Court of Swans Quiz

April 24, 2021

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Welcome to your Court of Swans Quiz

In the comparison blog on April 6, we listed some similarities: a devoted sister working to save her brothers and an evil stepmother trying to destroy her stepchildren. What is the third similarity?

In the original tale, Elise didn’t complete the last coat of mail, so the last brother had a swan’s wing instead of an arm. In Court of Swans, Delia’s oldest brother has an arm amputated.

In the original tale, Elise didn’t complete the last coat of mail, so the last brother had a swan’s wing instead of an arm. In Court of Swans, Delia’s oldest brother has two wings.

In Court of Swans, Delia became a swan. In the original tale, no one became a swan.

In Court of Swans, Delia drank poison. In the original tale, there is no poison.

Who manipulated the king? Sir Elliot? Sir Geoffrey? Uncle Baldric? Madame Celine?

Sir Charles

Sir Geoffrey Grenefeld

Uncle Baldric

Uncle Berenger

How did Larissa stand up to Parnella?

She didn’t stand up to Parnella.

She sent the queen a letter about who really killed the coroner.

She tricked her sister/Delia’s stepmother into admitting she hired men to kill the coroner. This was an act of courage since she was afraid of her sister.

She left her house to tell the queen who really killed the coroner. This was an act of courage since she was so afraid of leaving the house.

Why did Lady Anne visit Aunt Beatrice?

The church forced her to visit. She went not to lose her title.

She wanted to establish herself as a friend of the Church before going on to wed the king. Aunt Beatrice was the abbess.

She had a long-standing friendship with Aunt Beatrice.

She had a dream that something important would happen if she visited Aunt Beatrice.

How were the deaths of Delia’s father and Geoffrey’s father similar?

They both were killed in similar riding accidents.

They both were killed by poison.

They both had the same wound on their leg.

They both were found in the same cottage.

Why was Uncle Baldric interested in the Earl of Dericott and his brothers?

He made a bet with a group of earls and won the bet by stealing the earl’s estate and Geoffrey’s inheritance.

He was doing the king’s bidding.

He had a grudge on the Earl of Dericott.

He and Parnella wanted their estate, as well as Geoffrey’s inheritance.

Besides Elliot and Geoffrey, who aided Delia and how?

Sir Elliot married Delia.

Aunt Beatrice went straight to the king to plead Delia’s case.

Margery helped by being kind to her at work.

Gerard found Delia in the marketplace and gave her a place to stay.

Why did Sir Geoffrey scare people when he tried to get information?

He was a king’s knight so appeared more threatening than kind.

He was a wanted criminal and posters of him hung throughout the city.

He had a reputation for harming people.

He was a stern man with no hint of kindness.

Time's up

Candice Yamnitz

Candice Yamnitz is an elementary bilingual teacher by trade, but left the profession to stay home with her children. When she’s not doing errands or chores around the house, she’s reading and writing. She enjoys reading all genres for every age group. But, her mind is always off in distant kingdoms. Candice lives in the Chicago area with her husband and children.

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