Nights at the Circus Quizzes

Nights at the Circus Quiz #1 London 1/2

1 Who is speaking when the novel begins?
Walser

Fevers

A third-person narrator

Lizzie
2 To which Roman deity is Fevvers often compared?
Leda

Athena

Venus

Zeus
3 What is Fevvers' slogan as a performer?
"The albatross of the East End"

"Not English but an angel"

"Is she fact or is she fiction?"

"The face that launched a thousand quips"
4 The Illustrated London News coins which term for the phenomenon of rabid fandom surrounding Fevvers' return to London?
"Aerialistomania"

"Fevvermania"

"Avian Fever"

"Sophie's Soldiers"
5 Which word best describes how Jack Walser feels about Fevvers at the start of the interview?
Skeptical

Admiring

Wary

Spiteful
6 From where does it seem Fevvers sources the ice for her champagne buckets?
From Islotta's ice cream shop, based on the frozen milk Walser spots in the bucket.

She steals it from Madame Schreck's private cooler.

From a fishmonger's display, based on the stray scales Walser spots in the bucket.

From the circus's first aid stash, based on the bandage Walser spots in the bucket.
7 Why is Walser so uncomfortable in Fevvers' dressing room?
It's cluttered with undergarments and reeks of perfume and meat pies.

Because Lizzie clearly hates him, and she makes no effort to hide her disdain.

Because Fevvers has a cat and he has a severe cat allergy.

Because he's there on a secret mission to expose her as a fraud, and the setting is more intimate than he expected.
8 Where is Jack Walser from, originally?
San Francisco

New York

Chicago

Los Angeles
9 Carter compares Walser's somewhat indistinct personality to which of the following?
A handsome house that has been let, furnished.

An unfinished piece of custom furniture.

A grand piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off.

A beautiful gallery with no art in it.
10 How tall is Fevvers?
7 feet tall

5'3"

6'2"

"No shorter than eight feet"
11 For what was Fevvers' dressing room notable?
Its anonymity

Its hominess

Its foul odor

Its clutteredness
12 Where is Fevvers performing the night Walser interviews her?
Radio City Music Hall

London's West End Theatre

Stratford-upon-Avon

The Alhambra
13 Which is Walser wondering while he watches Fevvers perform?
Would Fevvers marry me?

Are Fevvers' wings real?

Does Fevvers have a belly button?

Is Lizzie Fevvers' real mother?
14 To which Greek myth does Fevvers compare her own conception?
Leda and the Swan

Pygmalion and Galatea

Narcissus and Echo

The Transformation of Daphne into a Lawrel
15 According to Lizzie, marriage is...
the key to a fulfilled life.

prostitution to one man instead of many.

a more socially acceptable form of slavery.

a fine institution, for the rich.
16 What is Fevvers' role at Ma Nelson's brothel from ages 7 through 14?
She poses as Cupid at the entrance of the brothel.

She panhandles outside of the brothel to bring in extra cash to the business.

She goes around the streets of East London, trying to drum up business by bringing men back to the brothel.

She works as a host and housekeeper alongside Lizzie.
17 How did Ma Nelson die?
She was trampled by buggies.

Fevvers accidentally drops her while flying around London.

She died of consumption.

She was murdered by her covetous brother for possession of her brothel.
18 From where does Fevvers first test out her wings?
From the steeple of St Mary-le-Bow

Off the top of parliament

Ma Nelson's mantel

The roof of Ma Nelson's Brothel
19 After her first attempt fails, how does Fevvers initiate her first successful flight?
She takes flight from horseback, using the galloping momentum to put wind beneath her wings.

She jumps off the Cliffs of Dover, knowing if she fails, she'll surely die.

She has Liz push her off of Ma Nelson's roof.

She ties weights to herself for a few weeks, so that when she takes them off, she feels light enough to fly.
20 Which of the following do Lizzie and Fevvers consider the singular breast of London?
The dome over St Mary-le-Bow

The largest turret of Buckingham Palace

The dome over St. Paul's

The roof of Big Ben
21 To which Shakespearian character is Ma Nelson compared?
Claudius

Lady Macbeth

Prospero

Othello
22 What is "wet white"?
The make-up clowns use to cover their faces

The glue Fevvers uses to paste on her wings

The paint used to mark boundaries on the sand in the circus ring

Drywall
23 Scheherezade, to whom Walser compares Lizzie and Fevvers, is the narrator of which classic work of literature?
Vikram and the Vampire

The Magic Doe

A Thousand and One Nights

Conference of the Birds
24 Where was Ma Nelson going when she was trampled to death?
On her way to Blooms to buy the girls new clothes

On her way to Blooms to buy the girls beef sandwiches

On her way to the bank to deposit the week's take

On her way to her lawyer's to finalize her will
25 Which souvenir of her time at Ma Nelson's does Fevvers still keep close at hand at all times?
Ma Nelson's admiral sword

Her first pair of shoes, now ten sizes too small

The magical clock

Ma Nelson's ceremonial jacket

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