Literary and Mythological Trivia

Question 1

What does the story satirize most?

Accepted Answer

Greed and hypocrisy, especially in religion and business

Question 2

What was one of Aza prize possessions left by her father?

Accepted Answer

A cell phone

Question 3

What does the collapse of the house symbolize?

Accepted Answer

The destruction of the Usher bloodline and mental decay

Question 4

What did the Iroquois plant to commemorate their meetings? What did it symbolize?

Accepted Answer

A Tree of the Great Peace; symbolizing unity and strength

Question 5

What happened to the wife of the chief when the young men uprooted the Great Tree?

Accepted Answer

She fell through the hole and landed on the water-covered Earth

Question 6

What is wrong with the black stable buck?

Accepted Answer

He has a crooked back

Question 7

What is Slim’s profession?

Accepted Answer

Skinner

Question 8

Who is Davis Pickett's missing father?

Accepted Answer

Russell Pickett

Question 9

What does Tom refuse to do, even at his wife’s suggestion?

Accepted Answer

Sell his soul to the Devil

Question 10

Whom do the Onondaga credit with bringing Earth into existence?

Accepted Answer

The water animals

Question 11

What shocking decision does the lawyer make at the end of the story?

Accepted Answer

He leaves just before the 15 years end, forfeiting the money

Question 12

What is the role of the wind in the Navajo ceremony?

Accepted Answer

It gives life and spirit to humans

Question 13

What does George tell Lennie to do while they are talking to their new boss?

Accepted Answer

Keep his mouth shut

Question 14

Why were George and Lennie chased out of Weed?

Accepted Answer

Lennie scared a woman when he tried to feel her dress

Question 15

What ultimately happens to the House of Usher?

Accepted Answer

It cracks and sinks into the tarn (lake)

Question 16

What eventually happens to Tom Walker?

Accepted Answer

He is taken away by the Devil on a black horse

Question 17

Which animal successfully brought up Earth from beneath the water?

Accepted Answer

Muskrat

Question 18

Who is Davis Pickett’s brother?

Accepted Answer

Noah Pickett

Question 19

What was George’s lie to the boss to explain his defense of Lennie?

Accepted Answer

Lennie was his cousin

Question 20

What is Candy’s disability?

Accepted Answer

He is missing a hand

Question 21

What deal does the Devil offer Tom?

Accepted Answer

Wealth in exchange for his soul

Question 22

What are the terms of the bet between the banker and the lawyer?

Accepted Answer

The lawyer must live in solitary confinement for 15

Question 23

What natural phenomenon is explained in When Grizzlies Walked Upright?

Accepted Answer

The creation of mountains, rivers, and the first Native people

Question 24

Who is the protagonist of "Turtles All the Way Down"?

Accepted Answer

Aza Holmes

Question 25

What does the ritual order of the Navajo creation ceremony suggest about the Navajo people?

Accepted Answer

They value order, harmony, and balance

Question 26

Aza most likely suffers from ?

Accepted Answer

OCD

Question 27

Who is the narrator visiting in the story?

Accepted Answer

Roderick Usher's childhood friend

Question 28

What is the reward offered for information leading to the whereabouts of the missing billionaire?

Accepted Answer

$100,000

Question 29

What type of animal does Lennie want to take care of when George and him fantasize about their future home?

Accepted Answer

Rabbits

Question 30

Which of the following activities does Aza and Daisy enjoy doing together?

Accepted Answer

Eating burgers at Applebees

Question 31

Why can’t Curly get fired from the ranch?

Accepted Answer

He is the bosses son

Question 32

What is the central conflict in The Bet?

Accepted Answer

A debate about death penalty or life imprisonment

Question 33

What does Tom Walker discover in the woods?

Accepted Answer

A black man who is the Devil

Question 34

How does the lawyer spend his time in confinement?

Accepted Answer

Reading, studying languages, and playing music

Question 35

What did the swans do when the woman from the sky fell?

Accepted Answer

Caught her in their wings to slow her fall

Question 36

What illness affects Roderick Usher?

Accepted Answer

An extreme sensitivity to light, sound, and touch

Question 37

What strange event happens after Madeline is buried?

Accepted Answer

She returns alive, having been buried prematurely

Question 38

In When Grizzlies Walked Upright, what did the chief turn the walking sticks into?

Accepted Answer

Beavers, otters, and fish

Question 39

Which character is Aza's best friend?

Accepted Answer

Daisy Ramirez

Question 40

According to the Modoc origin myth, who formed the landscape and the creatures of Earth?

Accepted Answer

The Sky Spirit

Question 41

What does Slim want Curly to tell people about his busted hand?

Accepted Answer

It got caught in a machine

Question 42

What realization does the lawyer come to near the end of his confinement?

Accepted Answer

That material wealth and worldly pleasures are meaningless

Question 43

Who shot Candy’s dog to put it out of its misery?

Accepted Answer

Carlson

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