What was wrong with Reginold?

His collar was sharp and hurting his neck

When the coachman tells Penelope Lord Frederick hunts for unusual prey. What does he mean?

The Incorrigible's are unusual prey

What is the motto of Swanburne Academy?

No hopeless case is truly without hope

What is "The Girls' Guide to Obedience and Quietness?"

The book Lady Constance gives Cassie

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1
Who is young Jasper?
A manservant
The cook
Mr. Ashton's son
A friend of Alexander's
2
Who is Charlotte Mortimer?
The Headmistress at Swanburne
Miss Lumley's employer
Miss Lumley's best friend
Penelope's mother
3
What sport has lead to unfortunate accidents in Lord Ashton's family?
Snowboarding
Hunting
Archery
Ping Pong
4
What sound was Mrs. Clarke and Lady Constance hiding during Penelope's interview?
The lady's maid talking
The staff making dinner
The coachman
The children howling
5
What was the dessert at the Christmas party?
Toffee
Candy
Cake
Petites Madeleines
6
What happened to Lady Constance at the party?
She danced the night away
She fell asleep
Lord Ashton did not attend
She got sick
7
Reports from the kitchen says the Incorrigibles eat a lot of
Tea
Cereal
Ketchup
Sweets
8
Who is Madame LePoint?
Lady Constance's sister
The dressmaker
The nanny
A lady in waiting
9
What did Cassiopeia do to Lady Constance's hand?
Snarled at it
Growled at it
Licked it
Bit it
10
The young conductor on her train would eventually become...
Chief Locomotive Officer
The Superintendent of Trains
The President of the Transportation Bureau
Retired
11
Lady Constance worries that reading may
Make them run away
Cause them to not exercise
Injure the children's eyes
Pretend they are wolves
12
What situation at the party made the children act up?
The dancing
The Thespians
Eating sweets
The Squirrel
13
What was wrong with Reginold?
His back was hurting
He broke his paw
His collar was sharp and hurting his neck
He hated his owner
14
The nursery at Ashton Place is located on what floor?
The fourth
The ground floor
The third
The attic
15
The children did their schoolwork on ....
Clipboards
Trees
Outside
Slates
16
Who is Margaret?
Lady Constance's first name
A lady's maid
Old Timothy
Miss Clarke
17
When Penelope mentions the moon, the children...
Cry tears
Ask to read a book
Grow pale and howl
Ask to go outside
18
What is a reticule?
A small purse
A breakfast food
A backpack
A piece of clothing
19
Swanburne Academy was named after a person named....
Agatha
Penelope
Rosemarie
Victoria
20
How old is Miss Lumley?
15
16
30
21
21
When the coachman tells Penelope Lord Frederick hunts for unusual prey. What does he mean?
He spend lots of time at the club
He is the Lord of the Manor
He hunts deer
The Incorrigible's are unusual prey
22
Beowulf has a bad habit of...
Taking baths
Crying
Meowing
Drooling
23
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a poem by
Keats
Yeats
Longfellow
Alexander Pope
24
What item was missing from Lord Ashton's library?
An almanac
A Bible
A dictionary
A thesaurus
25
What does the word "cadeau" mean?
Large country estate
Gift
Party
Purse
26
Penelope describes Lady Constance's facial expression as...
Relaxed
Lovely
Enthusiastic
Taxidermic
27
Miss Lumley reminds Cassie that "words are better than..."
Shouts
Screams
Wolves
Barks
28
On the trip to town, where did the children get lost?
The street
The Chocolate Shop
The Bookstore
The Dying Swan Tearoom
29
Who is Mrs. Clarke?
A person from the village
A friend of Mr. Ashton
Lady Constance
The Housekeeper
30
Who are Hoover and Maytag?
Guest at the Christmas Party
Friends of Mrs. Clarke
Cousins of Lady Constance
Household items
31
Having a strong desire to travel is...
Loving life
Carpe diem
wanderlust
traveling to Europe
32
What Christmas gift did Lady Constance give the boys?
A toy rifle
New clothes
A poetry book
A Christmas tree
33
Dr. Westminster could soothe a colicky calf by singing...
God Save the Queen
Break on Through
America the Beautiful
The Star Spangled Banner
34
Cassiopeia was named after...
A Greek Queen
A Roman goddess
A Shakespearean character
A person named Cassie
35
At what station did Miss Lumley's train arrive?
Ashton Station
Victoria Station
Piccadilly Circus
Paddington Station
36
Beowulf's name means....
Lord Ashton
Elementary teacher
Fearless warrior
Young damsel
37
What is the schottische?
A place in Wales
A novel
A historical book
A Scottish dance
38
Lord Ashton wants to change the date of the...
Christmas party
Shopping trip
Lunch at the Dying Swan Tearoom
Hunting expedition
39
"Extraordinarily busy places" are referred to as...
Grand Central Station
The nursery
Beehives
Ashton Place
40
Who tried to fire Penelope?
Lord Ashton
Quinzy
Mrs. Clarke
Lady Ashton
41
Miss Lumley graduated from Swanburne Academy
Late
She didn't yet graduate
