The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh — Questions and answers

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What kind of creature did Queen Isolde want to turn Princess Margaret into?

Choices

  1. A monstrous spider
  2. A monstrous Laidly Worm ✓
  3. A monstrous dragon
  4. A monstrous ogre

Answer: A monstrous Laidly Worm

From page 1

What did the gnarled, green hand offer Queen Isolde from the mirror?

Choices

  1. A magic wand
  2. A sparkling jewel
  3. A potion ✓
  4. A silver comb

Answer: A potion

From page 2

What did Queen Isolde do with the potion while Margaret was sleeping?

Choices

  1. She hid it under Margaret's pillow.
  2. She drank it herself.
  3. She poured it into Margaret's mouth. ✓
  4. She threw it out the window.

Answer: She poured it into Margaret's mouth.

From page 3

What did the Laidly Worm demand from the village?

Choices

  1. More rainbow bridges
  2. Food, treasure, and the lives of the village children ✓
  3. A new bed
  4. A magical mirror

Answer: Food, treasure, and the lives of the village children

From page 4

Who was Sir Rowan talking to when he decided to become a hero?

Choices

  1. Princess Margaret
  2. Queen Isolde
  3. His squire, Elara ✓
  4. Confucius

Answer: His squire, Elara

From page 5

What did the Laidly Worm say it needed to satisfy its hunger?

Choices

  1. More gold and jewels
  2. Fine silks
  3. The sacrifice of the innocent ✓
  4. A new treehouse

Answer: The sacrifice of the innocent

From page 6

What idea did Elara have to help Rowan against the Laidly Worm?

Choices

  1. To sing an old ballad
  2. To throw her sword at the Worm
  3. To use a mirror fragment to reflect the Worm's image ✓
  4. To run away

Answer: To use a mirror fragment to reflect the Worm's image

From page 7

What happened after Rowan kissed the Laidly Worm?

Choices

  1. The Worm grew bigger.
  2. A blinding flash of white light erupted, and Princess Margaret appeared. ✓
  3. The Worm turned into Queen Isolde.
  4. Rowan disappeared.

Answer: A blinding flash of white light erupted, and Princess Margaret appeared.

From page 8

What happened to Queen Isolde when the curse shattered?

Choices

  1. She turned into a beautiful princess.
  2. She grew stronger and more powerful.
  3. She screamed, withered, and became powerless as her mirror shattered. ✓
  4. She joined Margaret and Rowan.

Answer: She screamed, withered, and became powerless as her mirror shattered.

From page 9

What lesson did the story of Queen Isolde teach?

Choices

  1. That dragons are always bad.
  2. That mirrors are dangerous.
  3. That envy consumes the envier. ✓
  4. That princesses always need knights.

Answer: That envy consumes the envier.

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