Nights at the Circus Quizzes

Nights at the Circus Quiz #1 London 1/2

1 Who is speaking when the novel begins?
Walser

A third-person narrator

Fevers

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

Zeus

Leda

Athena
3 What is Fevvers' slogan as a performer?
"The face that launched a thousand quips"

"Not English but an angel"

"The albatross of the East End"

"Is she fact or is she fiction?"
4 The Illustrated London News coins which term for the phenomenon of rabid fandom surrounding Fevvers' return to London?
"Aerialistomania"

"Avian Fever"

"Sophie's Soldiers"

"Fevvermania"
5 Which word best describes how Jack Walser feels about Fevvers at the start of the interview?
Spiteful

Wary

Admiring

Skeptical
6 From where does it seem Fevvers sources the ice for her champagne buckets?
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.

She steals it from Madame Schreck's private cooler.

From Islotta's ice cream shop, based on the frozen milk Walser spots in the bucket.
7 Why is Walser so uncomfortable in Fevvers' dressing room?
Because he's there on a secret mission to expose her as a fraud, and the setting is more intimate than he expected.

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.
8 Where is Jack Walser from, originally?
San Francisco

Los Angeles

Chicago

New York
9 Carter compares Walser's somewhat indistinct personality to which of the following?
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.

A handsome house that has been let, furnished.
10 How tall is Fevvers?
6'2"

5'3"

"No shorter than eight feet"

7 feet tall
11 For what was Fevvers' dressing room notable?
Its foul odor

Its anonymity

Its hominess

Its clutteredness
12 Where is Fevvers performing the night Walser interviews her?
London's West End Theatre

Stratford-upon-Avon

Radio City Music Hall

The Alhambra
13 Which is Walser wondering while he watches Fevvers perform?
Is Lizzie Fevvers' real mother?

Would Fevvers marry me?

Are Fevvers' wings real?

Does Fevvers have a belly button?
14 To which Greek myth does Fevvers compare her own conception?
Pygmalion and Galatea

The Transformation of Daphne into a Lawrel

Leda and the Swan

Narcissus and Echo
15 According to Lizzie, marriage is...
a more socially acceptable form of slavery.

prostitution to one man instead of many.

the key to a fulfilled life.

a fine institution, for the rich.
16 What is Fevvers' role at Ma Nelson's brothel from ages 7 through 14?
She panhandles outside of the brothel to bring in extra cash to the business.

She poses as Cupid at the entrance of the brothel.

She works as a host and housekeeper alongside Lizzie.

She goes around the streets of East London, trying to drum up business by bringing men back to the brothel.
17 How did Ma Nelson die?
She was murdered by her covetous brother for possession of her brothel.

Fevvers accidentally drops her while flying around London.

She died of consumption.

She was trampled by buggies.
18 From where does Fevvers first test out her wings?
Off the top of parliament

The roof of Ma Nelson's Brothel

Ma Nelson's mantel

From the steeple of St Mary-le-Bow
19 After her first attempt fails, how does Fevvers initiate her first successful flight?
She ties weights to herself for a few weeks, so that when she takes them off, she feels light enough to fly.

She takes flight from horseback, using the galloping momentum to put wind beneath her wings.

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

She jumps off the Cliffs of Dover, knowing if she fails, she'll surely die.
20 Which of the following do Lizzie and Fevvers consider the singular breast of London?
The dome over St Mary-le-Bow

The dome over St. Paul's

The roof of Big Ben

The largest turret of Buckingham Palace
21 To which Shakespearian character is Ma Nelson compared?
Prospero

Lady Macbeth

Claudius

Othello
22 What is "wet white"?
The glue Fevvers uses to paste on her wings

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

Drywall

The make-up clowns use to cover their faces
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 her lawyer's to finalize her will

On her way to Blooms to buy the girls beef sandwiches

On her way to Blooms to buy the girls new clothes

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

Ma Nelson's ceremonial jacket

The magical clock

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