I for Isobel Quizzes

I for Isobel Quiz 1

1 What is Isobel's last name?
McCourt

Callaghan

Gallagher

O'Malley
2 Where are Isobel and her immediate family as the novel opens?
At a ranch near a vast plain

At a hotel near a quaint British town

At a boarding house near a lake

At a ski resort in the mountains
3 What does Isobel's mother not want to do, and why?
Give Isobel Christmas presents, because Isobel has questioned religion

Give Isobel birthday presents, because Isobel's birthday is close to Christmas

Give Isobel birthday presents, because Isobel's birthday is on Halloween

Give Isobel Christmas presents, because Isobel is fighting with her sister
4 What is the name of Isobel's sister?
Mathilde

Miriam

Margaret

Margery
5 What book does the young Isobel read while on vacation with her family?
The Mill on the Floss

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Little Women

The Wind in the Willows
6 How would the relationship between Isobel and her mother best be described?`
Antagonistic

Harmonious

Compassionate

Detached
7 Who is Caroline?
A girl who wants to play with Isobel

An imaginary friend whom Isobel has invented

A woman who wants to take Isobel shopping

A new teacher from Isobel's school
8 Who gives Isobel a birthday present?
Caroline

Mr Mansell

Isobel's mother

Mrs Bowers
9 In Part 1, what present does Isobel receive on her birthday?
A brooch

A pair of dress shoes

A porcelain figurine

An orchid
10 What does Isobel's mother do on Isobel's birthday?
Take away Isobel's birthday present and throw it out a window

Damage Isobel's birthday present and then keep it for herself

Attack and insult Isobel, but not take away Isobel's birthday present

Give Isobel's birthday present to Isobel's sister
11 What color is the fireball that Isobel sees?
Indigo

Pink

Green

Yellow
12 What does Isobel's mother accuse Isobel of in "False Idols and a Fireball?"
Flirting with boys

Being a liar

Shoplifting

Hating Catholicism
13 Who are Gerald and Angelo?
Boys whom Margaret has recently met

Two boarders who stay with Isobel's family

Characters in a story that Isobel contemplates in bed

Distant cousins related to Isobel's mother
14 What do Isobel and Eileen O'Brien have in common?
They are both known to tell lies.

They are both from poor families.

They are both interested in becoming writers.

They are both bad at sports.
15 What does Isobel's mother want Isobel to say in "False Idols and a Fireball"?
That Isobel loves her

That Isobel hates her

That Isobel wants to get married

That Isobel believes in God
16 What piece of jewelry did Isobel's sister once possess?
Silver earrings

A diamond ring

A gold bracelet

A pearl necklace
17 What is the first name of Isobel's mother?
Clare

Grace

Mary

May
18 When does Isobel first feel the "grace of God" descend upon her?
One Sunday during mass

One Saturday during a picnic

One Monday at sunset

One Friday before school lets out
19 How can Isobel's performance in school best be characterized?
She misbehaves and is on the verge of being sent to another school.

She is extremely pious but has trouble in almost all academic subjects.

She is a mediocre student but does not cause trouble.

She has good exam results and is mostly well-behaved.
20 Who is Auntie Ann?
A great-aunt who lives within walking distance of Isobel's family

A younger sister of Isobel's mother

A great-aunt who lives in Scotland and sometimes writes to Isobel

A younger sister of Isobel's father
21 What book does Isobel read over at Auntie Ann's house?
Gone with the Wind

The Wide, Wide World

The Scarlet Letter

Middlemarch
22 How does Isobel's mother react to Isobel's experience of the grace of God?
She hits Isobel in public.

She forces Isobel to go to Confession.

She accuses Isobel of sulking.

She brings in Isobel's father to chastise Isobel.
23 At dinner, how would Isobel's father normally react to the bad temper of Isobel's mother?
He would try to insult her back.

He would stay silent and keep eating.

He would start crying and would eventually leave.

He would begin to laugh under his breath.
24 How did Isobel's father once attack Isobel's mother?
By pulling her chair out from under her

By brandishing a knife and rushing at her

By throwing a tea kettle right at her

By lifting a hammer and trying to hit her
25 What is the school play in which Isobel's sister is participating?
Measure for Measure

A Midsummer Night's Dream

As You Like It

Twelfth Night

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