East of Eden Quizzes

East of Eden Quiz 1

By Casey Diana · Edited by Jordan Berkow · Last reviewed April 11, 2006

1 What is the novel's primary setting?

Death Valley, California

Napa Valley, California

Mendicino, California

Salinas Valley, California
2 Correctly pair the brothers:

Charles and Adam

Cyrus and Charles

Cyrus and John

Adam and Cyrus
3 The first Trask farm is located in:

Connecticut

New Jersey

California

Illinois
4 What crime does Cathy commit?

Steals money from a safe

Murders her first lover

Murders her parents

Steals a locket
5 Cathy is described by Adam as:

Large

Red-headed

Angelic

Ugly
6 What is Cyrus Trask's physical defect?

He has one leg

He is missing an arm

He is deaf

He is blind
7 Why does Charles beat Adam?

Alice prefers Adam

Cyrus prefers Adam's present

Adam is a better shot

Adam stole his girlfriend
8 What sort of work does Mr. Edwards do?

Runs a casino

Runs a theatre

Runs a prostitition ring

Runs a circus
9 While Adam is recuperating, what does Cyrus do?

Breaks his toys

Infects him with the flu

Buys him a ticket to Europe

Enlists him in the army
10 What present does Charles give his father?

A jacket

A puppy

A knife

A kitten
11 What is Mr. Edwards' initial reaction to Cathy?

He is disgusted by her

He falls in love with her

He is scared of her

He is amazed at her business acumen
12 Where does Mr. Edwards leave Cathy?

On Samuel's farm

On his wife's farm

On the Trask farm

On his own farm
13 Where does Cyrus take a job?

California

Washington D.C.

New Jersey

Illinois
14 Adam travels around America as:

A vagabond

A pilot

A train porter

A chauffeur
15 While Adam travels, what does Charles do?

Remains in town

Goes with his brother

Goes to prison

Remains on the farm
16 Who spends time on a chain gang?

Cyrus

Adam

Samuel

Charles
17 What is Lee's occupation?

Shop owner

School teacher

Servant

Well digger
18 Charles has a farm accident that results in:

Death

A Scar

A Broken leg

A Broken arm
19 What is the name of the ranch that Adam buys?

The Ruiz place

The Smith place

The Sanchez place

The Palms
20 Soon after her arrival in California, Cathy discovers:

She is pregnant

She has become anemic

She has the flu

She has lost weight
21 When Samuel comes to dinner at the Trask ranch, he leaves in a hurry because:

The food tastes bad

Cathy fails to speak

Lee is rude

Adam gets drunk
22 Samuel is an expert at finding:

Silver

Rum

Gold

Water
23 Samuel is married to:

Jane

Liza

Cathy

Shirley
24 How many Hamilton children are there?

Two

Nine

Seven

Four
25 Who sleeps with Cathy on her wedding night?

Samuel

Charles

Lee

Adam

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