Game Rules & Twists
What is the Grandest Game primarily a test of?
A) Strength
B) Loyalty
C) Intelligence and manipulation
D) Popularity
C. Intelligence and menipulation
What personal motivation drives Avery to join the game again?
A) Reclaiming control
B) Money
C) Revenge
D) Fear of being forgotten
A. Reclaiming control
What type of backgrounds do most new competitors come from?
A) Wealthy elites
B) Tobias’s ex-employees
C) Orphans and outcasts
D) Game theorists and influencers
D. Game theorists and influcners
What secret is revealed about Tobias’s true motivation for creating The Grandest Game?
A) He wanted Avery to lose
B) It was to test his own sons
C) It was never meant to end
D) He wanted to prove who was worthy of legacy
D. He wanted to prove who was worthy of legacy
Who betrays Avery for a shot at the final prize?
A) Grayson
B) Max
C) A new ally
D) Nash
C. A new ally
What makes this game different from Tobias Hawthorne’s previous challenges?
A) It’s open to the public
B) It involves social media
C) The winner gets Avery's fortune
D) It pits strangers against the Hawthornes
D. It pits strangers against the Hawthornes
What strategy does Avery use most often to gain control?
A) Seduction
B) Logic and trust-building
C) Bribery
D) Emotional manipulation
B. Logic and trust-building
Which competitor is known for deception and strategic lying?
A) Mallory
B) Elijah
C) Emerson
D) Zara
A. Mallory
What does Grayson uncover about his birthright?
A) He was not legally a Hawthorne
B) He was adopted from a rival family
C) He was written out of Tobias’s private journal
D) He was Tobias’s first choice
C. He was written out of Tobias's private journal
Which challenge nearly causes a serious injury?
A) The rooftop maze
B) The silent room
C) The trust fall
D) The ciphered corridor
A. The rooftop maze
What is required of each player at the start of the game?
A) To sign an NDA
B) To give up their phone
C) To reveal a secret
D) To pair with a partner
A. To sign a NDA
Avery hesitates to trust which character at first, but eventually allies with them?
A) Eve
B) Grayson
C) New contestant from outside
D) Max
C. New contestant from outside
Who shocks everyone by forming an alliance with a Hawthorne brother?
A) Max
B) Eve
C) A new rival
D) Libby
C. A new rival
What personal item of Tobias is finally found in this book?
A) His last notebook
B) A hidden video confession
C) His will’s alternate version
D) His locket with initials carved
A. His last notebook
Who unexpectedly turns violent during the final game round?
A) Eve
B) Emerson
C) A disguised player
D) Libby
B. Emerson
Which of these is NOT one of the elimination methods in the game?
A) Vote-outs
B) Sudden-death puzzles
C) Voluntary withdrawal
D) Legal disqualification
D. Legal disqualification
What symbolic gesture does Avery use to show she’s still in control?
A) Wearing her Hawthorne ring
B) Quoting Tobias
C) Rearranging furniture in the Hawthorne House
D) Holding private “game nights”
A. Wearing her Hawthrone ring
What causes several contestants to drop out unexpectedly?
A) Physical injury
B) A leaked secret
C) Psychological pressure
D) Family emergencies
B. A leaked secret
How does the Hawthorne family manipulate the game behind the scenes?
A) They fund bribes
B) They feed information to Avery
C) They buy out contestants
D) They rig certain outcomes
B. They feed information to Avery
What nearly costs Avery the entire game?
A) Her love for Jameson
B) A mistake in solving a puzzle
C) Being framed for cheating
D) Refusing to play dirty
C. Being framed for cheating
What unexpected twist changes the course of the game midway through?
A) A second hidden inheritance
B) A player is revealed to be related to Tobias
C) The rules are rewritten by a secret power
D) An old game restarts in the background
C. The rules are rewritten by a secret power
What does Avery realize about herself by the end of the book?
A) That she misses a normal life
B) That she was used by everyone
C) That she’s grown addicted to the game
D) That love and games don’t mix
C. She has grown addicted to the game
Which competitor was secretly planted in the game by someone powerful?
A) Eve
B) Max
C) Nash
D) One of Tobias's allies
D. One of Tobias's allies
What is the final message Tobias left for the winner?
A) “The game never ends.”
B) “You are the legacy.”
C) “Money means nothing without power.”
D) “Trust no one.”
A. The game never ends
What do Avery and Jameson finally understand about their roles in the Hawthorne legacy?
A) That neither can win unless they walk away
B) That they were always pawns
C) That love and legacy are incompatible
D) That they need each other to truly win
D. That they need each other to truly win