Quiz The Brothers Hawthorne Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Brothers Hawthorne Quiz: 20 Questions to Test Your Knowledge

The Brothers Hawthorne Quiz: 20 Questions to Test Your Knowledge

(20 questions, 8 plot/sequence, 5 character motivation, 4 theme/symbol, 3 synthesis)

Plot & Sequence (Questions 1–8)

1. What is the first clue the brothers find on the Christmas morning twelve and a half years before the main events?

  • A) A key hidden in a grandfather clock

  • B) A puzzle piece marked 1/6 inside a single ornament

  • C) A map drawn on the back of a photograph

  • D) A note reading 'SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE ESTATE'

2. What is the consequence of a Hawthorne brother ignoring the 'nine-one-one' family summons?

  • A) He is temporarily cut off from the family fortune

  • B) He must forfeit his inheritance

  • C) There are consequences, and the brothers must gather

  • D) He is required to plan the next family event

3. What news does Nash share with his brothers in the London flat that sets the main plot in motion?

  • A) He has decided to give away his share of the fortune

  • B) He has proposed to Libby and they are now engaged

  • C) He has discovered a secret about their grandfather

  • D) He is moving to a different country

4. What does Jameson find on the calling card delivered by the porter at the London flat?

  • A) A warning to stay away from the Devil's Mercy

  • B) An address and a handwritten time: 2 PM

  • C) A symbol of a triangle inside a circle

  • D) A key to a safe-deposit box

5. What is the stated condition for Jameson and Avery to gain access to the Devil's Mercy?

  • A) They must win a game of poker against the Proprietor

  • B) They must lose a specific amount of money at the tables

  • C) They must reveal a secret about their family

  • D) They must defeat the Factotum in a fight

6. What does Grayson find inside the safe-deposit box at the bank, which he had tried to keep from his sisters?

  • A) A confession letter from his father

  • B) A stack of photographs of himself from infancy to his teenage years

  • C) A deed to a property in Scotland

  • D) A list of names of FBI agents

7. What is the true nature of the object Jameson finds in the final box of the Game at Vantage?

  • A) It is a key to the Devil's Mercy

  • B) It is a music box that plays no music, making its value silence

  • C) It is a map to a hidden treasure

  • D) It is a portrait of the Proprietor

8. What does Jameson reveal to Avery at the end of the novel, using Scrabble tiles?

  • A) That he won Vantage

  • B) That Alice Hawthorne is alive

  • C) That he knows the Proprietor's identity

  • D) That he is planning the Grandest Game

Character Motivation (Questions 9–13)

9. What is Grayson's primary motivation for traveling to Phoenix and getting involved with the Grayson family?

  • A) To claim his share of his father's inheritance

  • B) To protect his half-sisters and prevent evidence from implicating Avery

  • C) To confront his father about abandoning him

  • D) To investigate a case for his private investigator

10. Why does Jameson initially decide to pursue the challenge of the Devil's Mercy?

  • A) He wants to win back his mother's ancestral home for himself

  • B) He is compelled by the thrill of the game and the need to win

  • C) He wants to prove to his grandfather that he is worthy

  • D) He is forced to by the Proprietor

11. What does Jameson admit he wants from his biological father, Ian?

  • A) To give him money

  • B) To want him, so he can walk away

  • C) To leave him alone forever

  • D) To help him win the Game

12. Why does Savannah go to the bank with Grayson, even though she knows he has a decoy key?

  • A) She wants to embarrass him in front of the bank staff

  • B) She has her own key and wants to extract information about the box

  • C) She wants to make sure he doesn't steal anything

  • D) She wants to get access to the box for herself

13. What is the primary motivation behind Eve's actions in the epilogue?

  • A) To avenge her great-grandfather's death

  • B) To find a new purpose and see herself as Avery's opponent in a new game

  • C) To reconcile with Grayson

  • D) To take control of the Devil's Mercy

Theme & Symbol (Questions 14–17)

14. In the flashback where Tobias Hawthorne talks to the boys about love, what does he claim is true about the way a Hawthorne man loves?

  • A) It is frivolous and fleeting

  • B) It is all-consuming, eternal, and happens only once

  • C) It is a choice that can be made and unmade

  • D) It is less important than family loyalty

15. What does the tree house primarily symbolize for the Hawthorne brothers?

  • A) A place of competition and rivalry

  • B) A shared history, sanctuary, and the bond of brotherhood

  • C) A symbol of their grandfather's wealth

  • D) A reminder of their individual failures

16. In the Game at Vantage, what does the 'mark' ultimately represent?

  • A) The key to the Devil's Mercy

  • B) A symbol of victory and control over the players

  • C) A map to a hidden treasure

  • D) A portrait of the Proprietor

17. What does the recurring motif of 'keys' represent throughout the novel?

  • A) Physical access to locked rooms

  • B) The ability to unlock secrets, legacy, and one's own identity

  • C) A simple plot device to move the story forward

  • D) The brothers' desire for material wealth

Synthesis (Questions 18–20)

18. How do Grayson and Jameson's approaches to their respective challenges (the safe-deposit box vs. the Devil's Mercy) reflect their core character differences?

