Brimstone Quiz – Test Your Knowledge of The Fae & Alchemy Series Sequel
Think you know every twist and turn of Brimstone, the electrifying sequel to Quicksilver? This 20-question quiz covers plot, character motivation, themes, and synthesis. Mix of multiple-choice and short-answer. Answers and explanations at the end. Ready to test your memory of Saeris and Kingfisher's journey?
Quiz Questions
Plot & Sequence (8 questions)
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In the prologue, Kingfisher uses his limited healing magic to save which animal from feeders?
- A. A white wolf
- B. Onyx the fox
- C. A fire sprite
- D. Guru the cat
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What does Saeris stop doing to prove her control to the Lords of Midnight in the Hall of Tears?
- A. Breathing
- B. Drinking blood
- C. Her own heart
- D. Using glamour
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How many feeders attack the Irrín outpost in Chapter 6, and what unusual trait do they share?
- (Short answer: number and one trait)
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What do the severed heads brought by Kingfisher reveal to Saeris and Carrion in Chapter 7?
- A. They are Fae rebels killed by Madra
- B. They are deadstock from Zilvaren with sterilization marks
- C. They are infected by the rot
- D. They are vampire spies
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How does Saeris accidentally cause a soundproof ward in her and Kingfisher’s rooms?
- A. By using her venom
- B. By speaking her true name
- C. By creating a new rune
- D. The evidence does not specify a clear cause
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Who kills Lord Ereth during Saeris’s coronation scene?
- A. Saeris
- B. Taladaius
- C. Kingfisher
- D. Carrion
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What does Kingfisher discover hidden in Everlayne’s earrings that allows Edina to speak?
- A. A blood drop
- B. Quicksilver
- C. A hidden rune
- D. A shade
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At the Evenlight Ball, what does Taladaius publicly do to Saeris?
- A. Challenge her to a duel
- B. Rescind his blood from her
- C. Propose marriage
- D. Give her a null blade
Character Motivation (5 questions)
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Why does Fisher refuse to marry Saeris when she brings up the subject at Cahlish?
- A. He doubts their bond
- B. He never received his true name
- C. He fears the Blood Court’s reaction
- D. He wants a human ceremony instead
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Why does Carrion Swift admit he cannot love Saeris?
- A. He is already married
- B. He is bound to serve Madra
- C. Centuries-old grief prevents him
- D. He fears Kingfisher’s jealousy
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Saeris accepts the vampire throne in the Hall of Tears primarily because:
- A. She wants revenge on Malcolm
- B. She believes it will help end the war
- C. Kingfisher orders her to
- D. She seeks immortality
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What motivates Kingfisher to spare the demon Joshin in the silver city?
- A. He wants to make a bargain for antivenom
- B. He feels pity for the demon
- C. He needs Joshin's help to find Saeris
- D. Carrion begs him to
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Why does Saeris refuse to give up Kingfisher when tested by the quicksilver voice in the crypt?
- A. She believes she can outsmart the voice
- B. The voice demands her own life instead
- C. She realizes she cannot sacrifice her mate
- D. She knows Kingfisher would kill the voice
Theme & Symbol (4 questions)
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The “brimstone” element symbolizes which central conflict in the story?
- A. The corruption of power
- B. The impossible cost of salvation
- C. The fragility of love
- D. The inevitability of death
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What does the quicksilver pool in the Blood Court crypt represent for Saeris?
- A. A source of endless power
- B. A test of worth and sacrifice
- C. A portal to her human past
- D. A prison for the damned
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Kingfisher’s shadow magic is most closely tied to which thematic idea?
- A. The power of secrecy
- B. The burden of leadership
- C. The strength found in vulnerability
- D. The duality of protection and control
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Fire sprites’ brimstone being finite highlights the theme of:
- A. Resource scarcity in war
- B. The value of individual life versus the greater good
- C. The cyclical nature of magic
- D. The necessity of sacrifice without consent
Synthesis (3 questions)
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How does the revelation that Zilvaren is designed as a massive sigil connect to Queen Madra’s goals?
- (Short answer: explain the purpose of the sigil)
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Compare Saeris’s two uses of the Hazrax’s rune: once to break a warded door and later to resurrect Onyx. What does this progression suggest about her growth as an Alchemist?
- (Short answer: one to two sentences)
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In the final chapters, Saeris speaks Kingfisher’s true name, Khydan Graystar Finvarra, to free him. How does the theme of “true names” tie together the ideas of identity, power, and consent in Brimstone?
- (Short answer: brief analysis)
Answer Key
1. B – In the prologue, Kingfisher heals Onyx the fox after feeders injure him.
2. C – Saeris stops her own heart to demonstrate her control over her new vampire nature.
3. Eight feeders; they absorb magic from Kingfisher and Renfis.
4. B – The severed heads are deadstock from Zilvaren – humans with round ears and sterilization marks like Saeris herself.
5. D – The evidence does not specify a clear cause; Saeris inadvertently creates the ward with her new magic.
6. C – Kingfisher kills Lord Ereth with the god-sword Nimerelle.
7. B – Quicksilver hidden in the earrings allows Edina to possess Everlayne.
8. B – Taladaius publicly rescinds his blood from Saeris, causing her physical pain.
9. B – Fisher believes he cannot marry because he never received his true name (his mother died before his 14th birthday).
10. C – Carrion says he cannot love Saeris due to centuries-old grief.
11. B – Saeris accepts the crown to end the war, not for personal gain.
12. A – Kingfisher bargains for two drops of venom to make antivenom for himself and Carrion.
13. C – When the quicksilver voice demands Saeris give up what is most dear, she cannot sacrifice Kingfisher, and the voice approves: “Every Alchemist must have something they are afraid to lose.”
14. B – Brimstone can kill the rot, but using enough would require the death of all fire sprites, creating an impossible moral cost.
15. B – The quicksilver pool tests Saeris’s willingness to sacrifice, and she passes by refusing to give up her mate.
16. D – Kingfisher’s shadows can protect or control; he uses them to bind Carrion early on, but later they become a tool of shared intimacy and evocation.
17. B – The limited brimstone forces characters to weigh one life (Archer, fire sprites) against countless others, highlighting the theme of sacrifice.
18. Zilvaren is designed as a massive sigil that allows Madra to siphon power and open interrealm portals, revealing her ambition to control multiple realms.
19. First, Saeris uses the rune to break a physical barrier to reach a catatonic Kingfisher; later, she uses it to channel resurrection magic. This shows she has moved from using power for obstacle removal to using it for life-giving creation, demonstrating mastery and selflessness.
20. True names in Brimstone are intimately tied to identity and agency. Saeris lacks a true name, and Fisher’s was denied him, making them both outsiders. Speaking his true name nullifies old oaths and frees him from Belikon, showing that knowing one’s true name grants autonomy and consent; it cannot be coerced.
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