Heidi quiz

More questions about Heidi

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1. 1 Easy

   Why did Heidi save the white rolls in her wardrobe?

   Answer: For Peter's grandmother

   Why: Heidi's hoard grew by two a day, one from the midday table and one from supper, and she never ate a single one herself.

2. 2 Medium

   What does Heidi hide in her wardrobe in Frankfurt?

   Answer: White bread rolls

   Why: Heidi pocketed the white roll from her dinner and supper plates for Peter's blind grandmother; Clara later packed twelve fresh ones for her to take home.

3. 3 Hard

   What mountain animal does Peter threaten to beat?

   Answer: Distelfink the goat

   Why: Distelfink is the German name for the goldfinch; Heidi bought the little goat off Peter's rod with her daily share of cheese and bread.

4. 4 Easy

   Why did Heidi choose to sleep in the hay loft?

   Answer: To see the valley

   Why: Heidi heaped hay at one end of her bed as a pillow and placed it so she could look out of the round window from bed.

5. 5 Medium

   How did Heidi react to her new hay loft bed?

   Answer: She was delighted

   Why: Heidi built it herself, heaping hay into a pillow that faced the round window, and her grandfather threw a heavy linen sack over it as a blanket.

6. 6 Hard

   How long did Johanna Spyri take to write the first Heidi book?

   Answer: Four weeks

   Why: Spyri was 52 when she wrote it, and Perthes of Gotha had it in shops before Christmas 1879, even though the title page reads 1880.