Quiz Wild Reverence Rebecca Ross

Wild Reverence Quiz: 20 Questions to Test Your Divine Knowledge

Quiz

1. (Plot/Sequence) After Matilda’s mother Zenia is killed, who does Matilda seek refuge with in the Skyward realm?
A) Warin
B) Thile
C) Rowena
D) Shale

2. (Plot/Sequence) What does Matilda use to resurrect Vincent’s brother Nathaniel from the dead?
A) A salt vow
B) A bargain with the Gatekeeper
C) Borrowed magic from Phelyra
D) A skyward constellation

3. (Plot/Sequence) What is the name of the god who kills Bade with an eithral-tipped arrow?
A) Dacre
B) Warin
C) Xan
D) Thile

4. (Plot/Sequence) How does Matilda first meet Vincent in the mortal world (outside of dreams)?
A) During a wedding feast
B) On a hill after she delivers a message to Rowena
C) In a war camp with Bade
D) At a tournament in Wyndrift

5. (Plot/Sequence) What is the “salt vow” that Bade and Matilda make?
A) A promise to never lie to each other
B) A blood oath of eternal combat training and loyalty
C) A contract to trade magical items
D) A pledge to protect the mortal realm

6. (Plot/Sequence) Who kills the god Xan, as revealed in the wasteland?
A) Warin
B) Dacre
C) Bade
D) Phelyra

7. (Plot/Sequence) What does Matilda’s mother Zenia reveal as her dying word?
A) “Bade”
B) “Thile”
C) “Phelyra”
D) “Vincent”

8. (Plot/Sequence) In the epilogue, what magical item does Enva commission from Matilda?
A) A harp that can compel sleep
B) Three enchanted typewriters
C) A moonstone belt
D) An invisible cloak

9. (Character Motivation) Why does Bade agree to give up his forge, weapons, and vassal to Dacre?
A) To gain more power
B) To save the Poet Queen Adria’s life
C) To secure an alliance with the Underlings
D) To protect Matilda from harm

10. (Character Motivation) Why does Warin demand a toll from Vincent?
A) To humiliate him
B) To gain control of Wyndrift’s bridge and resources
C) To force Matilda into marriage
D) To punish Vincent for killing his hounds

11. (Character Motivation) What motivates Matilda to return to the wasteland to save Nathaniel?
A) A salt vow from Bade
B) Her love for Vincent and guilt over Nathaniel’s death
C) A command from Orphia
D) The desire to gain new stars

12. (Character Motivation) Why does Vincent refuse to read Orphia’s letter when Matilda first brings it?
A) He cannot read divine script
B) He does not want to owe a god anything
C) He is too injured to hold the letter
D) He thinks it is a trap from Grimald

13. (Character Motivation) Why does Phelyra kill Zenia?
A) To steal her magic
B) To prevent her from exposing their black-market trade
C) Because Zenia insulted her
D) Under orders from Dacre

14. (Theme/Symbol) What do the eithral scales symbolize in the story?
A) Immortality and eternal life
B) Forbidden power, violence, and the black-market corruption among gods
C) The connection between mortals and divines
D) The beauty of the divine realms

15. (Theme/Symbol) The recurring motif of “fault lines” (as Bade teaches Matilda) primarily represents:
A) Physical weaknesses in armor
B) The emotional or psychological vulnerabilities that gods and mortals exploit
C) The division between Underling and Skyward realms
D) The cracks in Matilda’s moonstone belt

16. (Theme/Symbol) How does the “Gatekeeper’s eye” on Matilda’s belt function symbolically?
A) It marks her as a messenger of the gods
B) It sees into the wasteland and represents her ability to cross between life and death
C) It allows her to spy on Vincent
D) It stores her stolen magic

17. (Theme/Symbol) What does the “salt vow” ritual (eating parchment) emphasize about divine bonds?
A) They are easily broken
B) They are internalized and unbreakable, with a physical taste that mirrors the emotional weight
C) They require witnesses from both realms
D) They are solely about military alliances

