Picnic at Hanging Rock Quizzes

Picnic at Hanging Rock Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?

The United States

Tasmania

Australia

New Zealand
2 When does the novel take place?

1976

1975

1920

1900
3 When was the novel published?

1901

1900

1967

1980
4 Who wrote the novel?

Peter Weir

Irma Leopold

Joan Lindsay

Nicholas Roeg
5 On what holiday does the novel take place?

Christmas

St. Patrick's Day

Valentine's Day

Easter
6 What site do the girls travel to at the beginning of the novel?

The Pyramids

Hanging Rock

Alice Springs

Uluru
7 What does Mrs. Appleyard run?

A kindergarten

A movie theater

A university

A boarding school
8 What does Ms. McCraw teach?

Literature

Math

Physics

Biology
9 Who is the least popular girl at school?

Marion

Miranda

irma

Edith
10 What is Miranda known for?

Being mean

Being rich

Being smart

Being popular
11 What is Irma's last name?

Weir

Leopold

Appleyard

Melbourne
12 Which of the following is NOT included in the text of the novel?

Eyewitness accounts

Letters

Newspaper clippings

Impressionist art
13 Who directed the film adaptation of the novel?

Sofia Coppola

Peter Weir

Nicholas Roeg

Martin Scorcese
14 What is the genre of the novel?

Gothic romance

Science fiction

Horror

Historical fiction
15 What filmmaker was heavily inspired by Picnic at Hanging Rock?

Paul Thomas Anderson

Sofia Coppola

Kelly Reichardt

Kenneth Lonergan
16 Which of the following is NOT a film by Sofia Coppola?

Marie Antoinette

The Virgin Suicides

Picnic at Hanging Rock

The Beguiled
17 Who does NOT go up into the rocks?

Edith

Irma

Sara

Marion
18 Who tells Edith she is annoying?

Miranda

Miss McCraw

Marion

Sara
19 Who is known for being very smart?

Miranda

Marion

Irma

Edith
20 Who is known for being very wealthy and beautiful?

Irma

Miranda

Dora Lumley

Marion
21 What do the girls find in the rocks?

A circular platform

An spaceship

A portal to another dimension

A strange reptile
22 What are the girls drawn towards?

A lizard

A koala

A monolith

An owl
23 What nests in Marion's arm?

A spider

An ant

A lizard

A beetle
24 What inspired the dreamy look of the film adaptation of the novel?

Impressionist paintings

The films of David Lynch

Weir's dreams

Foggy days in the outback
25 What is the perspective of the novel?

Second person

First person

Third person

None of the above

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