Howards End Quizzes

Howards End Quiz 1

By Charlotte Winthrop · Edited by C. Shelby · Last reviewed June 28, 2006

1 Where is Helen writing from when the novel opens?

Ducie Street

Howards End

Wickham Place

Germany
2 Who does Aunt Juley first meet of the Wilcoxes?

Henry Wilcox

Paul Wilcox

Ruth Wilcox

Charles Wilcox
3 Helen vividly envisions goblins

in a dream

at a concert

when meeting with Tibby

at Howards End
4 What item belonging to Leonard Bast does Helen accidentally take?

Calling card

Book

Umbrella

Jacket
5 Leonard Bast's worst fear is

Jacky

the abyss

the Wilcoxes

the Schlegels
6 Who reads Ruskin in order to understand the fine points of English prose?

Tibby Schlegel

Leonard Bast

Helen Schlegel

Margaret Schlegel
7 Why does Mrs. Wilcox initially contact Margaret?

To have tea

To go Christmas shopping

To tell her not to attempt a visit

To announce that Paul has left the country
8 The legend of pig teeth refers to

a book that Margaret read

the wych-elm at Howards End

a story Helen tells from Germany

a local tale at Oniton
9 What do Margaret's younger friends conclude about Mrs. Wilcox?

She talks too much

She is uninteresting

She is strange

She is dying
10 The railroad station in London is called

Hilton

King's Cross

Queen's Hall

Ducie Street
11 Crane is

a doctor from Hilton

Tibby's friend from Oxford

Helen's suitor

Mr. Wilcox's chauffeur
12 The Schlegels eventually need to leave Wickham Place because

they have proven to be an inappropriate family

the Wilcoxes are staying nearby

they cannot afford it

their lease expires
13 Who is "Mrs. Lanoline"?

An unknown caller

a guest at Evie Wilcox's wedding

Jacky

A local woman of Hilton
14 Leonard Bast sees the Schlegels as

Music

Literature

Romance

Art
15 What is the Porphyrion Fire Insurance Company?

Leonard Bast's place of employment

Paul Wilcox's place of employment

Charles Wilcox's place of employment

Mr. Wilcox's company
16 Percy Cahill, Evie's eventual husband, is

a business associate of Mr. Wilcox

Dolly's uncle

Leonard Bast's employer

Jacky's former lover
17 How does Helen describe Paul as looking the morning after their kiss?

Frightened

Tired

Relaxed

Overjoyed
18 Margaret first goes to Howards End

with Helen

with Mrs. Wilcox

with Aunt Juley

with Mr. Wilcox
19 On the way to Evie's wedding festivities, Margaret is dismayed because

she is running late

the car in which she is riding has hit a cat

she misses Helen

she is nervous about seeing Mr. Wilcox
20 Charles Wilcox's attitude towards the Schlegels is one of

suspicion

warmth

attraction

fear
21 Before leaving the country, Helen meets with

Margaret

Leonard Bast

Mr. Wilcox

Tibby
22 Helen goes to Howards End towards the end of the novel

to hide

to see Margaret

to meet with Leonard Bast

to pick up her books
23 Leonard Bast dies

because he is attacked by Charles Wilcox

in his sleep

of starvation

of heart disease
24 After Leonard loses his job, how do he and Jacky support themselves?

Leonard relies on handouts from his family

Leonard accepts Helen's money

They steal

Jacky gets a job
25 Who is never named an owner of Howards End at any point in the novel?

Charles

Helen

Helen's child

Margaret

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