The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
Quiz by Raluca Telehuz
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- Q1Name the "small town on the Mississippi River" rich boy John T. Unger comes from.StyxUltima ThuleHadesAcheron30s
- Q2What prep school outside Boston, Mass. does Unger go to and meet Percy Washington at?St. MidasSt. Cuthbert'sSt Stephan'sSt. Cristopher30s
- Q3Just how big is the diamond of the title that Percy's family owns?the size of Rodin's "Thinker"the size of a basketballit's an entire mountain in Montanathe size of the White House30s
- Q4What was Percy's ancestor who found the diamond?a pilota geologista gold minera Civil War colonel30s
- Q5What does Percy's family have as a legacy from the past?negro slavesparasolsfox huntinghoop skirts30s
- Q6Name the "servant" attending to Unger.GygsumNicodemusBeulahJasper30s
- Q7What does the automated bath used by Unger NOT have?aquariumfountainsaunamotion pictures30s
- Q8What is the name of Percy's sister that Unger falls in love with?JasmineKismineJosephineZelda30s
- Q9Where do the Washingtons keep intruders who have discovered the great diamond?in a blimp above the mountainin a glass-lined pit in the groundin a secret dungeon in the chateauin a great glass dome30s
- Q10What do patriarch Braddock Washington and the two boys NOT do on the mountain?huntinggolfswimmingpolo30s
- Q11What does Unger learn about some female "guests" to the mountain?they are Percy's haremthey are in a separate pitthey are white slavesthey were murdered30s
- Q12What attacks the mountain?cavalrymentankspilotsblimps30s
- Q13Who does Braddock offer a big diamond to during the fight?Ungerhis childrenthe pilots who attcked the mountainGod30s
- Q14What happens to the great diamond at the end?both sides kill each otherthe Washingtons shoot down the planesthe Washingtons blow it upthe aviators capture it30s
- Q15Why doesn't Braddock just tell the truth about his fortune?he believes the South had really won the Civil Warthe diamond would flood the market and become worthlesshe wants to keep his family safehe wants to own slaves30s