Miss Brill Quizzes

Miss Brill Quiz 1

By Kristen Osborne-Bartucca · Last reviewed October 29, 2019

1 What year was the story written?

1922

1929

1920

1912
2 Where does the story take place?

England

America

Norway

France
3 Miss Brill is a/an ___?

nurse

writer

shopgirl

teacher
4 The weather in the story is ___?

slightly chilly

piercingly cold

very warm

temperate and sunny
5 All of the following are true about the fur except ___.

its eyes are glossy

Miss Brill just purchased it recently

Miss Brill has cleaned it up

its nose is a bit worn
6 Which of the following is true about Miss Brill's day?

It is Saturday.

There are a lot of people about.

It is the start of the season.

The band is lively.
7 Who is sitting with Miss Brill at the beginning?

An old man and woman

A nun

Two peasant women

The hero and heroine
8 What did the Englishman and woman talk about?

Coats

Shoes

Pocket watches

Spectacles
9 What does Miss Brill like to do in the garden?

Doze off

Talk to people

Draw people

Watch and listen to people
10 Miss Brill describes the people she sees as all the following except ___.

scary

old

odd

silent
11 What do the two girls in red do?

Pull two donkeys

Talk meanly about Miss Brill

Join up with soldiers

Dance
12 The nun is described as ___.

warm

cold

dignified

dowdy
13 What "funny" clothing item are the peasant women wearing?

Spectacles

Hats

Shoes

Toques
14 The man the woman in the ermine toque talks to is described as ___.

cruel

dignified

funny

still
15 The woman is the ermine toque is all the following except ___.

looking for clients

most likely a prostitute

shabbily dressed

singing along with the band
16 After the man leaves the woman in the toque, Miss Brill thinks she hears the band playing what word?

Brute

Cruel

Sigh

Lonely
17 What does Miss Brill decide the scene looks like?

A dream

A memory

A play

A painting
18 What animal is a "theatre" animal in Miss Brill's mind?

A bird

A donkey

A kitten

A dog
19 What does Miss Brill do with the old gentleman four days a week?

Read the newspaper

Teach him French

Clean his house

Take his dictations
20 The old gentleman is described as all the following except ___.

critical

having hollow eyes

frail

sickly
21 Miss Brill now knows she is ___.

known by the rest of the garden-goers

part of the scene

an actress

all of these
22 What does Miss Brill deem the boy and girl who sit next to her?

The stars

The prince and princess

The lovers

The hero and heroine
23 The hero says all the following about Miss Brill except ___.

no one wants her

she should stay home

her toque is shabby

she is odd
24 The girl says Miss Brill's fur looks like a ___.

fish

rat

rag

soggy piece of bread
25 What does the hero want to do with the heroine?

Sit quietly and watch people

Dance and sing

Say flirtatious things

Propose to her

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