Tuesdays at the Castle
By Jessica Day George
1. What happens when Castle Glower gets bored? It grows. (p. 1)
2. On what day does Castle Glower usually grow? Tuesdays (p. 1)
3. What are the only two rules Castle Glower seems to follow? Rule one: head
east to the throne room. Rule Two: turn left three times, go through the
window, and you will be in the kitchen. (p. 1)
4. Who is Celie’s father? King Glower the Seventy-Ninth (p. 2)
5. Why does the Castle sometimes change? It’s protecting the kingdom. (p. 2)
6. In the Kingdom of Sleyne, who chooses the king? Castle Glower (p. 3)
7. What happened to the-would-be King Glower the Seventieth? The castle shot
him out and into a haystack. (p. 3)
8. Who became King Glower the Seventieth? The king’s barber (Celie’s eight
greats grandfather (p. 3)
9. How does the castle show the royal family who it favors? They get comfy,
large chairs and luxurious rooms. (p. 3)
10. Where is Prince Bran? At the College of Wizardry (p. 3)
11. Who is King Glower’s heir? His second son, Rolf (p. 3)
12. How did the king know that the castle favored his second son for ruling? The
castle moved Rolf’s room beside the throne room. (p. 3)
13. What does Lilah promise Celie to get her out of the throne room the day her
parent’s leave on their journey? Caramel apples (p. 5)
14. How old is Celie? 11 (p. 6)
15. Why can’t Rolf go with the king and queen to see his brother graduate? The
king and his heir can never travel together. (p. 6)
16. About how many rooms does the castle have? 300 (p. 7)
17. What is Celie making with her colored pencils and notebooks? An atlas/map
of the castle (p. 7)
18. What supplies does the castle put inside the spyglass room? Hard ginger
biscuits, coil of rope, a book of phrases, and a compass (p. 7)
19. How does the castle help Celie say goodbye to her parents before their trip?
It makes a slide that carries her to them. (p. 8)
20. Who was the Royal Wizard? The queen’s father (p. 9)
21. Who will be the new Royal Wizard? Bran (p. 9)
22. What do the townspeople do when they find out Rolfe will be hearing their
petitions? They try to take advantage of his youth (p. 12)
23. Why does Pogue Parry come to the castle? To see Delilah (Lilah) (p. 14)
24. Who helps Pogue find Lilah? Celie (p. 15)
25. Who is Pogue’s father? The town’s blacksmith (p. 16)
26. How does Celie help the maids in the castle get around? She makes a map and
copies it for the new maids from the kitchen to the throne room. (p. 16)
27. What does Celie see out of the spyglass? Her parents’ coach with no luggage
(p. 17)
28. Who tells the royal family about the ambush? The sergeant (p. 20)
29. What does Rolf refuse to sit upon? The throne (p. 21)
30. How did the Sergeant escape the ambush? He hit his head on a rock and was
left for dead. (p. 21)
31. Why does the Sergeant think the king and queen are dead? He sees the
queen’s dress on the ground, and he found the king’s ring. (p. 22)
32. What is special about the king’s ring? People don’t think it will come off
unless the king is dead. (p. 22)
33. Why is Celie worried about her dress? It’s grey. (p. 26)
34. In the days after the family finds out about their parents, who becomes the
children’s staunchest ally? Pogue (p. 28)
35. Who are the children worried about coming to the funeral? Vhervhine’s
prince (Prince Khelsh) and Prince Lulath (p. 29)
36. Where is Prince Lulath from? Grath (p. 30)
37. Who does Rolf need to fix up the rooms for the ambassadors from Grath and
Vhervhine? Celie has to ask the castle. (p. 30)
38. Why does Rolf ask Celie to ask the castle for the princes’ rooms? He wants to
show the ambassadors that the castle is alive/magical. Or the princes are
trying to take over the castle, and they need them to see the castle listens to
the royal family. (p. 31)
39. How will the Vhervhine prince plan on taking over the castle? He will bring
an honor guard, and take it by force. (p. 34)