  • A) Grayson uses deception and control, while Jameson relies on risk and instinct

  • B) Both use the same strategy of careful planning

  • C) Grayson is reckless, while Jameson is methodical

  • D) They both avoid direct confrontation

19. What is the significance of the 'puzzle box' in Grayson's storyline, and how does it connect to the novel's larger themes?

  • A) It is a simple container for money

  • B) It symbolizes the layers of family secrets and the lengths one will go to protect loved ones

  • C) It is a gift from his grandfather

  • D) It is a tool for the FBI investigation

20. Based on the events of the novel, what is the most likely setup for a sequel?

  • A) The brothers will focus on giving away the fortune

  • B) Eve will become a rival to Avery in a new game, and the mystery of Alice Hawthorne will be explored

  • C) The brothers will return to their normal lives with no further conflict

  • D) The Devil's Mercy will be shut down by the authorities

Answer Key

1. B) A puzzle piece marked 1/6 inside a single ornament

Explanation: The outline states the brothers find a single ornament on the tree containing a puzzle piece marked 1/6.

2. C) There are consequences, and the brothers must gather

Explanation: The outline for Chapter 2 states each brother receives one 'nine-one-one' per year, meaning they must gather, with consequences for ignoring it.

3. B) He has proposed to Libby and they are now engaged

Explanation: In Chapter 4, Nash reveals he has already proposed and he and Libby are now engaged.

4. B) An address and a handwritten time: 2 PM

Explanation: The outline for Chapter 7 states the back of the calling card has a handwritten time: 2 PM.

5. B) They must lose a specific amount of money at the tables

Explanation: In Chapter 16, the messenger explains that Avery must lose two hundred thousand pounds for a week of access, and extending access to Jameson raises the cost to five hundred thousand pounds.

6. B) A stack of photographs of himself from infancy to his teenage years

Explanation: In Chapter 53, the group examines a safe-deposit box filled with photographs of Grayson from infancy through his teenage years.

7. B) It is a music box that plays no music, making its value silence

Explanation: In Chapter 87, Jameson correctly answers that the box's true value is silence, as it is a music box that plays no music.

8. B) That Alice Hawthorne is alive

Explanation: In Chapter 97, Jameson uses Scrabble tiles to spell out that Alice Hawthorne is alive.

9. B) To protect his half-sisters and prevent evidence from implicating Avery

Explanation: In Chapter 11, Grayson reveals he came to Phoenix because one of the twins ran into trouble, and he vows to prevent Gigi from opening the box, which could implicate Avery in his father's disappearance.

10. B) He is compelled by the thrill of the game and the need to win

Explanation: In Chapter 8, Jameson decides to pursue the Devil's Mercy, feeling the thrill of the game and the compulsion to win.

11. B) To want him, so he can walk away

Explanation: In Chapter 23, Jameson confesses he wants to prove Ian made a mistake staying away, wanting to impress him and wanting Ian to want him so he could walk away.

12. B) She has her own key and wants to extract information about the box

Explanation: In Chapter 47, Savannah reveals she had her own key and had been extracting information, never intending to open the box.

13. B) To find a new purpose and see herself as Avery's opponent in a new game

Explanation: In the Epilogue, Eve decides to take action and imagines herself as Avery's opponent in a new game.

14. B) It is all-consuming, eternal, and happens only once

Explanation: In the flashback, Tobias Hawthorne states, 'Men like us love only once... It's all-consuming and eternal.'

15. B) A shared history, sanctuary, and the bond of brotherhood

Explanation: The tree house is the site of many shared memories, challenges, and the brothers' most vulnerable moments, symbolizing their bond.

16. B) A symbol of victory and control over the players

Explanation: In Chapter 85, Katharine tells Jameson that one wins by controlling the players, and the mark is the prize for that control.

17. B) The ability to unlock secrets, legacy, and one's own identity

Explanation: Keys are used to unlock safe-deposit boxes, hidden compartments, and the secrets of the Game, symbolizing the unlocking of family truths and personal identity.

18. A) Grayson uses deception and control, while Jameson relies on risk and instinct

Explanation: Grayson's storyline involves planning, forgery, and manipulation, while Jameson's involves high-stakes gambling, physical risk, and intuitive leaps.

19. B) It symbolizes the layers of family secrets and the lengths one will go to protect loved ones

Explanation: The puzzle box contains a coded journal with dangerous secrets, and Grayson goes to great lengths to conceal it to protect his sisters and Avery.

20. B) Eve will become a rival to Avery in a new game, and the mystery of Alice Hawthorne will be explored

Explanation: The epilogue sets up Eve as a future rival, and Jameson's revelation about Alice Hawthorne being alive creates a major unresolved mystery.

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