Q 01/05

In The Iron Trial, what does Alastair Hunt coach his son Callum to do at the Magisterium entrance test?

A) Finish in first place

B) Fail on purpose

C) Impress Master Rufus

D) Befriend the top scorer

Answer · why

B) Fail on purpose

Fail on purpose is the plan, because Alastair has raised Callum to believe the mages' school is evil. It backfires: Callum is picked anyway.

Q 02/05

What name does Callum Hunt give the chaos-ridden wolf pup he smuggles into school in The Iron Trial?

A) Havoc

B) Shadow

C) Fang

D) Storm

Answer · why

A) Havoc

Havoc turns up in the snow just after a pack of chaos-ridden wolves attacks the apprentices. Callum carries the pup inside his jacket and hides him in...

Q 03/05

Which apprentice in The Iron Trial stuns the Masters by sending chaos-ridden wolves into the void?

A) Alex Strike

B) Jennifer Matsui

C) Aaron Stewart

D) Gwenda Mason

Answer · why

C) Aaron Stewart

Aaron Stewart, who grew up in foster homes, saves his friends' lives with a power nobody knew he had. The mages had spent years searching for someone ...

Q 04/05

Holly Black wrote The Iron Trial with which author, best known for The Mortal Instruments?

A) Leigh Bardugo

B) Veronica Roth

C) Maggie Stiefvater

D) Cassandra Clare

Answer · why

D) Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare and Holly Black had never written a novel together before. Their five-book series was bought by a publisher in 2012, two years before ...

Q 05/05

Kirkus Reviews found The Iron Trial's echoes of which children's fantasy series distracting at first?

A) Harry Potter

B) Percy Jackson

C) Artemis Fowl

D) His Dark Materials

Answer · why

A) Harry Potter

Harry Potter comparisons were hard to dodge for a story about a magic school and a trio of friends. The same reviewer added that a big twist then sets...