God of War (Deluxe Edition) Quiz
20-Question Quiz
This quiz spans the entire God of War (Deluxe Edition) by Rina Kent. Answer all questions below, then check your responses with the answer key.
Plot and Sequence (8 Questions)
1. What event triggers Ava’s dissociative amnesia at the start of the book?
- A) A car crash
- B) A fall down the stairs
- C) A suicide attempt
- D) An overdose
2. (Short answer) What does Eli do when Robert Meyers proposes swapping wives at a business dinner?
3. Who is the man Ava nearly kisses in a flashback, leading her to feel guilty for cheating?
- A) Oliver
- B) Vance
- C) Remi
- D) Landon
4. (Short answer) What childhood trauma explains why Eli never eats in restaurants?
5. In the past timeline, who does Eli kill, and why?
- A) Vance, for stalking Ava
- B) Oliver, for attacking Ava
- C) Landon, for threatening Ava
- D) A stranger named Alan
6. (Short answer) What does Ava threaten to do if Eli does not divorce her after she recovers her full memory?
7. How does Eli spend his nights while Ava is in a coma at the mental institution?
- A) Reading romance novels to her
- B) Working on corporate projects
- C) Visiting his parents
- D) Drinking at bars
8. (Short answer) What are the names of Eli and Ava’s triplets?
Character Motivation (5 Questions)
9. Why does Eli force Ava into marriage?
- A) To protect her from her parents
- B) To ensure her silence about Oliver’s murder and to possess her
- C) For financial gain
- D) To fulfill a family honor debt
10. (Short answer) What is Eli’s primary motivation for controlling Ava’s therapy and finances?
11. Why does Ava agree to marry Eli in the past timeline?
- A) She has always loved him
- B) She is blackmailed and coerced into it
- C) To win approval from her family
- D) To escape her best friend Cecy
12. (Short answer) What is Ava’s motivation for demanding Eli court her and treat her as his wife?
13. Why does Eli eventually agree to let Ava enter the mental institution on her own?
- A) He no longer loves her
- B) He realizes he must step back for her recovery
- C) His father orders him to
- D) Ava tricks him into signing the papers
Theme and Symbol (4 Questions)
14. What does the phoenix tattoo on Eli’s body symbolize?
- A) His rebirth after childhood poisoning
- B) Ava’s rebirth from mental illness
- C) The King family crest
- D) A warning of danger
15. (Short answer) What does the “Tin Man” motif represent in Eli’s character?
16. What does the color pink symbolize for Ava?
- A) Innocence and naivety
- B) Rebellion and defiance
- C) Familiarity and her sense of identity
- D) Danger and warning
17. (Short answer) What does the “Tree of Life” tattoo signify in the story?
Synthesis (3 Questions)
18. (Short answer) How does Rina Kent’s author note set reader expectations for the story’s dark themes?
19. The playlist includes “Don’t Fear the Reaper” and “Escapism.” How do these songs reflect Ava’s internal conflict?
- A) They suggest she is fearless
- B) They highlight her desire to escape reality and her fear of death
- C) They are upbeat love songs
- D) They foreshadow a completely happy ending
20. (Short answer) Compare the power dynamic and trust between Eli and Ava at the beginning of the book versus the end.
Answer Key
Plot and Sequence
1. B – Ava fell down the stairs, not a car accident. The hospital reveal confirms this (chapter 7 outline).
2. He stabs Robert’s hand with a knife (chapter 31 outline).
3. B – Vance is the man Ava nearly kissed during a flashback; Gemma reveals this to Eli (chapter 25 outline).
4. He was poisoned as a child, so his mother and housekeeper always prepare his meals (chapter 28 outline).
5. B – Eli kills Oliver for attacking Ava; the flashback shows Oliver slapping her and attempting rape, and Eli beats him to death (chapters 35–36 outline).
6. She threatens to commit suicide (chapter 42 outline: “she threatens suicide unless he divorces her”).
7. A – He reads romance novels to her every night while she is in a coma and leaves before she wakes (chapter 46 outline).
8. Sierra, Seth, and Zoey (Epilogue 2 outline).
Character Motivation
9. B – Eli kills Oliver and then proposes marriage to bind Ava to him, ensuring her silence and his possession of her (chapters 35–37 outline).
10. To keep Ava dependent on him and prevent her from leaving or regaining independence (chapter 11 outline).
11. B – Eli threatens to frame her as an accomplice to murder, and she is terrified and coerced (chapter 35, 37 outline).
12. To reassert her agency and force emotional intimacy; she gives an ultimatum demanding to be treated as a wife (chapters 29, 33 outline).
13. B – Eli accepts that he must step back for her recovery; his mother’s advice and his own realization lead him to let her go (chapter 40 outline).
Theme and Symbol
14. B – The phoenix represents Ava’s rebirth from her mental illness (chapter 44 outline).
15. It represents Eli’s lack of emotional openness and his willingness to suppress feelings; he is the “Tin Man” who needs to find his heart (chapters 12, 19 outline).
16. C – Pink appears in Ava’s home decor and is described as her colour, representing familiarity and identity (chapter 10 outline).
17. Eli says it represents his role in containing Ava’s rebirth and protecting her (chapter 44 outline).
Synthesis
18. It warns about mental health issues (depression, anxiety, fugue states, dissociative amnesia), an on-page suicide attempt, and violence, urging readers to be aware of their triggers (chapter 1 outline).
19. B – The songs “Don’t Fear the Reaper” (facing death) and “Escapism” (desiring escape) align with Ava’s struggles to avoid reality and her self-destructive tendencies (chapter 4 outline).
20. At the start, their relationship is coercive: Eli controls every aspect of Ava’s life through manipulation, blackmail, and legal guardianship; there is no trust. By the end, after separation and therapy, they reunite with mutual love, respect, and partnership built on honesty and shared trauma (Epilogue outlines).