The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
Content Questions
1. ***In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, where did
Nutsawoo live after he became Cassiopeia's pet?
In the tree outside the nursery
2. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what was the day
after Christmas called in England?
Boxing Day
3. ***Two part question: In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose
Wood, what was Cassiopeia's new pet, and what did she name it?
A squirrel, Nutsawoo
4. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, on what day was
there a full moon?
Christmas Day, or December 25
5. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who was mistaken
as a ghost?
Old Timothy, or the coachman of Ashton Place
6. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what animal
interrupted the Christmas part?
A squirrel
7. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did the
Incorrigible children perform at the Christmas party?
8. Wreck of the Hesperus by Longfellow (or Wreck of the Hesperoo by
Longfelloo)
9. In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who danced with
Alexander at the Christmas party?
Baroness Hoover
10.
Two part question: In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose
Wood, name the two characters that quoted Latin at the Christmas
party: "Cogito, ergo sum" I think therefore I am, and "Veni, vedi,
vici" I came, I saw, I conquered.
Alexander and Beowulf
11.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who was
described as looking like a woodland pixie from a storybook with her
delicate frame, thick auburn hair, and green eyes done up in a green
velvet Christmas dress?
Cassiopeia
12.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what word was
described as a practice of overstating the case?
hyperbole
13.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did Lady
Constance give Beowulf and Alexander for Christmas?
A toy rifle
14.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what was the
rule in giving gifts at Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females?
All presents had to be handmade
15.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what word was
defined as "when you say one thing but mean something else or
when you expect things are3 going to happen one way than then
they turn out quite differently?
Irony
16.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did Miss
Charlotte Mortimer send Miss Penelope Lumley in the mail,
recommending her to apply it every six weeks?
An herbal poultice to treat her hair
17.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who warned
Miss Penelope Lumley not to let the Incorrigible children to run free
in the Ashton Woods?
Miss Charlotte Mortimer
18.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who cut
Alexander and Beowulf's hair?
A farmer (who had a knack for sheep shearing)
19.
Two part question: In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose
Wood, which two characters taught the Incorrigible children the
schottische?
Jasper and Margaret (or Meg)
20.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did the
Incorrigible children like on their meat?
Ketchup
21.
Two part question: In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose
Wood, what kind of dolls did Miss Penelope Lumley make the
Incorrigible children, and what did the children with to them?
Squirrel dolls, gnawed on them
22.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what proved to
be a virtually irresistible provocation to the Incorrigible children?
Squirrels
23.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did
Cassiopeia do to show Lady Constance Ashton that she liked her?
Licked her hand
24.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who taught
Alexander and Beowulf how to put on pants?
Jasper
25.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did Mrs.
Clarke call the three Incorrigible children?
Silkies
26.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, where did Miss
Penelope Lumley spend her first night at Ashton Place?
In the barn
27.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, where were
the Incorrigible children living when Miss Penelope Lumley arrived?
In the barn
28.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what was the
name of the vet at Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females?
Dr. Westminster
29.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what was the
unusual sound that Miss Penelope Lumley commented on when she
arrived at her interview?
Howling (of the Incorrigible children)
30.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who wrote a
recommendation for Miss Penelope Lumley when she applied for the
Ashton governess job?
Charlotte Mortimer, or the headmistress of Swanburne Academy for
Poor Bright Females
31.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, what did the
advertisement for a governess job say they strongly preferred?
Experience with animals
32.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, who founded
to Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females? First and last
name.
Agatha Swanburne
33.
In The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood, where did Miss
Penelope Lumley go to school?
The Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females
In Which Book Questions
1. ***In which book did a character recite the capital cities of Europe,
"The capital of Hungary is Budapest!" (Miss Penelope Lumley) The
Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
2. In which book did a character graduate from school a year early and
at the top of her class? (Miss Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood
3. ***In which book did a character applying for a job need to know
French, Latin, History, Etiquette, Drawing and Music? (Miss
Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
4. In which book did a character say that children are merely children,
all more or less alike? (Lady Constance Ashton) The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood
5. In which book did a character often say, "A well-organized stocking
drawer is the first step towards a well-organized mine." (Agatha
Swanburne) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
6. In which book did a character get a book titled "Edith-Anne Gets a
Pony" as a good bye gift? (Miss Penelope Lumley from the girls at
Swanburne) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
7. In which book did a character get his or her own room and bed after
having to share both? (Miss Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood
8. In which book were plum cakes baked and eaten? (by the
Incorrigible children) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
9. In which book were the walls of a study covered with stuffed and
mounted heads of animals? (Lord Frederick Ashton's) The
Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
10.
In which book was one character named after a commander
who mercilessly conquered the Persian empire, another character
named after a warrior who slew monsters and met a violent end, and
the last character named after a queen of the Greeks who tired to
sacrifice her daughter to the sea gods? The Mysterious Howling by
Maryrose Wood
11.
In which book did a character know the Latin term for "blank
slate", tabula rasa? (Miss Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood
12.
In which book was Newton's first law of motion discussed?
The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
13.
In which book was the Wreck of the Hesperus by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow recited? (Both Miss Penelope and the
Incorrigible children) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
14.
In which book did a character shoot before he identified what
he was shooting at? (Lord Frederick Ashton) The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood
15.
In which book was there a Christmas tree in every room and
two in the ballroom? (Ashton Place) The Mysterious Howling by
Maryrose Wood
16.
In which book did a character buy everyone books for
Christmas? (Miss Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious Howling by
Maryrose Wood
17.
In which book was it expected for ladies to bring luggage to a
party so that they could change before dinner and again before
dancing? The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
18.
In which book did a lady fall off a chair? (Lady Constance
Ashton) The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
19.
In which book was there a sheeted ghost? (Old Timothy) The
Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
20.
In which book did a character keep eavesdropping even
though he or she thought that nothing good ever comes from
eavesdropping? (Miss Penelope Lumley) The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood
21. In which book had a hunting party come back with a 14 point stag, a
bear, a great horned owl, rabbits and pheasants? The Mysterious
Howling by Maryrose Wood