Possession Quizzes

Possession Quiz 1

1 Where is Roland working in the novel's first scene?
The London Library

The British Library

The British Museum

The Folger Institute
2 Where is the largest collection of Ash material held?
The Blackadder Collection

The Cropper Archives

The Stant Collection

The Wolff Collection
3 What is the date on the letters Roland finds?
December 24

June 21

September 7

February 19
4 Which of the following is NOT true about the letters?
The letters do not contain the name of their recipient.

The recipient seems to have been a woman.

The letters include lines that have been crossed out.

The letters contain pressed and dried flowers.
5 What is the name of Ash's 12-book epic poem?
Ringarnas

Thorveld

Ragnarok

The Ring Cycle
6 How old is Roland at the start of the novel?
25

29

37

39
7 Where is the Ash Factory located?
Cambridge

Oxford

The British Museum

University College, London
8 What is Val's nickname for Roland?
Dove

Mole

Monkey

Puppy
9 What adjective does Val make a habit of using when describing her work and life?
Cheap

Slighted

Abject

Menial
10 What is the relationship between Roland and Blackadder?
Blackadder has been his mentor since he was a child.

They completed their doctorates at the same time.

Blackadder was his graduate supervisor.

Blackadder is the rival of Roland's supervisor.
11 Which of the following is NOT true about Christabel LaMotte?
Her father was a scholar of mythology.

He family had French origins.

She wrote stories perceived to be for children.

She was one of the first women to translate Classical literature.
12 What scholarly project is Beatrice Nest committed to?
Editing the journals of Ellen Ash

Reassessing Victorian poetry through a feminist lens

Writing the definitive biogrpahy of Randolph Henry Ash

Editing the journals of Blanche Glover
13 Which is true about the relationship between Maud and Fergus?
They hate each other because they were once rivals for the same job.

They are childhood friends.

They were married but divorced because he did not support her career.

They were lovers for a brief period.
14 What university does Maud work at?
York

Lincoln

Oxford

Cambridge
15 How did Blanche Glover die?
She drowned herself.

She died of consumption.

She overdosed on opium.

She died after an illegal abortion.
16 What is the name of the ancestral Bailey estate?
Selkie Abbey

Seal Court

Bailey Park

St Croye Court
17 What kind of pet do Blanche and Christabel keep?
A spotted goat

A cage of goldfinches

A black cat

A large dog
18 What color is Maude's hair?
Mousy brown

Blonde

Jet black

Flaming red
19 What space does George Bailey allow Roland and Maud to visit?
The attic

The crypt

The winter garden

Christabel's bedroom
20 What do they find on their first visit to Seal Court?
Christabel's journal

A photograph of a young girl

Letters exchanged between Randolph and Christabel

Copies of some unknown poems
21 What was Ellen Ash's maiden name?
Bailey

Best

Glover

Nest
22 Which is true of Ellen and Randolph's courtship?
They eloped at a young age.

Randolph had a previous relationship with her sister.

They had to wait almost fifteen years to marry.

Ellen had been Randolph's ward as a child.
23 In what season do Maud and Roland stay with the Baileys to read the discovered materials?
Spring

Summer

Winter

Fall
24 When did Randolph Ash travel to Yorkshire?
June 1859

September 1871

October 1862

April 1850
25 What makes it difficult to believe that Christabel could have accompanied him?
She was often too ill to travel.

She was believed to be in Italy at this period.

He was surrounded by other men who would have noticed her presence.

He wrote consistently to his wife during this time.

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