On Time
Early
42
After attending a lecture at school on plants, Penel considered herself knowledgeable about
Trees
Poetry
Horses
Ferns
43
Penelope started a program for the students called...
Enjoying their nursery
Playing outside
Reading Shakespeare
Squirrel desensitization
44
Who borrowed the almanac?
Lady Constance
Miss Clarke
Lord Ashton
The Incorrigibles
45
What color is Cassiopeia's party dress?
Pink
Auburn
Gold
Moss Green
46
Lady Constance describes the boys long hair as...
Beautiful
Gorgeous
Ugly
Poetic
47
What is the motto of Swanburne Academy?
I came, I saw, I conquered
No hopeless case is truly without hope
Truth and Love
Honesty at all times
48
What was an "irresistible source of provocation" for the Ashton children?
Foxes
Dogs
Wolves
Squirrels
49
Who is Reginold?
Lady Ashton's friend
Margaret's nephew
Mrs. Clarke's pet
A Yorkshire Terrier
50
Ashton Place is what?
A place in Ireland
An apartment in London
A horse farm
A country estate
51
What is "The Girls' Guide to Obedience and Quietness?"
The gift that Penel buys for Mrs. Clarke
The book Lady Constance gives Cassie
Miss Mortimer's motto
Margaret's Christmas gift
52
Miss Penelope Lumley's first journey in the book took place
On a train
In an airplane
In a car
On a bus
53
If the children fail to make a good impression, where might they be sent?
London
A palace
An orphanage
The country estate
54
Who is Dr. Westminster?
Miss Lumley's best friend
A pupil at Swanborne
The Swanburne veterinarian
Lord Ashton
55
Lady Constance borrowed the almanac when she was working on...
Horseback riding lessons
Her poetry lessons
Her makeup
the party invitations
56
What color are Cassie's eyes?
Gray
Blue
Green
Brown
57
Who does Penelope blame for letting the squirrel into the house?
Old Timothy
Lord Ashton
Margaret
Jasper
58
Who is Lumawoo?
Penelope
Lady Constance
Old Timothy
Lord Ashton
59
Why does Penel read "Edith-Anne Gets a Pony?"
The kid love it
Penelope read it at Swanburne
To calm the children down before the Christmas party
It's Mrs. Clarke's favorite book
60
Miss Lumley was afraid of train...
ghosts
gangs
bandits
werewolfs
61
Who is the Coachman at Ashton Place?
Old Timothy
John
Lady Constance
Lord Ashton
62
Penelope says the dining room at Ashton Place looks like...
Swanburne
A great European Cathedral
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Palace
63
What does Beowulf like Miss Lumley to read?
Biography
Non Fiction
Poetry
Novels
64
What is the Coriolis effect?
Gravity
Our galaxy
Water draining clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
A black hole
65
What day is the big party at Ashton place?
New Year's Day
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve
66
Who was Edith-Anne Pevington?
A character in "The Adventures of Rainbow" books
A pet at Ashton Place
A horse
A friend from Swanburne
67
Who is Nutsawoo?
The squirrel
A party cake
Lady Ashton's purse
A carriage
68
The children were quite skilled at...
Party manners
Wrestling
Identifying animal tracks in the snow
Knitting
69
What is a brougham?
A forest
A dessert
An appetizer
A carriage
70
Alexander the Great conquered
Europe
Australia
Scotland
The Persian Empire
71
What animal initially raised the Incorrigibles?
A nanny
The head housekeeper
A wolf
Lady Constance
72
Who is Lady Constance?
She is a student at Swanburne
A friend of Penelopes
Lady Ashton
One of the children at Ashton Place
73
What is the childrens' last names?
Incorrigible
Windsor
Constance
Ashton
74
Who are the Leeds' Thespians on Demand?
Lord Ashton's friends from his club
Actors
Musicians
Lady Constance's relatives
75
What happens when the children enter Lord Ashton's study?
They go to the kitchen
They read lots of books
The animals on the walls make them upset
The are dancing a dance
76
Which character knits in the book?
Mrs. Clarke
Penelope
Lady Constance
Margaret
77
Where do Lord and Lady Ashton meet for lunch in town?
At Lord Ashton's club
The Dying Swan Tearoom
A pub
At the shops
78
Miss Mortimer warns Penny not to let the children..
Write their own poetry
Travel to London
Run in the forest
Study Longfellow
79
The Latin word for blank slate is...
Empty
tabula rasa
Open
Unworthy
80
Christiania has been renamed
Sweden
Denmark
Oslo
Norway
81
Miss Lumley graduated from what school?
Swanburne Academy
Swarthmore College
Choate
Exeter Prep
82
Who's hair was "swirled 'round her head like rich lemon-butter frosting?"
Margaret
Penelope
Lady Constance
Mrs. Clarke
83
Who is Susan?
Lady Constance's daughter
Mrs. Clarke's daughter
Penelope's friend
A servant at Ashton Place
84
What color is Penelope's dress for the party?
Dark grey
Green
Lemon
Navy blue
85
The children looked at Penelope quizzically, tipping their heads like a
A lion
A camel
Cocker Spaniel
Horse

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