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Quiz about The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley

"The Great Good Thing," by Roderick Townley Quiz

This is on the wonderful book "The Great Good Thing," about a storybook heroine who, after her book is destroyed, must make her way in the world of dreams.

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

Author
SilverNaiad

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,950

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
166

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 20

1. What color is the bird that says, "Rawwwwk! Reader! Reader!" to warn the characters that the book is being opened? Hint

Orange

Yellow

Red

Pink

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the number one rule of all storybook characters? Hint

Never get out of character

Stay where you'll need to be if the book opens suddenly, because then you won't have to run

Always keep to your lines

Never look at the reader

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Question 3 of 20

3. What was the first of Sylvie's adventures in Claire's dreams? Hint

The Adventure of the White Birch Trees

The Adventure of the Muddy Forest

The Adventure of the Moonlit House

The Adventure of the Tall City

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who follows Sylvie when she goes into one of Claire's Dreams? Hint

Thomas

Pingree

A lady-in-waiting

The goatherd

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Question 5 of 20

5. What does the note left by Claire's grandmother say? Hint

They Took Me

Catch Me If You Can!

Look For Me

Find Me

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Question 6 of 20

6. In one of Claire's dreams, what three blue things does the girl with the dark blue eyes leave as a trail, so that Sylvie and Claire can find her? Hint

A ribbon, a shell, and a flower petal

A stone, a feather, and a piece of silk

A hair comb, a stone, and a feather

A flower petal, a piece of silk, and a shell

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Question 7 of 20

7. What facial feature of Pingree's does Sylvie think is strange? Hint

His eyes

His eyebrow

His nose

His teeth

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who sets "The Great Good Thing" on fire? Hint

Ricky

The girl with the dark blue eyes

Claire

Sylvie

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Question 9 of 20

9. When Sylvie and her parents reach the city that is the center of Claire's dreams, they first see Claire wearing a fancy black party dress. What kind of flower is she carrying? Hint

A marigold

A carnation

A rose

An iris

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Question 10 of 20

10. How did the weasel in Claire's dreams die? Hint

It was caught in a fire

It was shot

It was run over

It was torn apart by dogs

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Question 11 of 20

11. The picture in Sylvie's locket keeps changing. What things have been in there (other than the girl with the dark blue eyes)? Hint

A marmalade-colored cat

All of these

A blue dragonfly

An old woman

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Question 12 of 20

12. What is the name of Prince Riggeloff's second in command? Hint

Raven

Thomas

Hroth

Bull

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Question 13 of 20

13. What did Claire say that "The Great Good Thing's" cover was made of? Hint

Brown leather

Red leather

Cream leather

Blue leather

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Question 14 of 20

14. The first word Sylvie uses to remind Claire of Fangl is "parallelogram." True or false?

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. When Pingree proclaims himself king, what are the colors of his flag? Hint

Blue and white

Brown and blue

Green and yellow

Red and black

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Question 16 of 20

16. When Sylvie first sees Pingree as "king," and he's wearing his royal robes, what does she think he looks like? Hint

A ferret in a crown that's too big

A dressed up rat

A toad whose skin is stretched too tight

A frog in a basket of laundry

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Question 17 of 20

17. When Sylvie is leaving for the city so she can help Lily to rewrite "The Great Good Thing," what does Queen Emmeline wish she could send with her? Hint

Pastries and juice

Onions and eggs

Bread and cheese

Chocolate bars and raspberries

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Question 18 of 20

18. When all the characters of "The Great Good Thing" are coming to live in their new castle, what is Pingree juggling? Hint

Glass balls

Oranges

Torches

Apples

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Question 19 of 20

19. How many copies were in the first printing of "The Great Good Thing" when Lily rewrote it? Hint

Sixty-five thousand

Fifteen hundred

Forty thousand

Eighteen thousand

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Question 20 of 20

20. There were two people who were NOT originally in "The Great Good Thing," but that Sylvie told Lily to write in anyway. Who were they? Hint

Claire and Ricky

Fangl and the girl with the dark blue eyes

Fangl and Claire

Claire and the girl with the dark blue eyes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What color is the bird that says, "Rawwwwk! Reader! Reader!" to warn the characters that the book is being opened?

Answer: Orange

First the bright orange bird comes and squawks at everyone, then the bullfrogs in the Mere of Remind say, "Booook open! Ooopen! Boook open!" That way, the characters know to get to their places in time.

2. What is the number one rule of all storybook characters?

Answer: Never look at the reader

All of these are probably important, but the number one rule is never look at the reader, though Sylvie has done it many times, and even King Walther (though he tried to deny it) has glanced up at least once.

