meaning.

Answer: Asherat of the Sea

Asherat of the Sea is the patron goddess of La Serenissima. There is a large temple dedicated to her in La Serenissima where much of the book's action and intrigue takes place.

Answer: Married to Prince Benedicte

Phedre was told by the oracle in Asherat's temple that "the one you seek will be in the last place you look". Sure enough, Phedre and her friends never suspect that Melisande is Prince Benedicte's wife! All they know about Benedicte's new wife is that she is a D'Angeline who pledged her service to Asherat and therefore wears the veil at all times. No one has ever seen her without the veil, so no one suspects.

Phedre is invited to the court for an audience with Benedicte, and that's when Melisande lifts her veil and reveals herself to Phedre. By the time Phedre realizes that Benedicte and Melisande are plotting against Queen Ysandre, it is too late. Phedre's two men (Fortun and Remy) are killed and Phedre is captured and taken to the rock island prison, La Dolorosa.

Answer: Knocks out the guard and frees the prisoners

From her cell, Phedre can hear the commotion outside and can tell something is going on. She instinctively knows that it is Joscelin who has somehow found her and has come to rescue her.

When the guard comes into her cell, she distracts him with the promise of sexual favors, then she knees him in the groin and knocks him unconscious with her chair. She then grabs his keys and unlocks her cell.

Out of pity and compassion, Phedre uses the keys to free the other prisoners before she even thinks about saving herself. Her mercy is rewarded later, as the prisoners provide a distraction that allows her to escape.

Phedre does not have a trained seagull. Melisande saw her feeding the gulls through the bars of her cell once and made a joke about Phedre training the gulls to carry messages for her.

Answer: Illyrian

Clinging to a piece of wood, the nearly drowned Phedre sees a ship in the distance and is able to catch their attention. The ship turns out to be a pirate ship under the command of Kazan Atrabiades, an exiled Illyrian who has a fearsome reputation as a pirate.

Answer: They smell like apples.

The Somervilles are known for their apple orchards, and therefore both Somervilles (Ghislain and Percy) exude an aroma of apples. Phedre figures out that Somerville was involved in Melisande's escape because one of the guards remembers a lingering scent of apples in the hallway that night.

In this book, we learn that Percy de Somerville is plotting treason against Ysandre de la Courcel.

Delaunay has no living relatives that we know of.

Answer: He accidentally killed his brother.

Kazan killed his brother by accident. His mother blamed him for it and sent him away, and he also blames himself for it. Because of this, he is pursued/haunted by a demonic creature called the kriavbhog.

Answer: The Ban's wife, Lady Zabela

Phedre, Kazan, and the Ban of Illyria are trying to figure out how to get Phedre into La Serenissima without alerting Prince Benedicte. The Ban's wife, Lady Zabela, suggests that they hide Phedre in the tribute ship, which is leaving for La Serenissima shortly.

She recounts a story about her Chowati grandmother who fled the steppes and sewed false bottoms into her saddle bags to hide gold. She suggests they build a false bottom into one of the trunks holding jewels and coins and hide Phedre in it (with air holes, of course).

Answer: In the Temple of Asherat

Phedre suspects that Benedicte and Melisande plan to have Ysandre killed in a public place amid chaos and riots, in order to make it look like an accident and have the killer be unnoticed. She thinks it will happen at the Temple of Asherat during the investiture ceremony.

She also thinks the riots in Serenissima are being staged. In Chapter 70, Phedre explains her theory to Joscelin, Kazan and the Yeshuites: "It has to be done out in the open, where the world can see that neither Benedicte nor Melisande nor Marco Stregazza had a hand in it. T'was the only place it could be done convincingly, and they've allies in the Temple."

Answer: She claims sanctuary in the temple of Asherat of the Sea

In Chapter 76, after the assassination attempt has been thwarted, Ysandre demands of the Doge to turn over Melisande to Terre D'Ange for her justice. Melisande claims sanctuary of Asherat of the Sea, which was granted to her when she first came to Serenissima.

The Doge reluctantly confirms that sanctuary can not be revoked once granted. Ysandre then tells Melisande that if she ever leaves Asherat's sanctuary, her life is forfeit.