It Takes a Psychic Quiz: 20 Questions
Think You Know It Takes a Psychic?
Welcome to the ultimate quiz for Jayne Castle’s 2025 Harmony novel. Whether you’ve just finished Leona and Oliver’s adventure or you’re rereading the details, these 20 questions—drawn from the entire book—will test your memory of the plot, character motives, symbols, and big ideas. Ten questions are multiple-choice, ten are short-answer. Grab a dust bunny and dive in.
After you finish, check the answer key for explanations and then explore the main book page, the discussion guide, or the ending explained.
Questions
Plot & Sequence (1–8)
All questions in this section are multiple‑choice.
1. At the Antiquarian Society gala, what does Leona discover inside the museum’s hidden laboratory?
A) A dead body and a set of forged artifacts
B) Three caged dust bunnies being used as test subjects and a black crystal bowl
C) The stolen Pandora’s box and a flamer
D) A room full of Alien mirrors
2. After the murder of the caterer, what detail about the victim alerts Leona to a possible cult connection?
A) A note written in an Old World language
B) A pendant with a colorless crystal and an inscribed phrase
C) A mag‑rez pistol with a customized grip
D) A journal mentioning the Waterfall Cavern
3. How do Leona and Oliver initially escape the Antiquarian Society estate after the FBPI raid?
A) They hide in a catering truck
B) They use a private elevator to the roof
C) They flee through a hidden passage into the Underworld on an amber‑fueled sled
D) They disguise themselves as housekeeping staff
4. What does Leona find inside Pandora’s box after she neutralizes the psi‑lock?
A) Only the pyramid crystal
B) Six round crystals and a pyramid stone that resonates with her own pendant
C) A map to the Lost Creek Vortex machine
D) A letter from Vincent Lee Vance
5. When the remote‑controlled boat malfunctions at the park, how does Oliver save Roxy?
A) He wades into the pond and grabs her
B) He shouts a command that stops the boat
C) He removes the batteries from the controller, cutting the power
D) He uses his illusion talent to distract the children
6. Inside the Alien funeral parlor chamber, what does Leona accidentally activate?
A) A trapdoor that drops them into the river
B) The canoe coffin mechanism, launching it toward the blue paranormal firestorm
C) A recording of Vance’s speeches
D) A self‑destruct sequence in the quartz walls
7. Who is the mummified body inside the Vortex crystal platform?
A) Vincent Lee Vance
B) Nigel Willard
C) Cyrus Willard
D) Norton Thacker
8. How does Leona escape Melody Palantine’s car after being gassed?
A) She kicks out the window
B) She uses her flamer to force the door open
C) She touches Baxter Richey’s amber to break the hypnosis, then channels energy through him to incapacitate Melody
D) Oliver telepathically sends her a rescue code
Character Motivation (9–13)
Questions 9 and 10 are multiple‑choice; questions 11–13 are short‑answer.
9. Why does Leona refuse to open Pandora’s box onstage?
A) She fears the audience will panic
B) She senses a dangerous psi‑lock and mistrusts the candidate’s intentions
C) She has already opened it earlier
D) She wants Oliver to do it instead
10. Why does Oliver agree to work with the FBPI as a confidential informant at the gala?
A) He hopes to impress Leona
B) He was hired to recover a stolen artifact, and his mission aligns with the federal operation
C) He wants to steal the box for his own collection
D) He is blackmailed by the Bureau
11. What drives Melody Palantine to lure Leona to Lost Creek? (Answer in 1–2 sentences.)
12. Before the bridge washout traps them, why is Oliver already planning to go to Lost Creek? (Answer in 1–2 sentences.)
13. Why does Leona initially keep the pyramid crystal hidden from Oliver even though he has legal claim to it? (Answer in 1–2 sentences.)
Theme & Symbol (14–17)
All questions in this section are short‑answer.
14. What does the dust bunny Roxy symbolize in the story? (1–2 sentences)
15. What does the Vortex machine represent in the novel’s larger themes? (1–2 sentences)
16. What does the pyramid crystal, once connected to Leona's pendant, symbolize for her and Molly? (1–2 sentences)
17. How does the false “bride” prophecy surrounding Vincent Lee Vance illustrate a central theme of the book? (1–2 sentences)
Synthesis (18–20)
All questions in this section are short‑answer.