3. What was the first of Sylvie's adventures in Claire's dreams?

Answer: The Adventure of the Muddy Forest

When Sylvie first goes into Claire's dreams, she is in a muddy rainforest, and Ricky, Claire's brother, has kidnapped their grandmother.

4. Who follows Sylvie when she goes into one of Claire's Dreams?

Answer: Pingree

Pingree follows Sylvie, then tells King Walther about her adventures.

5. What does the note left by Claire's grandmother say?

Answer: Find Me

Sylvie thinks the note means "Find Me" as in a hide-and-seek game, but Claire is certain she's been taken against her will.

6. In one of Claire's dreams, what three blue things does the girl with the dark blue eyes leave as a trail, so that Sylvie and Claire can find her?

Answer: A stone, a feather, and a piece of silk

This happens in the dream with the white birch trees. Claire is dressed as a doctor, and upon seeing Sylvie there, she says, "My patient has disappeared." They find "the patient," (which is the girl with the dark blue eyes) in some laurel bushes, by fallowing the trail of blue things she left behind her.

7. What facial feature of Pingree's does Sylvie think is strange?

Answer: His eyes

Sylvie thinks Pingree's eyes are a bit creepy because one is brilliantly bright, and the other is rather dull. She doesn't know which reflects his real moods.

8. Who sets "The Great Good Thing" on fire?

Answer: Ricky

Ricky wanted to burn the edges of the book to make it look older, but he accidentally set the entire book on fire.

9. When Sylvie and her parents reach the city that is the center of Claire's dreams, they first see Claire wearing a fancy black party dress. What kind of flower is she carrying?

Answer: A marigold

Claire looks like she has been to a grownup's party, where she didn't have much fun. She is very happy to see Sylvie and the king and queen, though.

10. How did the weasel in Claire's dreams die?

Answer: It was run over

Sylvie is confused about how the things in Claire's dreams can die, and then be back the next day in perfect health.

11. The picture in Sylvie's locket keeps changing. What things have been in there (other than the girl with the dark blue eyes)?

Answer: All of these

Sylvie thinks it's strange that the picture keeps changing. She also sees her mother and father in it sometimes.

12. What is the name of Prince Riggeloff's second in command?

Answer: Hroth

Hroth looks like a bull, Sylvie thinks. He is the one who meets Pingree outside Riggeloff's tent in the thieves' camp.

13. What did Claire say that "The Great Good Thing's" cover was made of?

Answer: Blue leather

She also said it smelled like dust and rose petals, though mostly just dust.

14. The first word Sylvie uses to remind Claire of Fangl is "parallelogram." True or false?

Answer: True

Another word Sylvie whispers to Claire is simply "Fangl."

15. When Pingree proclaims himself king, what are the colors of his flag?

Answer: Red and black

That is partly how Sylvie can tell that something is wrong. When she's riding down the path to the castle, she can see that the square-ness of the castle is off, and that the flag colors are not blue and white, like King Walther's were, but red and black.

16. When Sylvie first sees Pingree as "king," and he's wearing his royal robes, what does she think he looks like?

Answer: A frog in a basket of laundry

Pingree is wearing a purple robe that's much too big for him and a crown that's much too big for him. Sylvie thinks he looks ridiculous.

17. When Sylvie is leaving for the city so she can help Lily to rewrite "The Great Good Thing," what does Queen Emmeline wish she could send with her?

Answer: Onions and eggs

Queen Emmeline is aggrieved that she cannot send baby onions and wren's eggs with her daughter. Sylvie ends up just taking bread and cheese.

18. When all the characters of "The Great Good Thing" are coming to live in their new castle, what is Pingree juggling?

Answer: Oranges

Pingree also tells some very non-funny jokes, like, "What did the big toe say to the little toe? It didn't say anything, silly brains. Toes can't talk!" It turns out that none of the characters really remember what happened except for Sylvie.

19. How many copies were in the first printing of "The Great Good Thing" when Lily rewrote it?

Answer: Forty thousand

After that, everyone was very busy!

20. There were two people who were NOT originally in "The Great Good Thing," but that Sylvie told Lily to write in anyway. Who were they?

Answer: Fangl and the girl with the dark blue eyes

Sylvie says she had to write in Fangl because he would die from the rust disease otherwise, and she couldn't bear to never see the girl with the dark blue eyes again. She says no one will notice that the third lady-in-waiting has a new helper.

Source: Author SilverNaiad

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