The+Castle+Corona

**by Sharon Creech** 1. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who is the author? Sharon Creech 2. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who are the main characters? Pia and Enzio //p.// 5 3. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the boy and girl by the river find in the leaves beside the riders trail? A small leather pouch with the kings seal on it. p//.// 1 4. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what was the name of the river winding around The Castle Corona ? Winono River p//.// 4 5. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who lived in The Castle Corona? King Guido, Queen Gabriella, their three children, hundreds of servants, soldiers, gardeners, groomsmen and their families. p. 5 6. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what were the names of the King and Queen’s children? Prince Gianni, Princess Fabrizia and Prince Vito. pp. 10-13 7. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how does the author describe King Guido? Weak, empty-headed and cowardly //p.// 10 8. In the book //The Castle Corona,// which child is said to be most like King Guido? Prince Gianni //p.// 10 9. In the book //The Castle Corona,// which child has characteristics that are described as kingly? Prince Vito pp//.// 10-11 10. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the 'dresser' call Prince Vito that made him angry? Second Prince p. 11 11. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Prince Vito do to the dresser who angered him? He sent him back to work in the stables. //p.// 12 12. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what two principles did Prince Vito believe in? a) must not tolerate insubordination, it makes for a weak kingdom and  b) there is an order in the world - royalty and the rest of humanity. //p.// 12 13. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what were the characteristics of Princess Fabrizia? Frail, foolish, and spoiled //p.// 13 14. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Pia and Enzio do with the pouch when they heard the king’s men returning? They hid the pouch under the leaves. p. 17 15. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how was Queen Gabriella described? Tall and slender, with auburn tresses and deep penetrating violet eyes. //p.// 20 16. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what terrified the king? Snakes, (in particular, a black snake he saw in the garden). //p.// 21 17. In the book //The Castle Corona,// during the minister’s report the king and queen let their minds wander; what caught their attention? The minister reported that the Minister of Defense would report on the thief. //p.// 21 18. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the king order after hearing about the thief? That all the ministers of inventory report to him. //p.// 25 19. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what was the king’s main thought after hearing of the thief? What has been stolen? //p.// 25 20. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how is Pia described? Slender, with large round dark eyes, curly black hair, long legs and easy graceful movements //p.// 26 21. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how is Enzio described? Lean, loose jointed, tall for his age, angular but agreeable face, wavy tangled brown hair. //p.// 28 22. In the book //The Castle Corona,// with whom do Pia and Enzio live? Master Pangini //p.// 32 23. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who do Pia and Enzio see while gathering water at the river? A black horse ridden by a black-cloaked rider and a few minutes later horses ridden by the King's Men yelling "Halt Thief. Halt in the name of the King" //p.// 2 24. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the villagers call Pia and Enzio? Eagle girl and Antelope boy //p.// 27 25. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what are Pia's earliest memories of the time before they came to live with Pangini? A dim memory of a tall, slim figure she called Grandpapa, taste of salt on her tongue, the smell of garlic in the air and someone saying "Bellissima, Bellissima" over and over. //p.// 28 26. In the book //The Castle Corona,// to whom do the King's Men tell Pia and Enzio to turn in any object they might find? The old woman Ferrelli //p.// 33 27. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what does the King tell his Ministers of Inventory to do? Report back to him that evening with what is missing from their inventories. //p.// 38 28. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the Ministers of Inventory first report back to the King? That each had things missing. //p.// 29. In the book //The Castle Corona,// to whom does the King go when he is troubled? His hermit. //p.// 41 31. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what was in the pouch that Pia and Enzio found? Two small pieces of red coral; a pair of golden medallions, a lock of black hair tied with a purple ribbon and a small rolled piece of parchment with writing on it that they could not read. //p.// 45. 32. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what were the two pieces of coral Pia and Enzio found in the pouch? They were horn-shaped and considered to be a token of good luck. //p.// 45 33. In the book //The Castle Corona,// where did Pia and Enzio hide the pouch? In a hole high up in a gnarled oak tree. //p.// 63 34. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the King have that the Queen also wanted? A hermit. //p.// 88 35. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who was the Wordsmith? The royal family’s storyteller //p.// 90 36, In the book //The Castle Corona,// how did the storyteller have the royal family participate in the story he told? He had them tell something they would want in the story. //p.// 91 37. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how is the storyteller described? A slender man, 30 years old, dressed in a black tunic and breeches with a swirling black velvet cloak. //p.// 92 38. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what had Pia and Enzio decided to do with the pouch? They were going to ask Signora Ferrilli what do to with it. //p.// 95 39. In the book //The Castle Corona,// in the first story from the storyteller, what in the story upset the king? It included an attempt to poison the king and then the king giving away wheat to all the peasants. //p.