Picnic at Hanging Rock Quizzes

Picnic at Hanging Rock Quiz 1

1 Where is the novel set?

The United States

New Zealand

Australia

Tasmania
2 When does the novel take place?

1900

1975

1920

1976
3 When was the novel published?

1967

1980

1900

1901
4 Who wrote the novel?

Nicholas Roeg

Irma Leopold

Peter Weir

Joan Lindsay
5 On what holiday does the novel take place?

Christmas

St. Patrick's Day

Easter

Valentine's Day
6 What site do the girls travel to at the beginning of the novel?

Hanging Rock

Alice Springs

Uluru

The Pyramids
7 What does Mrs. Appleyard run?

A kindergarten

A movie theater

A university

A boarding school
8 What does Ms. McCraw teach?

Physics

Literature

Math

Biology
9 Who is the least popular girl at school?

Marion

Miranda

Edith

irma
10 What is Miranda known for?

Being rich

Being mean

Being smart

Being popular
11 What is Irma's last name?

Melbourne

Appleyard

Weir

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

Impressionist art

Letters

Newspaper clippings

Eyewitness accounts
13 Who directed the film adaptation of the novel?

Martin Scorcese

Nicholas Roeg

Sofia Coppola

Peter Weir
14 What is the genre of the novel?

Science fiction

Horror

Gothic romance

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

Kelly Reichardt

Sofia Coppola

Kenneth Lonergan

Paul Thomas Anderson
16 Which of the following is NOT a film by Sofia Coppola?

The Beguiled

Picnic at Hanging Rock

Marie Antoinette

The Virgin Suicides
17 Who does NOT go up into the rocks?

Sara

Edith

Irma

Marion
18 Who tells Edith she is annoying?

Sara

Miranda

Marion

Miss McCraw
19 Who is known for being very smart?

Marion

Edith

Miranda

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

Irma

Dora Lumley

Miranda

Marion
21 What do the girls find in the rocks?

A strange reptile

A portal to another dimension

An spaceship

A circular platform
22 What are the girls drawn towards?

A koala

An owl

A monolith

A lizard
23 What nests in Marion's arm?

An ant

A spider

A beetle

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

The films of David Lynch

Impressionist paintings

Foggy days in the outback

Weir's dreams
25 What is the perspective of the novel?

First person

Second person

Third person

None of the above

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