40. How will the Grath prince take the castle? By impressing the castle (p. 34)
41. Where does Bran think the castle keeps its extra rooms? In magic pockets (p.
36)
42. What did Sergeant Avery find when he went back to the scene of the
ambush? Blood, mother’s ring, and signs of a struggle (p. 37)
43. In Sleyne, when are funerals held? At sunset (p. 37)
44. What does Prince Lulath not eat? Meat (p. 40)
45. Where does Cook think Prince Lulath’s dogs belong? In the kennel (p. 41)
46. Who does Cook say she will not cook for? Prince Lulath’s dogs (p. 40)
47. What does Prince Lulath say he will need while he’s visiting? A tailor, special
foods, a carpenter, and a private study (p. 41)
48. Who is Master Denning? The head butler (p. 44)
49. Why is Rolf worried about his room? It hasn’t changed any since his parents
disappeared. (p. 46)
50. What does the king’s room have that shows he’s the king? The royal seal (p.
46)
51. When Celie realizes Rolf’s room hasn’t changed, what does she think it
means? Mother and father aren’t dead (p. 47)
52. Where does Rolf send Pogue? To the College of Wizardry and to check out the
ambush site (p. 50)
53. Where does Celie hide in the throne room? Under the throne (p. 53)
54. While under the throne, what does Celie overhear? The Vhervhine
ambassador and prince (p. 54)
55. What three words does Celie realize the Vhervhine prince and ambassador
are saying? Castle, kill (or assassinate), heir (p. 56)
56. Who does Celie crash into in the hallway? Prince Lulath (p. 58)
57. When Celie crashes into Prince Lulath, what does he tell her about his rooms?
They have gotten nicer while he’s been staying. (p. 58)
58. How many dogs does Prince Lulath have? Three (p. 58)
59. How does Rolf try to protect his sisters? He has them shadowed by guards.
(p. 63)
60. What is Lord Feen’s job? He is the Speaker for the Council. (p. 66)
61. How does Lord Feen say he and the council will help Rolf? They will help him
rule as a regency. (p. 69)
62. How long does the Council want to rule as regency? 10 years (p. 71)
63. If Rolf chose to rule with the council, how old will he be when he becomes
king? 24 (p. 71)
64. What gift does the castle give Celie? A cloak that masks sound (p. 78)
65. What room could the king not visit? The council’s privy chamber (p. 79)
66. How does Celie get to the council’s privy chamber? The castle makes a
passageway (p. 78)
67. Who is Celie surprised to see in the council’s privy chamber? Prince Khelsh
(p. 79)
68. Which foreigner will be made a regent to Rolf? Prince Khelsh (p. 79)
69. How many council members are there? 13 before Khelsh and 14 after (p. 79)
70. Who does the council want to name as Rolf’s heir? Prince Khelsh (p. 81)
71. What does the council need to make Khelsh Rolf’s heir? Rolf’s signature (p.
81)
72. What is the signal for meeting in private? Hang a handkerchief inside your
sleeve (p. 83)
73. Where does Lilah get the idea for how the children can send each other a
message? Her mother told her how she and father used to arrange meetings
(p. 83)
74. If a handkerchief is in a person’s left sleeve, what does it mean? Meet in
spyglass room as soon as possible (p. 84)
75. What time should the children meet if it’s not an emergency? Midnight (p.
84)
76. Who does Celie want Rolf to name as his heir if he must name one? Lord
Wellen, Lilah, or Celie (p. 85)
77. How does Lilah say Rolf should react to the news that Prince Khelsh is on the
council? Like he expected it (p. 85)
78. Who is crowned King Glower the Eightieth? Rolf (p. 87)
79. What is Celie’s job during the coronation? She holds the incense. (p. 87)
80. What is Lilah’s job during the coronation? She holds an olive branch, dipped
in rainwater, that she shakes over Rolf. (p. 87)
81. What did Rolf change during the coronation? Rolf said that the castle would
reject him if it did not want him to rule. (p. 88)
