"In three days' time, I will choose my replacement. That is all."
Aunt Schadenfreude
What are the children rehearsing in the opening scene of The Swifts?
Aunt Schadenfreude's funeral
Shenanigan
silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief.
What "advanced" version of a party game are Flora and Fauna great at?
Charades
What kind of animal markings are on Erf's sweater when Shenanigan first meets them?
Blue poison dart frog
"I'm still gathering data to see if you live up to your name. For example, pouring drinks on the floor to annoy Atrocious and Pique was a very In Character thing for you to do, because you were acting like your definition."
Phenomena
What does Shenanigan do at the beginning of the book to get revenge on Felicity?
Releases moths into her clothes
Candour
Openness; honesty and truthfulness
What type of unusual court do the Swifts have?
"The kind of Scrabble the Swifts play is not like regular Scrabble. While some rich people like to have life-sized chessboards in their front gardens, the Swifts had always been more fond of word games, and their Scrabble court was the only one of its kind–the size of a tennis court, with squares beautifully picked out in stone and colored glass."
How is kopi luwak made?
"It's made by a pretty unique method. You see, they feed the coffee cherries to the civet and something happens to the coffee beans as they pass through the civet's digestive system. Fermentation, it's called. When the civet... passes the beans, they are collected, cleaned off, and sold."
"This is your first reunion, right? Then take my advice, as a veteran of these things. Keep your head down, trust no one, and don't play any games you don't know the rules to."
Flora
What is one thing Phenomena can't do?
Smell
Where does Daisy confront Candour with a crossbow?
In the hedge maze
Who is the author of the book?
Beth Lincoln
"You're all on the same crew. Act like it."
Maelstrom
How does Shenanigan communicate with the postman?
Morse code by flashlight
Maelstrom
a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
What is the game called where they trade insults?
The Mock Up
Who wrote The Tragical Tale of Gramercy and Vile?
Cantrip (Vile's sister)
"Well, in Lore and the Law of the Family Swift, it clearly states that, in the absense of the Matriarch, the Archivist is to make any and all decisions regarding the Family."
Inheritance
What does Phenomena drink to keep her brain in peak condition?
Her Solution Solution
Pamplemousse
Grapefruit