Nights at the Circus Quizzes

Nights at the Circus Quiz #1 London 1/2

1 Who is speaking when the novel begins?
Walser

Lizzie

A third-person narrator

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

Zeus

Athena

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

"Is she fact or is she fiction?"

"The face that launched a thousand quips"

"Not English but an angel"
4 The Illustrated London News coins which term for the phenomenon of rabid fandom surrounding Fevvers' return to London?
"Avian Fever"

"Fevvermania"

"Aerialistomania"

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

Wary

Skeptical

Admiring
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.

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.
7 Why is Walser so uncomfortable in Fevvers' dressing room?
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.

It's cluttered with undergarments and reeks of perfume and meat pies.

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?
Los Angeles

New York

Chicago

San Francisco
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?
5'3"

"No shorter than eight feet"

6'2"

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

Its anonymity

Its hominess

Its foul odor
12 Where is Fevvers performing the night Walser interviews her?
The Alhambra

Radio City Music Hall

Stratford-upon-Avon

London's West End Theatre
13 Which is Walser wondering while he watches Fevvers perform?
Is Lizzie Fevvers' real mother?

Are Fevvers' wings real?

Does Fevvers have a belly button?

Would Fevvers marry me?
14 To which Greek myth does Fevvers compare her own conception?
The Transformation of Daphne into a Lawrel

Narcissus and Echo

Leda and the Swan

Pygmalion and Galatea
15 According to Lizzie, marriage is...
the key to a fulfilled life.

a fine institution, for the rich.

prostitution to one man instead of many.

a more socially acceptable form of slavery.
16 What is Fevvers' role at Ma Nelson's brothel from ages 7 through 14?
She goes around the streets of East London, trying to drum up business by bringing men back to the brothel.

She poses as Cupid at the entrance of the brothel.

She works as a host and housekeeper alongside Lizzie.

She panhandles outside of the brothel to bring in extra cash to the business.
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?
From the steeple of St Mary-le-Bow

Off the top of parliament

The roof of Ma Nelson's Brothel

Ma Nelson's mantel
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 largest turret of Buckingham Palace

The dome over St Mary-le-Bow

The dome over St. Paul's

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

Othello

Lady Macbeth

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

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

Drywall

The glue Fevvers uses to paste on her wings
23 Scheherezade, to whom Walser compares Lizzie and Fevvers, is the narrator of which classic work of literature?
The Magic Doe

Conference of the Birds

A Thousand and One Nights

Vikram and the Vampire
24 Where was Ma Nelson going when she was trampled to death?
On her way to the bank to deposit the week's take

On her way to her lawyer's to finalize her will

On her way to Blooms to buy the girls new clothes

On her way to Blooms to buy the girls beef sandwiches
25 Which souvenir of her time at Ma Nelson's does Fevvers still keep close at hand at all times?
Ma Nelson's ceremonial jacket

Ma Nelson's admiral sword

Her first pair of shoes, now ten sizes too small

The magical clock

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