82. What did the people of Sleyne shout when Rolf was crowned king? Eighty (p.
90)
83. How did the castle react when Rolf wanted to address the large crowd
gathered outside on his coronation? It amplified his voice so all could hear
him. (p. 91)
84. When did the Emissary decide to tell Rolf about Prince Khelsh being on the
council? While Rolf was addressing the peasantry after his coronation (p. 92)
85. What did Rolf set up for the peasantry without the council’s knowledge? A
feast (p. 91)
86. Who does Rolf toast at the royal feast? Cook (p. 92)
87. What does Rolf give to Cook? Peacock feathers (p. 92)
88. What are peacock feathers worth? A gold mark each (p. 93)
89. Who does Lilah see in the spyglass? Pogue (p. 99)
90. What good news does Pogue bring the royal family? The king, queen, and
Bran are alive (p. 101)
91. How did the wizards determine the king, queen, and Bran are alive? They
tasted the bark and the dirt. (p. 103)
92. Who tells Pogue that the king and queen are alive? Wizards (p. 103)
93. How were the king and queen able to escape? Bran used magic (p. 104)
94. Who does the council want to crown king? Prince Khelsh (p. 106)
95. How does the Emissary plan on controlling Rolf? By locking his sisters in
Hostages’ Tower (p. 110)
96. What is Rufus? A stuffed toy lion (p. 113)
97. Who ambushed the king and queen? Prince Khelsh’s assassins (p. 116)
98. Who protests Prince Khelsh’s actions against the king and queen? Lord
Sefton (p. 117)
99. Where does Prince Khelsh send Lord Sefton? To the dungeon (p. 117)
100.
Who plotted the assassination of the king and queen? The Emissary
and Prince Khelsh (p. 117)
101.
Who will replace Lord Sefton on the council? Prince Khelsh’s cousing
Khulm (p. 118)
102.
Where did the council lock Rolf? In his room (p. 121)
103.
How did Rolf get out of his locked room? The castle turned his private
study into a staircase that takes him to the tower. (p. 121)
104.
How does Celie know the castle likes Prince Lulath? He has large
tapestries, a big room, and lots of windows. (p. 125)
105.
How does the castle feel about Prince Khelsh? It doesn’t like him. (p.
126)
106.
How does Celie know the castle doesn’t like Khelsh? His room is small,
cramped, and sparsely decorated with rickety furniture. (p. 126)
107.
The spyglasses look through stone and show the sisters what? Rolf in
the throne room, arguing with the council. (p. 129)
108.
Who does the castle love best? Celie (p. 139)
109.
What does Prince Lulath want to do for the royal family? He wants to
help. (p. 142)
110.
What information does Prince Lulath give Celie about Prince Khelsh?
He is an exile from his country; no one knows he’s in Sleyne. (p. 143)
111.
How old is Prince Lulath? 22 (p. 143)
112.
What are Prince Lulath’s dog’s names? JouJou and Toulala (p.
142/145)
113.
What does Celie want Prince Lulath to do? Write to the king of
Vhervhine and tell him where Prince Khelsh is, and show the people that he
is on Rolf’s side. (p. 145)
114.
What do the royal family do to the council members’ clothes? They
pull the seams so they burst. (p. 150)
115.
What does Celie think Lord Feen smells like? moldy cheese and cats
(p. 151)
116.
How did Rolf stall the signing of the heir papers? He left them in his
room (p.153)
117.
Besides tearing the clothes, what else do the children do to the
councilors? They put manure on their shoes. (p. 158)
118.
How do the maids help the children sabotage the councilors? They
take out all of the chamber pots. (p. 159)
119.
How will the councilors keep the sisters out of their rooms? They put
padlocks on the doors. (p. 160)
120.
When Celie is locked out of her room, who gives her a present of
things she might need? Prince Lulath (p. 161)
121.
What does Prince Lulath pack into the bag he gives to Celie? Books,
soap, handkerchiefs, sweets, and a dentist’s mirror (p. 161)
122.
Why does Prince Lulath give Celie a dentist’s mirror? To help her peer
around corners in the hallways; for sneaking (p. 162)
123.
What gift does Prince Lulath send to Lilah? A velvet cloak (p. 163)
124.
