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Enola Holmes KS2 Quiz (With Answers)

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This free KS2 quiz on Enola Holmes — Serena Blasco's graphic-novel adaptation of Nancy Springer's bestselling detective series — contains 45 retrieval and comprehension questions, aligned to the KS2 national curriculum for English (Years 5–7). Each question tests whether readers have understood the plot, characters and key events of Volume 1, which adapts The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets.

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Q1 of 45

On what occasion does Enola discover that her mother has disappeared?

  • On Christmas morning
  • On Enola's 14th birthday
  • On New Year's Day
  • On the first day of summer

Q2 of 45

Who is Enola's famous older brother, a celebrated detective?

  • Mycroft Holmes
  • John Watson
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Inspector Lestrade

Q3 of 45

What is the name of Enola's other older brother, who wants to control her future?

  • Mycroft Holmes
  • Cadogan Holmes
  • Lestrade Holmes
  • Tewkesbury Holmes

Q4 of 45

What is the first name of Enola's mother, who goes missing?

  • Cecily
  • Letitia
  • Eudoria
  • Felicity

Q5 of 45

What is the name of the country house where Enola lives with her mother?

  • Basilwether Hall
  • Ferndell Hall
  • Baker Street Manor
  • Dunhench Estate

Q6 of 45

Spelled backwards, the name 'Enola' makes which word?

  • Alone
  • Noble
  • Eagle
  • Angel

Q7 of 45

What do Enola's brothers want to do with her after their mother disappears?

  • Send her to live with relatives abroad
  • Send her to a boarding/finishing school
  • Make her work as a maid
  • Let her stay at home alone

Q8 of 45

What special handmade gift does Enola's mother leave her, full of secret codes?

  • A diary
  • A book of ciphers
  • A painting
  • A locket

Q9 of 45

Besides the cipher book, what subject do the books her mother leaves teach Enola about?

  • The language of flowers
  • Foreign languages
  • Astronomy
  • Cooking

Q10 of 45

Where does Enola's first solved cipher tell her to look?

  • Under the floorboards
  • In the chrysanthemums
  • Behind the clock
  • Inside the piano

Q11 of 45

What does Enola find hidden thanks to her mother's coded clues?

  • A map
  • A letter from Sherlock
  • Hidden money
  • A train ticket

Q12 of 45

Why is the hidden money so important to Enola's plan?

  • She wants to buy the house
  • It funds her escape and independent life
  • She plans to give it to charity
  • She must pay her brothers

Q13 of 45

How does Enola first travel away from home when she runs away?

  • By horse
  • By bicycle
  • By boat
  • By carriage with her brothers

Q14 of 45

To which city does Enola escape to begin her new life?

  • Paris
  • Edinburgh
  • London
  • Manchester

Q15 of 45

What kind of disguise does Enola often use to move about safely?

  • She dresses as a boy or a widow
  • She wears a soldier's uniform
  • She pretends to be a servant only
  • She never wears disguises

Q16 of 45

Where does Enola hide her money and belongings while travelling in disguise?

  • In a suitcase
  • In her corset/bustle
  • In a hatbox
  • She buries it

Q17 of 45

In her first case, which young nobleman has gone missing?

  • Lord Cadogan
  • Inspector Lestrade
  • Viscount Tewkesbury, Marquess of Basilwether
  • Dr Watson

Q18 of 45

Roughly how old is the young Viscount Tewkesbury in the book?

  • 12 years old
  • 18 years old
  • 25 years old
  • He is a grown man

Q19 of 45

Where does Enola first end up trapped together with the kidnapped Viscount?

  • In a locked attic
  • In the hull of a boat
  • In a railway carriage
  • In a coal cellar

Q20 of 45

What detective skill does Enola use that even impresses Sherlock?

  • Disguise and codebreaking
  • Sword fighting
  • Horse riding
  • Painting portraits

Q21 of 45

What does Enola gradually realise about why her mother left?

  • She was kidnapped
  • She left on purpose and may not want to be found
  • She died in an accident
  • Sherlock sent her away

Q22 of 45

According to the story, what kind of life does Eudoria choose by leaving?

  • A life at sea
  • A free, independent life away from Victorian rules for women
  • A life as a governess
  • A life in prison

Q23 of 45

Which group of travelling people does Enola learn her mother went to live with?

  • Sailors
  • The Roma (travelling) people
  • Circus performers
  • Soldiers

Q24 of 45

Why does Enola feel she, not her brothers, must be the one to find their mother?

  • Her brothers dismiss her and underestimate women
  • Her brothers are too old to travel
  • Her brothers do not care at all
  • Her brothers asked her to

Q25 of 45

What false name does Enola use as a disguise in London?

  • Lady Felicity
  • Ivy Meshle
  • Eudoria Vernet
  • Cecily Alistair

Q26 of 45

Enola pretends to be the secretary of a made-up man who finds lost things. What is his profession called?

  • A perditorian (finder of lost things)
  • A barrister
  • A physician
  • A cartographer

Q27 of 45

How does Enola try to send secret messages to her missing mother?

  • By telegram to the police
  • Through coded personal advertisements in newspapers
  • By writing to Sherlock
  • By leaving notes at Ferndell Hall

Q28 of 45

In 'The Case of the Left-Handed Lady', which young woman has gone missing?

