Q 01/05

Who wrote the Keeper of the Lost Cities series?

A) Rick Riordan

B) Shannon Messenger

C) Brandon Mull

D) Soman Chainani

Answer · why

B) Shannon Messenger

Messenger studied at the USC School of Cinematic Arts and originally wanted to be a Disney animator before turning to writing.

Q 02/05

In which US city is Sophie living with her human family when the first book opens?

A) Seattle

B) Denver

C) San Diego

D) Boston

Answer · why

C) San Diego

The author herself moved to San Diego as a child, and Sophie's human home is the first of the 'Forbidden Cities' she has to leave behind.

Q 03/05

Which teenage elf tracks Sophie down on a school field trip and tells her she is an elf?

A) Keefe

B) Dex

C) Fitz

D) Tam

Answer · why

C) Fitz

Fitzroy Vacker had been searching the human world for her on his father Alden's behalf for years before he found her at the museum.

Q 04/05

When Fitz first tells Sophie the name of the academy she will attend, what does she assume it is?

A) A fungus

B) A firework

C) A fox sanctuary

D) A dance

Answer · why

A) A fungus

The school is named for the rare bioluminescent glow found in dark places, and prodigies are meant to be a bright glow in a darkened world; Fitz looke...

Q 05/05

The elvin couple who take Sophie in and later adopt her are named what?

A) Alden and Della

B) Grady and Edaline

C) Kesler and Juline

D) Cassius and Gisela

Answer · why

B) Grady and Edaline

The Ruewens run Havenfield, an animal-rehabilitation estate, and lost their own daughter Jolie years before Sophie arrived.