What does Rolf call the night they put manure on the council
members’ clothes? The Night of Manure Mayhem (p. 164)
125.
What caused the second round of disappearing chamber pots? Castle
Glower (p. 165)
126.
What did Khelsh’s wizards try to do to the castle? Kill it (p. 166)
127.
What is the main ingredient in Khelsh’s wizard’s spell? Dust (p. 166)
128.
How did the castle prepare for the girls to be locked inside the tower?
It gave them rope to get out. (p. 172)
129.
Where did Celie get the idea to make a winch for the climb out of the
tower? In a book about mountain climbing (p. 175)
130.
Why is Lilah going out of the tower first? She is too heavy for Celie to
lower down. (p. 173)
131.
When Celie escapes from the tower, whom does she meet first? A
maid (p. 179)
132.
What does the maid give Celie from her basket? Her best gown (p.
179)
133.
What did the castle staff and Cook think happened to Celie and Lilah?
They thought they were dead. (p. 181)
134.
Why doesn’t Cook want to leave the castle? She was born there. (p.
182)
135.
What job does Celie give Cook to get her out of the Castle? She wants
her to raise the peasantry up against Prince Khelsh. (p. 183)
136.
Who does Rolf name as his successor? Celia (p. 186)
137.
Who is the “rat” in the throne room? Celia (p. 186)
138.
Who finds Celia hiding behind a tapestry in the throne room? JouJou
(p. 186)
139.
When the guards chase Rolf, Lulath, and Celie, how does Celie get out
of the locked room? A trapdoor under the sofa (p. 189)
140.
When Celie is trying to return to Lilah, whom does she lead out of the
castle? The laundresses (p. 191)
141.
When the Vhervhine soldiers see the laundresses escaping, how does
Celie distract them? She throws an oil lamp towards them and sets the hay on
fire. (p. 192)
142.
As the guards attack Celie, what does she use as a weapon? The mirror
Lulath gave her. (p. 193)
143.
The hamper was too cumbersome to carry back to the tower. How did
Celie get the food into the tower? She tied the food into bundles and hung
them from her belt or put them in her clothes. (194)
144.
What do Celie and Lilah see that causes them to risk escaping from the
tower together? An army outside the walls. (p. 200)
145.
What does Celie call Lord Feen and Lord Sefton while they eat
porridge in the kitchen? “traitors” (p. 202)
146.
What does Lilah say Lord Feen and Lord Sefton are? “cowards” (p.
203)
147.
What kind of magic did Prince Khelsh use to put the castle to sleep?
Black magic (p. 204)
148.
Which councilor was once a member of the College of Wizardry? Lord
Sefton (p. 204)
149.
Why do Celie and Lilah decide to take Lord Sefton with them? He
knows something about the spell Prince Khelsh used. (p. 205)
150.
What will happen to Lord Sefton if he tries to trick Lilah? She will lose
him in a corridor where he will starve to death. (p. 205)
151.
What is dangerous about Celie’s secret exit from the castle? One has to
swim under a grate and into the castle’s moat. (p. 206)
152.
Who does Rolf think might have made the secret tunnels in the castle?
The Fair Folk (p. 209)
153.
As Celie is about to enter the secret tunnel in her mother’s
bedchamber, what does she see? The crown (p. 209)
154.
After Celie returns to her mother’s bedchamber, what does she see?
Prince Khelsh putting the crown on his head. (p. 212)
155.
How does Celie save the crown? She throws it into the moat. (p. 217)
156.
How does Khelsh hurt Celie? He knocks the wind out of her/he cuts
her with a knife. (p. 216/218)
157.
How does Rufus save Celie? The castle turns him into a winged lion, or
a griffin that attacks Khelsh. (p. 220)
158.
How did Celie survive the fall from the top of the tower? The castle
turned the stones soft and laid her on a bed of silk. (p. 222)
159.
What happened to Prince Khelsh? He was carried off by the griffin. (p.
222)
160.
After the ambush, where were the king and queen? Hiding in a
shepherd’s cottage. (p. 223)