Authors Quiz: The Keys to the Kingdom

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1. At the end of "Sir Thursday", the Will claims that the Piper freed the Old One against 'his' wishes. Using your knowledge of the surrounding sentences, who is the 'his' that the Will is referring to?

Answer: Someone else

It is of course Lord Sunday against whose wishes the Piper was trying to free their father, The Old One. As a punishment, the Piper was cast into Nothing for 700 years where he made an army of Near Creations. However, most of his corporeal flesh was dissolved.

2. In "Grim Tuesday", what is the name of the Sunship?

Answer: Helios

Tom Shelvocke, The Mariner, takes Arthur to the wordlet in the Secondary Realms to find Part Two of the Will, who assumes the form of a bear.

3. In the first four books, how many changes have there been amongst the Noons, Dusks and Dawns of the Trustees we have encountered so far?

Answer: 23

These are: Arthur's swapping Monday's Noon and Dusk [2], Grim Tuesday fusing his Dawn, Noon and Dusk together [5] before splitting them into 7 Grotesques [12]; Saturday's Dusk killing the 7 Grotesques [19]; Wednesday eating her Noon and Dusk [21]; and Arthur appointing a new Noon and Dusk for Wednesday [23].

4. The Winged Servants of the Night are the Nisser serving in the Upper House.

Answer: False

No, The Winged Servants of the Night are the Nisser serving in the Middle House, just like the Commissionaire are the Nisser serving in the Lower House.

5. Which demesne of the House should Lady Friday own?

Answer: The Middle House

Since the letter addressed to Arthur from Superior Saturday is from the Upper House, that means that Saturday must own the Upper House. Since UP is a more powerful direction, it wouldn't make sense for Lord Sunday to own the Middle House as he is superior to Saturday. That means that Lady Friday should own the Middle House.

6. In "Drowned Wednesday" and "Sir Thursday", which word is used to describe the Skinless Boy's flesh?

Answer: ochre

The Skinless Boy is commonly referred to having ochre flesh. He is a Cocigrue (or spirit eater) that takes on the form of Arthur Penhaligon in the Secondary Realm of Earth. He was created by Superior Saturday.

7. In which book do we find out that the Morrow Day for Sunday's title is Lord?

Answer: Mister Monday

In the prologue of "Mister Monday", the inspector who accidentally frees Part One of the Will is taken away to Lord Sunday, which he specifically mentions.

8. In which book do we first encounter a Not-Horse?

Answer: Mister Monday

Arthur first sees the Not-Horse when he comes into the Lower House. He thinks it is a horse until he sees that it has three toes.

9. In "Drowned Wednesday", what precedence in the House does the captain of the Mantis have?

Answer: 15 287th

Captain Herclius Swell of the Mantis is 15 287th in precedence within the House. Colonel Nage is 13 338th in precedence and the others have no signifance.

10. In "Sir Thursday", what tile do the Piper and his army of Near Creations go to, which according to the Ephemeris he owns, will take them straight to the crucial tile 500/500?

Answer: 72/189

The Piper then plants a spike of Nothing in tile 500/500 preventing the other tiles from moving and thus disabling tectonic strategy.

11. In "Grim Tuesday", what Grotesque is highest in precedence?

Answer: Yan

In an act strictly forbidden, and requiring great amounts of Nothing, Grim Tuesday merged together his Noon, Dusk and Dawn. He then split them into 7 Grotesques who love their cruel master.

12. Out of the Noon, Dusks and Dawns, which of them is most likely to be the tallest?

Answer: Noon

Suzie Turquoise Blue says in "Drowned Wednesday" that since UP is a good direction in the house, the Noons make themselves so tall. Also, Mister Monday's Noon is significantly tall.

13. In which book do we first learn about an attempt to raise a Cocigrue?

Answer: Grim Tuesday

In the prologue of "Grim Tuesday", the two messengers who sent to deliver a message to the Grim ask Grim Tuesday to plug one of the holes in the Pit with Arthur's pocket that the Fetchers tore off. One of the Grotesques makes a reference to this probably being an attempt to raise a Cocigrue or Spirit Eater.

14. What is the standardised weapon of a Commissionaire?

Answer: truncheon

In "Sir Thursday", when Suzy enters the Secondary Realm Earth through the Seven Dials, she brings along a Commissionaire's truncheon to defend herself and also knock out Leaf who has been infected by the Skinless Boy's mold.

15. In which two demesnes of the House are wings not allowed?

Answer: The Far Reaches and The Great Maze

In "Grim Tuesday", wings are strictly forbidden in The Far Reaches as they attract gobbets of Nothing which can eventually form to become a Nithling. In "Sir Thursday", The Lieuntant Keeper takes away Suzie Turqoise Blue's wings as they attract lightning in The Great Maze.

16. In which book do we first encounter the Skinless Boy?

Answer: Grim Tuesday

We first encounter him in "Grim Tuesday", when Arthur is trying to stop the Nothing breaking free of the Pit and destroying the House and the Secondary Realms. Arthur says that he looks like him from one side but you can see the ochre flesh on the other side.

17. There is more than one Keeper of the Front Door.

Answer: True

There is also the Captain Keeper who hasn't done his rounds since he went missing a while ago. Now it is up to the Lieutenant Keeper to maintain the Laws of the Front Door.

18. Which Grotesque tries to help Arthur repair the Pit before being killed by Superior Saturday's Dusk?

Answer: Yan

Yan is quite eager for Arthur to make him and the other six Grotesques back into Tuesday's Dawn, Noon and Dusk. He also reveals to Arthur that he did not like what Grim Tuesday had made him.

19. In "Mister Monday" the Inspector who accidentally freed the first part of the Will was taken away by Denizens from which floor?

Answer: 636

These two mysterious figures also have a folder titled EVIDENCE. The Inspector is then taken away to Lord Sunday to be 'destroyed'.

20. What creature does Arthur save Mister Monday from after he obtains the Greater Part (in the form of an hour hand) of the First Key?

Answer: Bibliophage

After Mister Monday is about to be assaulted by Bibliophages, Arthur saves Mister Monday. He then cures Mister Monday's ailment, a tendency to laziness aptly named Sloth.

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Authors Quiz: The Keys to the Kingdom | 20 Questions

This is a quiz on the series of books by Garth Nix called "The Keys to the Kingdom". It covers "Mister Monday", "Grim Tuesday", "Drowned Wednesday" and "Sir Thursday". There are spoilers so please read ALL the books first.

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