18. How does Leona’s academic betrayal by Matt Fullerton foreshadow her actions later in the novel? (2–3 sentences)
19. Explain how Oliver’s talent for illusion and his annulled marriage mirror the broader conflict in the story. (2–3 sentences)
20. Compare the Antiquarian Society’s treatment of dust bunnies as test subjects with the Willard siblings’ prenatal enhancement experiments. What theme do both underline? (2–3 sentences)
Answer Key
1. B – Three caged dust bunnies and a black crystal bowl.
Chapter 1 shows Leona discovering a hidden lab with caged dust bunnies; the black bowl catches her eye.
2. B – A pendant with a colorless crystal and an inscribed phrase.
Chapter 4 notes that the dead caterer wore a “sophisticated cult pendant” with an inscription, linking her to the Vance return cult.
3. C – They flee through a hidden passage into the Underworld on an amber‑fueled sled.
Chapter 5 details their escape via a hidden passage and a sled powered by amber.
4. B – Six round crystals and a pyramid stone that resonates with Leona’s pendant.
Chapter 6 describes the contents: six round crystals and a yellow pyramid stone that hums with the same energy as Leona’s crystal.
5. C – He removes the batteries from the controller.
Chapter 16 says Oliver calmly takes out the batteries, stopping the boat instantly.
6. B – The canoe coffin mechanism, launching it toward the blue paranormal firestorm.
Chapter 40 reveals that Leona inadvertently triggers the canoe into the water, where it drifts into the fiery crematorium.
7. C – Cyrus Willard.
Chapter 39 identifies the body as a post‑Era of Discord victim, and Chapter 43 confirms it is Cyrus Willard, who died hoping to gain Vance’s powers.
8. C – She touches Baxter’s amber to free him, then channels energy through him.
Chapter 49 describes how Leona breaks Baxter’s hypnosis and uses him as a conduit to shock Melody unconscious.
9. B – She senses a dangerous psi‑lock and mistrusts the candidate’s intentions.
Chapter 2 shows her refusal: the psi‑lock chills her, and the candidate’s eagerness makes her suspicious.
10. B – He was hired to recover a stolen artifact, and his mission aligns with the federal operation.
Chapter 3 reveals Oliver is a confidential informant working to retrieve the box for the Rancourt Museum.
11. Melody believes Leona is a stable multi‑talent who can unlock the original Vortex machine; the resonance between Leona’s crystal and the pyramid key convinces her that only Leona can open the device and fulfill Vance’s legacy.
12. Oliver has an appointment with a collector (Norton Thacker) who claims to possess a Bluestone Project file—a document Oliver desperately wants for his Foundation’s research.
13. Leona feels an intense possessiveness because the pyramid resonates deeply with her pendant, and she suspects it holds the truth about her and Molly’s origins. She doesn’t trust Oliver enough to hand it over without answers.
14. Roxy symbolizes the loyal, emotionally intuitive bond between humans and Harmony’s psychic wildlife. She acts as protector, companion, and a nudge toward the truth, much like the series’ signature dust bunnies always do.
15. The Vortex machine represents the peril of trying to artificially enhance psychic talents—the same hubris that led to Vincent Lee Vance’s madness and to the Willards’ illegal experiments. It embodies the theme that power without stability is self‑destructive.
16. The pyramid crystal is the physical link to the Willard experiments and the Griffin Family Secret. Its resonance with the sisters’ pendants symbolizes their shared origin, the hidden past they must uncover, and the beginning of Leona’s journey toward self‑acceptance.
17. The false prophecy highlights how charismatic leaders and technology (like the hypnosis pendants) can manipulate a community’s faith, erasing individual will. It underscores the theme that blind belief—whether in legends or in psychic enhancement—can be weaponized.
18. Matt’s theft of her research and his fear of her talent pushed Leona to suppress her abilities. After that betrayal, she realizes academia will never accept her full self. The experience directly fuels her decision to work as an independent consultant and to use her powers openly, culminating in her saving the trapped team at the Antiquarian Society and later defeating Melody.
19. Oliver’s talent makes him a ghost to others, and his annulled marriage proves that even a contractual bond shatters when one partner sees the real him. The story’s central conflict—hiding versus revealing one’s true nature—is resolved when Leona not only accepts but matches his intensity, proving that genuine resonance is possible only when psychic truth is shared.
20. Both the Society’s use of dust bunnies as disposable test subjects and the Willard siblings’ prenatal experiments on unborn children treat living beings as tools for advancing paranormal research. Together they underline the novel’s warning that the pursuit of psychic power becomes monstrous when it ignores the dignity and autonomy of the test subjects.
How Did You Do?
All answers are drawn directly from the novel’s events as outlined in the official chapter summaries. If you aced the quiz, you might enjoy exploring the full book analysis or challenging fellow readers in the questions and answers section. The Harmony series always has more mysteries waiting.