Q 01/05

In The Sword of Summer, Magnus Chase has spent two years homeless on the streets of which city?

A) Boston

B) Chicago

C) Seattle

D) New York

Answer · why

A) Boston

Boston is also where Rick Riordan had just moved, though he said the setting was planned first and that living there simply made the research easier.

Q 02/05

In The Sword of Summer, which Norse god of fertility and warmth is revealed as Magnus Chase's father?

A) Thor

B) Balder

C) Frey

D) Njord

Answer · why

C) Frey

Frey belongs to the peaceful Vanir rather than the warlike Aesir, which is why his son's gifts lean toward calm and warmth instead of combat.

Q 03/05

In The Sword of Summer, what everyday name does the talking blade Sumarbrander choose for itself?

A) Steve

B) Jack

C) Frank

D) Mike

Answer · why

B) Jack

Jack is the name the sword picks once Magnus learns it can talk, and it nurses a grudge against its old master for trading it away to win a giantess.

Q 04/05

When Magnus Chase is not wielding the Sword of Summer, what does the magical blade disguise itself as?

A) A gold ring

B) A ballpoint pen

C) A wristwatch

D) A pendant

Answer · why

D) A pendant

A pendant is the sword's resting form, and the blade can also fight on its own, attacking enemies while its owner stands back.

Q 05/05

In The Sword of Summer, the half-troll hallmate known as X turns out to be which god in disguise?

A) Odin

B) Thor

C) Balder

D) Heimdall

Answer · why

A) Odin

Odin had been posing as X to inspect his own warriors unnoticed, and he drops the disguise just as Magnus is about to be punished for leaving the hote...