New Faces & Foes
Who challenges Avery's right to the inheritance in The Final Gambit?
A) Eve
B) Zara Hawthorne
C) Mallory Laughlin
D) Tobias Hawthorne II
A. Eve
What happens just before Avery must officially take control of the estate?
A) A fire in the estate
B) A kidnapping
C) A sudden legal challenge
D) A clue from Tobias’s old journal
C. A sudden legal challenge
What is unique about the architecture of Hawthorne House?
A) It’s underwater
B) It constantly shifts
C) It has secret rooms and puzzles built into it
D) It’s shaped like a chessboard
C. It has secret rooms and puzzles built into it
What secret does Avery learn about Tobias Hawthorne’s last game?
A) It was rigged
B) It was never meant for her
C) It was designed to test all heirs equally
D) It had no winner
C. It was designed to test all heirs equally
What type of thinking is most rewarded in Tobias’s puzzles?
A) Logical
B) Emotional
C) Physical
D) Impulsive
A. Logical
What is Eve’s relationship to Avery?
A) Half-sister
B) Cousin
C) Doppelgänger
D) Biological twin
C. Doppelganger
Which object plays a key role in unlocking the final puzzle?
A) A photo album
B) A safe hidden behind a painting
C) A chessboard
D) A coded ring
C. A Chessboard
Where does the final gambit puzzle lead the characters?
A) The estate vault
B) The family mausoleum
C) The rooftop garden
D) Tobias’s private quarters
A. The estate vault
What’s at the heart of Tobias’s final gambit?
A) A test of trust
B) A physical treasure
C) A public competition
D) Revenge
A. A test of trust
How does Jameson usually approach the games compared to Grayson?
A) More cautiously
B) With brute force
C) Recklessly and instinctively
D) He doesn’t play
C. Recklessly and instinctively
Which character returns with shocking information?
A) Alisa
B) Mellie
C) Tobias Hawthorne’s secret heir
D) Max
C. Tobias Hawthorne's secret heir
What does Avery risk losing by helping Eve?
A) Her life
B) Her control of the fortune
C) Her friendship with Max
D) Her anonymity
B. Her control of the fortune
What is the purpose of the observatory room in Hawthorne House?
A) Stargazing
B) Locking in codes
C) Hidden messages in constellations
D) Gathering family for meetings
C. Hidden messages in constellations
What unusual clause is added to Avery’s final inheritance contract?
A) She must forgive all family feuds
B) She must complete one final puzzle
C) She must make a choice that changes everything
D) She must marry within the year
C. She must make a choice that changes everything
Why are distractions a common part of the Hawthorne puzzles?
A) To trick readers
B) To mislead the press
C) To force players to question assumptions
D) To buy time
C. To force players to question assumptions
Who is revealed to have a more complex role than initially believed?
A) Grayson
B) Alisa
C) Libby
D) Oren
D. Oren
What test of loyalty does Jameson face?
A) Choosing Avery or the inheritance
B) Solving the final puzzle
C) Betraying his brothers
D) Helping Eve escape
A. Choosing Avery or the inheritance
What major symbolic event happens in the game room?
A) A fire
B) A revelation about Tobias’s motives
C) Avery burns part of her will
D) A confrontation between Eve and Avery
D. A conforntation between Eve and Avery
What inheritance twist is revealed about Eve?
A) She is not related to the Hawthornes
B) She’s Tobias’s daughter
C) She’s a distraction
D) She inherits a secondary fortune
B. She is Tobias's daughter
What is the role of risk in Tobias’s game style?
A) He avoids it
B) He builds puzzles around it
C) He uses it to weed out the weak
D) It’s not part of the design
B. He builds puzzles around it
Who uses manipulation to get closer to the Hawthorne legacy?
A) Eve
B) Avery
C)Toby
D) Grayson
A. Eve
What unexpected twist changes Avery’s future plans completely?
A) A new will is found
B) Tobias’s true intentions are revealed
C) Avery discovers her real family
D) Eve wins control of the estate
B. Tobias's true intentions are revealed
Which location within the house becomes a turning point for Grayson?
A) The Hall of Portraits
B) The wine cellar
C) Tobias's study
D) The rooftop
C. Tobias's study
Which document confirms Tobias’s ultimate intentions?
A) His journal
B) A final letter
C) A courtroom confession
D) A recorded video
A. His journal
What is the ultimate strategy Avery uses to win the final gambit?
A) Brute intelligence
B) Sacrificing her inheritance
C) Working alone
D) Outsmarting Tobias's heirs
B. Sacrificing her inheritance