// 109 40. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what happened when Pia went to see Signora Ferrelli about the pouch? She didn't tell her about the pouch. Signora Ferrelli gave her and Enzio each a coral corona to keep with them. //p.// 115 41. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Pia and Enzio discover after Signora gave her the coronas? They went back to her house and she and her cats were gone. //p.// 156 42. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what were the rumors in the village about Signora Ferrelli? That she had been taken by the King’s Men to the castle, to the dungeon. //p.//159 43. In the book //The Castle Corona,// when Pia and Enzio started back to Master Pangini's house what happened? They saw two King's Men talking an old man. The King's men were looking for the two peasant children that lived with Pangini. Pia and Enzio tried to get away but two other King's Men caught them and carried them away. //p.// 160 44. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the King's hermit tell the King to do about getting a taster? To get two tasters. //p.// 181 45. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what had Pia and Enzio been brought to the castle to do? Be the King’s tasters //p.// 184 46. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what was the object on the King's seal that Pia and Enzio did not recognize? A corona //p.// 192 47. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how did Pia behave when she first met the Princess? She talked to her and tried to touch her gown. (This was a problem because she was not supposed to talk to the royal family unless asked to and she was never supposed to touch the royal family.)//p.// 207-208 48. In the book //The Castle Corona,// after being taken to the castle, where did Pia and Enzio hide the pouch? In the hornbean tree tunnel where the Queen liked to walk. They put it high up among the branches and marked the tree with a squiggly mark that Enzio said looked like a corona. p. 212 49. In the book //The Castle Corona,// when the Ministers of Inventory met with the King the second time what did they tell him? That they had extra supplies and inventory //p.// 215 50. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Prince Vito tell Enzio to do? Sword fight with him. He thought he would be an easy target. //p.// 219 51. In the book //The Castle Corona,// when Pia was in the garden she followed a pheasant into the bushes. What did the pheasant give her? A long tail feather it shook out of its tail. //p.// 236 52. In the book //The Castle Corona,// the next time the Wordsmith came who was invited to attend? Pia and Enzio. //p.// 246 53. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Pia and Enzio ask be included in the story? Two orphans, a brother and a sister, and a pouch that the orphans find. //p.// 248 54. In the book //The Castle Corona,// after hearing the Wordsmith's story what did Pia and Enzio do? They began to make up their own stories. //p.// 255 55. In the book //The Castle Corona,// after hearing the Wordsmith's story what did the Queen do? She decided to surprise the villagers by going into the village with the princes, princess and Pia and Enzio with wagons of food. //p.// 263 56. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how did the villagers react when the Queen went into the village with food? They were scared at first and then rushed to grab as much of the food and supplies as they could. The royal family and Pia and Enzio had to flee back to the castle. //p.// 280 57. In the book //The Castle Corona,// why was Signora taken to the castle? To be the Queen's hermit. //p.// 205 58. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what had happened to the king when they thought he had been poisoned? He had overindulged. (He ate too much.) //p.// 288 59. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did the King's Hermit ask of him? That the two tasters be allowed to see him. //p.// 296 60. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Pia and Enzio decide to take with them when they went to see the King's hermit? The pouch //p.// 298 61. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what did Pia and Enzio discover when they went to find the pouch? It was no longer in its hiding place. //p.// 298 62. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who was also at the King's Hermit's home when Pia and Enzio arrived? The Wordsmith, the hermit and Signora Ferrelli. //p.// 298-299 63. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what happened the next time the Wordsmith came to the Royal Family for storytelling? Not only the royal family was there, but the King's hermit, the Queen's hermit, Pia and Enzio were there also. //p.// 301 64. In the book //The Castle Corona,// why did the King stop the Wordsmith right after he began his story? The storyteller hadn't asked them what they wanted included in the story and had started with a noble prince instead of with a noble king. //p.// 302 65. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what was the final story about? It was about who the peasant children and the King's hermit really were and how all had come back together. //p.// 314 66. In the book //The Castle Corona,// who was the King's hermit? Pia and Enzio's grandfather. //p.// 314 67. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how had the children come to live with Pangini? When the king had summoned the hermit to live at the castle he made an agreement to place the children in a home and see that they were taken care of and that one day they would be reunited. //pp.// 318-319 68. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what were Pia and Enzio able to show people now that the story was told? They could leave their coronas out in the open. //p.// 319 69. In the book //The Castle Corona,// what story did Pia and Enzio make up about what would become of them? That they would become hermits but hermits that could go outdoors and ride horses and eat fine foods and give some to all the villagers especially the children. //p.// 320 70. In the book //The Castle Corona,// how did Pia's story begin? With her and Enzio's real story.//p.// 320
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