  • Lady Cecily
  • Mrs Lane
  • Eudoria
  • Mrs Tupper

Q29 of 45

What clue in the missing lady's drawings tells Enola she is left-handed?

  • Her signature
  • The shading and angle of her charcoal sketches
  • A note she left
  • Her torn glove

Q30 of 45

Why does Enola feel a special bond with the left-handed lady?

  • They are cousins
  • She sees her as a fellow free-thinking woman
  • They went to school together
  • She owes her money

Q31 of 45

At night in London, Enola sometimes disguises herself as a nun to do what?

  • Spy on the police
  • Give food and blankets to the poor
  • Rob the rich
  • Attend church secretly

Q32 of 45

In 'The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets', which friend of Sherlock's goes missing?

  • Inspector Lestrade
  • Dr John Watson
  • Mycroft
  • Lord Tewkesbury

Q33 of 45

What unusual clue helps Enola understand that Dr Watson is in danger?

  • A coded letter
  • The meanings of flowers in strange bouquets
  • A fingerprint
  • A railway timetable

Q34 of 45

Enola's knowledge of which subject is the key to solving the Bizarre Bouquets case?

  • Chemistry
  • The language of flowers
  • Map-reading
  • Astronomy

Q35 of 45

Who illustrated this graphic novel adaptation of Enola Holmes?

  • Quentin Blake
  • Serena Blasco
  • Tony Ross
  • Axel Scheffler

Q36 of 45

The Enola Holmes graphic novels are based on the original novels by which author?

  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Nancy Springer
  • Enid Blyton
  • Jacqueline Wilson

Q37 of 45

In which country was illustrator Serena Blasco born?

  • England
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain

Q38 of 45

What artistic style is used for the illustrations in the graphic novels?

  • Black-and-white pencil
  • Full-colour watercolour
  • Photographs
  • Oil paintings

Q39 of 45

What special feature appears at the end of each graphic novel volume?

  • A map of London
  • Pages from Enola's secret notebook
  • An interview with Sherlock
  • A glossary of Latin

Q40 of 45

In which historical period is the Enola Holmes story set?

  • Ancient Rome
  • Victorian England (19th century)
  • The 1950s
  • The Middle Ages

Q41 of 45

What is one of the main themes running through the Enola Holmes stories?

  • The importance of wealth
  • A girl's independence in a world that limits women
  • The dangers of the sea
  • Life on a farm

Q42 of 45

How does Enola mostly outwit her brothers and the villains she meets?

  • With brute strength
  • With cleverness, codes and disguise
  • With magic
  • By asking the police for help

Q43 of 45

Why is Enola's knowledge of flowers and ciphers so useful to her as a detective?

  • It lets her read and send hidden messages others cannot
  • It helps her grow a garden
  • It impresses wealthy clients
  • It is required by the police

Q44 of 45

What does the story suggest about how Victorian society treated clever girls like Enola?

  • It encouraged them to become detectives
  • It often underestimated them and expected them to be 'proper ladies'
  • It paid them well for their work
  • It gave them the same rights as men

Q45 of 45

By the end of Volume 1, what kind of person has Enola become?

  • A frightened girl who returns home
  • A confident, independent detective who finds lost people
  • A wealthy heiress who stops working
  • A schoolteacher in London

All Answers

  1. Q1: On Enola's 14th birthday
  2. Q2: Sherlock Holmes
  3. Q3: Mycroft Holmes
  4. Q4: Eudoria
  5. Q5: Ferndell Hall
  6. Q6: Alone
  7. Q7: Send her to a boarding/finishing school
  8. Q8: A book of ciphers
  9. Q9: The language of flowers
  10. Q10: In the chrysanthemums
  11. Q11: Hidden money
  12. Q12: It funds her escape and independent life
  13. Q13: By bicycle
  14. Q14: London
  15. Q15: She dresses as a boy or a widow
  16. Q16: In her corset/bustle
  17. Q17: Viscount Tewkesbury, Marquess of Basilwether
  18. Q18: 12 years old
  19. Q19: In the hull of a boat
  20. Q20: Disguise and codebreaking
  21. Q21: She left on purpose and may not want to be found
  22. Q22: A free, independent life away from Victorian rules for women
  23. Q23: The Roma (travelling) people
  24. Q24: Her brothers dismiss her and underestimate women
  25. Q25: Ivy Meshle
  26. Q26: A perditorian (finder of lost things)
  27. Q27: Through coded personal advertisements in newspapers
  28. Q28: Lady Cecily
  29. Q29: The shading and angle of her charcoal sketches
  30. Q30: She sees her as a fellow free-thinking woman
  31. Q31: Give food and blankets to the poor
  32. Q32: Dr John Watson
  33. Q33: The meanings of flowers in strange bouquets
  34. Q34: The language of flowers
  35. Q35: Serena Blasco
  36. Q36: Nancy Springer
  37. Q37: France
  38. Q38: Full-colour watercolour
  39. Q39: Pages from Enola's secret notebook
  40. Q40: Victorian England (19th century)
  41. Q41: A girl's independence in a world that limits women
  42. Q42: With cleverness, codes and disguise
  43. Q43: It lets her read and send hidden messages others cannot
  44. Q44: It often underestimated them and expected them to be 'proper ladies'
  45. Q45: A confident, independent detective who finds lost people
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