18. (Synthesis) How does Matilda’s dual heritage (Underling and Skyward) shape her role as a herald? (Short answer)

19. (Synthesis) Compare Bade’s and Warin’s attitudes toward mortality. How do they treat mortals differently, and what does this say about their characters? (Short answer)

20. (Synthesis) How does the epilogue’s gift of typewriters connect to the novel’s larger theme of storytelling and memory? (Short answer)

Answer Key

  1. B) Thile – After Zenia’s death, Matilda climbs from the Dark Lake and is met by her father Thile, who offers her sanctuary in his Skyward hall.

  2. B) A bargain with the Gatekeeper – Matilda trades her own life stories to the Gatekeeper for bones that weigh Nathaniel’s soul worthy of paradise, binding herself to seven years of service.

  3. B) Warin – After Bade helps Matilda fight Warin, the spring god shoots Bade with an eithral-tipped arrow, piercing his heart.

  4. B) On a hill after she delivers a message to Rowena – Matilda enters the mortal world from Skyward and meets Vincent on a hill, where they share a kiss before his brothers arrive.

  5. B) A blood oath of eternal combat training and loyalty – Bade and Matilda eat parchment copies of the vow, which taste of brine and tears, pledging lifelong loyalty and training.

  6. A) Warin – In the wasteland, Xan passes through the Gatekeeper’s judgment and reveals that Warin killed him.

  7. B) “Thile” – As Phelyra kills her, Zenia whispers her dying word, “Thile,” revealing Matilda’s father’s name.

  8. B) Three enchanted typewriters – Enva asks Matilda for her magic of words and soul to link three typewriters for a dying girl named Alouette.

  9. B) To save the Poet Queen Adria’s life – Bade begs Dacre to heal Adria and offers his forge, weapons, and vassal as payment.

  10. B) To gain control of Wyndrift’s bridge and resources – Warin demands one-third of produce, money, or a third-born child as a toll for crossing his river bridge.

  11. B) Her love for Vincent and guilt over Nathaniel’s death – Matilda follows Nathaniel’s soul to the wastes because she cannot bear to let Vincent lose his brother.

  12. B) He does not want to owe a god anything – Vincent refuses the letter from Death, saying he will not be indebted to a divine.

  13. B) To prevent her from exposing their black-market trade – Phelyra stabs Zenia with an eithral scale to silence her about the stolen scales and forbidden trade.

  14. B) Forbidden power, violence, and the black-market corruption among gods – Eithral scales are used to wound/kill gods and are traded illegally, highlighting the dark side of divine power.

  15. B) The emotional or psychological vulnerabilities that gods and mortals exploit – Bade teaches Matilda to guard her heart as her fault line, which becomes a central weakness in battles.

  16. B) It sees into the wasteland and represents her ability to cross between life and death – The moonstone eye opens to reveal the wastes, and later Matilda uses it to navigate the realm of the dead.

  17. B) They are internalized and unbreakable, with a physical taste that mirrors the emotional weight – Consuming the parchment makes the vow part of the divine’s essence, and the salty taste reflects tears and sacrifice.

  18. Short-answer sample: Matilda’s dual heritage allows her to travel all three realms, making her the only being who can deliver messages across Underling, Skyward, and mortal lands. This gives her unique influence and access, but also isolates her because she belongs fully to neither clan.

  19. Short-answer sample: Bade grows to genuinely love and sacrifice for a mortal (Adria), showing his capacity for vulnerability and change. Warin treats mortals as tools, demanding tolls and forcing labor, reflecting his selfish, exploitative nature.

  20. Short-answer sample: The typewriters enable mortals to write stories that preserve truth and memory. Matilda’s magic of words and soul embedded in the machines ensures that myths about gods who love mortals are not erased, directly countering the novel’s theme of lost divine history.